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“Exciting Viet Nam” campaign promotes tourism

Update Tue, 29/07/2014 | Category: Vietnam News | Tags: Vietnam , Campaign

A media campaign dubbed "Exciting Viet Nam", attended by numerous representatives from the diplomatic corps, international organisations and press agencies, was kicked-off at a press conference in Ha Noi on July 2014
TAT launches Thailand Travel Shield insurance for tourists

Update Tue, 29/07/2014 | Category: World Travel News

Thailand Travel Shield offers inbound tourists a range of policies costing from 650 baht (U$20) to 12,000 baht for durations ranging from one day to a year with maximum coverage of two million baht, available for online purchase at www.tourismthailand.org/ThailandTravelShield. Said TAT governor Thawatchai Arunyik: “(Thailand Travel Shield was launched) to ensure travellers enjoy their visit to the kingdom with peace of mind, knowing that should anything go wrong, they’ll be covered.”
Myanmar's visa-on-arrival set to accommodate 22 European countries

Update Tue, 29/07/2014 | Category: World Travel News

Myanmar's visa-on-arrival set to accommodate 22 European countries
Photo contest on Vietnam hub’s heritage calls for submissions

Update Thu, 17/07/2014 | Category: Vietnam News

Local and foreign photographers, professional or not, are all welcome to take part in the first photo competition on Ho Chi Minh City’s heritages.The book, “ Lorenzo Mattotti Vietnam,” which is presented in a unique form, offers an insight into many fascinating destinations across Vietnam.
French fashion group releases travel book on Vietnam

Update Thu, 17/07/2014 | Category: Vietnam News

French luxury fashion group Louis Vuitton recently released a travel book which features vivid illustrations and paintings of Vietnam by Lorenzo Morretti, a famed Italian graphic illustrator/ comic artist.The book, “ Lorenzo Mattotti Vietnam,” which is presented in a unique form, offers an insight into many fascinating destinations across Vietnam.
Renowned Vietnamese writer To Hoai dies at 94

Update Thu, 17/07/2014 | Category: Vietnam News

Eminent Vietnamese writer To Hoai, author of beloved children's tale “De Men Phieu Luu Ky” (Adventures of a Cricket), has fallen silent.The book, “ Lorenzo Mattotti Vietnam,” which is presented in a unique form, offers an insight into many fascinating destinations across Vietnam.