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(VOVworld) – The 9th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the north-eastern region, themed ‘Northeast – convergence, solidarity and development’, opened on Thursday in Bac Kan City. The festival features unique art performances of 10 provinces in the region. Do Thi Minh Hoa, deputy chairwoman of the Bac Kan provincial People’s Committee, said: “It’s a great honor for Bac Kan to organize this year’s festival. The event is expected to be a great venue for us to meet and exchange with friends from neighboring provinces in the region. We hope to further promote our unique culture and landscape to outsiders as part of the effort to boost local tourism and socioeconomic development.” The annual festival aims to preserve and promote the cultural identities of north-eastern ethnic minority groups, enhance unity among people in the region, and contribute to the spiritual life of local residents. The event also offers an … [Read more...] about Culture, sports, and tourism festival of north-eastern ethnic groups opens

(Cinet)- At the working day, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh and a chairman of Association of Vietnam Farmer's Union Nguyen Quoc Cuong summarized an associating program of culture, arts, family, sports and tourism in 2015-2020 on July 28.Direction and Propaganda The Ministry implemented well some contents and programs with Vietnam Farmer's Union to sign program to enhance some activities of culture, family, sports and tourism in 2010-105; directed some levels of the Union to connect Program in Decision No.22/QĐ-TTg on January 05, 2010 of the Prime Minister and Regulation No.05-NQ/HNDTW on July 29, 2011. Two agencies paid attention to connect associating program in a campaign of building cultural family; positively associate with some levels and the governments to inspect the campaign. Therefore, some activities of culture, family, sports and tourism have developed nationwide. Two agencies paid attention to renew some forms and contents such as building model, organizing the contest on stage, … [Read more...] about Program to enhance culture, arts, family, sports and tourism in 2015-2020

Time Event Location 5 – 12 February Flower Street on Lunar New Year 2016 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 13 February Opening ceremony of Huong Pagoda Festival Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Noi City 13 February Opening ceremony ofGiong Festival in Soc Temple Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi City 17 February Opening ceremony of Yen Tu Festival Yen Tu Mountain, Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province 17 – 27 February Clipper Race 2016 Da Nang Port, Da Nang City 20 – 25 February Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh Tien Duc Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province 22 - 23 February Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshiping) Festival Thanh Hai Commune, Thanh Phu District and Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province 22 – 27 February Seal Opening Festival in Tran Temple (Nam Dinh) Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh … [Read more...] about Schedule of typical culture, sports and tourism events in 2016

Illustrative image(Cinet)- On March 01, Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism had Official Dispatch No.587/BVHTTDL-TCDL sending to People’s Committee in some provices and cities to manage and explore adventure travel. On late February, 2016, at the waterfall of Lam Dong province happened two serious accidents to 4 foreign tourists. Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee quickly solved some consequences and promoted the management at the tourism destinations. Managing the destination shows some negatives. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the problem, especially some forms of adventure travel and waterfall-discovering tourism. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed that the People’s Committee in some provinces and cities should direct the Department to manage tourism and some functional agencies and localities should enhance the management at some regions in the province. Some destinations to organize the adventure travel such as organizing to inspect … [Read more...] about Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism tightens management of adventure travel

The central province of Binh Thuan has identified sea sports and leisure as pillars in the development strategy of its hospitality industry through 2020 with a vision to 2030. Under the development strategy, which was approved by the Government, Binh Thuan is identified as one of Vietnam’s major tourism destinations and a national centre for sea sports and leisure tourism. Binh Thuan’s seaside town Mui Ne has been well-known for its ideal climate conditions for sea sports, especially kitesurfing and windsurfing. An international windsurfing competition took place in Mui Ne in 2011. Speaking at the 20th anniversary of the Binh Thuan Tourism Day, Vice Chairman of the Binh Thuan’s People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Tam said over the past 20 years, tourism has developed rapidly, with hundreds of resorts in seaside town Mui Ne, earning its nickname ‘the capital of resorts’. The number of tourists to the province has increased from only 53,000, including five … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan to focus on sea sports, leisure tourism