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MTCO Seeks Executive Director - Mekong Tourism Coordination Office The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) comprising the countries of Cambodia, China PRC (Guangxi & Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam with the support of their development partners is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Mekong Tourism Coordination Office (MTCO) and steer the implementation of the programmes and projects as identified within the Mekong Tourism Strategy.
Children’s Painting Contest Honors President Ton Duc Thang - Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art A painting contest entitled, “Children and President Ton Duc Thang” has will be held to celebrate the late president's 120th birthday on August 20.
New library gives researchers a home in capital - Vietnam library The Viet nam Education Foundation Fellows Association (VEFFA) and Ha noi University of Technology (HUT) will jointly open a library tomorrow.
SuperStar Gemini brings over 1,000 foreign visitors to HCM City - Saigontourist Travel The Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed 1,145 foreign tourists and crew from the SuperStar Gemini cruise ship, which docked at Saigon Port on June 6th.
Vietnam, Austria eye closer cooperation in training tourist manpower - Vietnam tourism Continuing his Austria tour, on June 4, Vietnamese State President Nguyễn Minh Triết and his spouse visited Krems, a 1000-year-old city, and the Danube-University Krems which is working with the Huế University to Train bachelors of arts in tourism administration and entertainment.
Hue Festival 2008 opens tonight The event will open with a special art and music show at 8pm tonight, June 3, at Ngo Mon Square in Hue city
Exploring life along Hau River Chau Doc Town is located in the southern province of An Giang on the border with Cambodia. Visitors to the town can learn about the daily activities of people who live on the river in the Mekong Delta in the Hau River, also called Bassac River, the popular entry and exit road between Cambodia and Vietnam
Russia issues third yearbook on Vietnamese culture Russia’s Moscow State University (MGU) recently published another yearbook about Vietnam’s culture titled “ Vietnam: Tradition.”
Prizes Awarded for Tourism Photography Contest Photographer Nguyen Van Quang was awarded first prize in a competition entitled “Tourism Beautiful Photographs 2007” sponsored by the Vietravel Company. The winning photo is entitled Yêu văn hóa Việt (Love of Vietnamese culture).
Literature for children: Lack of everything - vietnam chidren book Lacking professionalism and whole hearted writers and weak advertising has meant only a few attractive works for children are available for children on the domestic market.
Vietnam Caravan Tour across Four South East Asian Countries Launched A 12-day caravan tour across four South East Asian countries has just been launched for adventure seekers by Malaysia’s Viking Travel and Genting International Company.
Mekong artists display their works in Hanoi - Mekong River Delta Twenty artists from across Vietnam Laos, Cambodia and Thailand have taken part in an exhibition of their varied contemporary works to run in Hanoi from May 30 to June 13.
Mekong artists collaborate for exhibition - Viet Art Centre Twenty artists from across Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia and Thailand have collaborated for an exhibition of their varied contemporary works, to run in Hanoi from May 30-June 13.
Can Tho Hosts Mekong Fruit Festival - Mekong Delta Fruit Festival 2008 The Mekong Delta Fruit Festival 2008 is being held at My Khanh tourist village in Phong Dien district, Can tho city from now until June 2.