Ministry to set out Vietnam’s cultural goals

Posted by admin on February 22, 2011 under Vietnam travel News | Read the First Comment

Ministry to set out Vietnam's cultural goals Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to define concrete development targets for culture, sports and tourism in the next 10 years.

Nhan said this while working with the ministry on its 2011 working plan in Hanoi yesterday. He said there was a need to balance capital, land and human resources in tourism.

Tourism development should be combined with exploiting, preserving and bringing into play cultural values, while tourism promotion should be carried out with the development of tourism products and infrastructure, he said.

He requested early preparations for provincial, national and international sports competitions, adding that the ministry should outline investments needed for facilities and human resources, as well as define the regional and international standards Vietnamese athletes should strive to achieve.

The ministry should also focus on building national programmes on the prevention and control of domestic violence and projects to develop traditional arts, he said.

The Deputy PM hailed the ministry’s work in 2010, saying that cultural, sports and tourism activities to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi nationwide created a positive political atmosphere within the population.

Last year also saw the development of Viet Nam’s tourism sector, which welcomed more than 5 million foreign tourists and contributed 5.3 per cent to the country’s total GDP.

Source: VNS

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Tourism developed in southern provinces

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Tourism developed in southern provincesThe fruitful tourism cooperation between the three northwestern provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho during the past 6 years has contributed to the socio-economic development of each province and to the improvement of local people’s living standards.

The tourism infrastructure in the area has been much improved thanks to a large investment from these provinces. More hotels and other tourist facilities have been built in remote areas such as Nghia Lo in Yen Bai and Sapa in Lao Cai.

Hundreds of high standard restaurants have opened for visitors. These provinces have launched many new tours to historical sites, landscapes and explore local special cultural identities for tourists.

Last year, these provinces welcome more than 2 million visitors, earning more than 1,000 billion VND. Yen Bai Province alone earned 115 billion VND with more than 300,000 visitors.

This year, these provinces’ tourism sector targets to receive more than 5.5 million visitors including 400,000 international visitors and earn over 1,200 billion VND. Many special tourist programs and cultural activities are expected to be carried out to promote tourism. Incentive policies are also applied to attract investors in tourism projects.

Main activities of these provinces’ tourism cooperation program “Return to Roots 2011”:

- Au Co Temple festival from February 7th to 9th in Hien Luong Commune, Ha Hoa District, Phu Tho.

- The ceremony of the “Return to Roots 2011” program from February 26th to 28th in Nghia Lo Town, Yen Bai.

- Thuong Temple Festival from February 16th to 18th in Lao Cai City.

- Tren May – Sapa Festival 2011 from April 30th to May 4th in Sapa District, Lao Cai

- Hung Kings Festival from April 6th to 12th in Phu Tho

- Bac Ha Traditional Horse Race Open 2011 on June 27th to 28th at Bac Ha District’s stadium, Lao Cai.

- Thac Ba Festival in June in Yen Binh Commune, Yen Bai

- Fansipan Mountain Climbing Tournament from October 27th to 29th in Sapa

- Muong Lo Tourism and Culture Week in October in Nghia Lo Commune, Yen Bai

- Mu Cang Chai Tourism and Culture week in October in Yen Bai.

Source: qdnd.vn

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