The seventh Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival opened on April 7 in an effort to promote the city's tourism image to both domestic and foreign tourists while providing a chance for travel agencies to display their products and services. The four-day festival began with an exhibition of more than 250 art photographs on tourism, featuring the Saigon market, Dalat flowers, Mui Ne beach, and Phu Quoc island. The tourism festival also included a fair with the participation of 80 businesses and 24 provinces and cities, and a ceremony to honour Vietnamese tourism tradermarks. Nguyen Van Dao, a visitor at the festival, said the event helped raise awareness of scenic places as well as price ranges offered by the tourism businesses. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival kicks off
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Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism festival 2009
Ho Chi Minh City's 5th tourism festival 2009 will be held at Dam Sen Cultural Park from April 3-5 by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Association. Local departments of culture, sports and tourism and travel agencies nationwide have been invited to take part in the event. The festival will feature various activities, including the tourism summer fair attracting 120 stalls from travel agencies, domestic and foreign airlines, food festivals, art performances and photo exhibitions. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism festival 2009
Shanghai’s photo exhibition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
A "Shanghai - World exhibition" opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition Centre on March 19. The exhibition was co-organised by the HCM City People's Committee and Shanghai's Foreign Affairs office to mark the 60 th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - China diplomatic relations and the 15 th anniversary of cultural relations between HCM City and the city of Shanghai. Approximately 100 colour photos showcased at the exhibition feature Shanghai's economic, political, cultural and social achievements in recent years. The exhibition, a rehearsal for the World Photo Exhibition to be held in Shanghai in May, gives visitors a comprehensive view of the city's origins and history. The exhibition will remain open until March 27. … [Read more...] about Shanghai’s photo exhibition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City hosts 2011 Vietfish
Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish) 2011 will be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition/ Fair Centre in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City from June 28-30. This was announced by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) at a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23. This is the 13 th exhibition held with the aim of introducing and promoting Vietnamese seafood to international markets. This year's exhibition will attract more than 190 businesses from 15 countries, including Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Japan and the US to showcase a wide range of products, machinery and services. It will provide a good chance for businesses in the Vietnamese seafood sector to review its development in the past year and seek partners. On the opening day, VASEP will launch a programme to raise funds for fishermen in the East Sea and present certificates of merit to 49 outstanding export businesses. During the exhibition, seminars on … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hosts 2011 Vietfish
Ho Chi Minh City hosts VietAd 2011
Around 80 domestic and foreign businesses are attending the second Vietnam International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition (VietAd 2011) in Ho Chi Minh City from August 18-21. The event is jointly held by the Vietnam Advertising Association (VAA), the Ho Chi Minh Advertising Association and the Dong Nam Advertising and Commercial Promotion Joint Stock Company. On display at the exhibition will be modern printers, wood and laser engraving machines, light-emitting diode (LED) technologies and advertising equipment. The event aims to provide an opportunity for advertising companies to connect with their customers, while also promoting the advertising industry in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hosts VietAd 2011