According to the management board of President Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the mausoleum will open again on November 7th, 2012 after closing for periodical maintenance.

So far this year, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has welcomed 383,000 tourists from overseas, a year on year increase of 27 percent, with the 50,000 Russian tourists making up the largest group from any one country.

A seminar on developing community-based tourism industry took place in Hue city on October 11.

As the high season approaches, many tourism companies in Thua Thien-Hue province are actively seeking new ideas and initiatives to help lure more foreign visitors.

Traditional craft villages are step by step insuring their important role in the socio-economic development and cultural life of the country. Craft village tourism development is the most effective way to eradicate poverty, build the new rural image and contribute to marketing the national image and trademark.

The 17th South-Central Coast and Highlands Photography Festival, on the theme ‘South-Central Coast and Highlands – the Land and the People’ opened in Kon Tum province on October 4.

After three-quarters of the year 2012, Binh Thuan tourism is appearing as a promising sector despite of difficulties of domestic and international economic situations. Statistics released by functional agencies have proved good results of tourism implementation.

Con Son-Kiep Bac historical complex in the northern province of Hai Duong has been recognised as a Special National Heritage and a ceremony to welcome the title was held at the site on Oct.1.

An international workshop on Mother Goddess worship culture in Vietnam and Asia was held in the northern province of Nam Dinh on September 29, drawing the participation of nearly 300 domestic and foreign researchers.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Vietnam in the first nine months is estimated to have reached nearly 4.85 million, a year-on-year increase of 13 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.