According to the People’s Committee of Lao Cai City, an ancient banian tree located in Thuong (upper) Temple, a famous spiritual landscape in Lao Cai Ward has been acknowledged as Vietnam’s heritage tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE), reports VietnamPlus.
A ceremony was held in Beijing on August 30 to mark the 65 th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day and the 60 th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties, and launch the Vietnamese Days in China.
On August 7, in Hanoi, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (ESRT) organized a workshop on Vietnam Tourism Marketing and Tourism Branding.
A cultural, sports and tourism exchange programme between Vietnamese and Lao border provinces will take place from August 16 in Vietnam’s central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh and Laos’ Xiengkhoang, Bolykhamsay and Khammouan provinces.
On August 7, in Ta Van Village, Sapa District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), World Vision and Australian Aid organized training course on ensuring safety for children at tourist sites. It was a part of Project Childhood in order to enhance capacity to prevent child sexual exploitation in tourism.
The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) announced that the annual Craft Village Fair 2012 will be held at Hoa Binh Square, Nam Dinh province, on September 25-30.
At the altitude of 1,560 metres above the sea level, and 380 kilometres North-West Hanoi, Sa Pa has been known since the beginning of the century as a famous tourist resort with the very unique beauty of its own.
Quang Nam Tourism and Culture Week will take place from November 20 to 23 with aim to promote culture, history and tourism of the central province of Quang Nam to Hanoi people and domestic and foreign investors.
