The outdoor spectacle Tinh Hoa Bắc Bộ or The Quintessence of Tonkin staged by 150 actors has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.
As part of a new initiative, smart tourism will be applied at the centuries-old Bát Tràng Commune. Now, old kilns, ancient houses and pottery workshops will be ready to receive a new wave of tourists.
Besides its outstanding potential, the recent development of Phú Quốc also reveals its shortcomings. It is also a challenge for local leaders to take tourism here to a new level.
Phú Quốc and Hạ Long are forecast to be magnets attracting tourists to Việt Nam, with growth in tourist numbers at over 30 per cent per year.
Phú Quốc, with its great potential, coupled with the entry of pioneering investors, is growing rapidly, in line with the Government's vision, turning into a world-class tourist paradise.
By paying heed to directors on TV and in print media, Lê Hồng Lâm, a prominent film journalist, gained a deeper understanding of the film world. Lâm says his first love has always been Vietnamese films since they touched his soul more than any foreign movies. Lâm talks to Thu Vân about how he is optimistic about the Vietnamese film industry as it begins to diversify.