Tourism event held in City

There were 40 provinces at the HCM City Tourism Festival from March 24 to 27, organised before the summer peak tourism season to introduce new, unique, affordable tours.

Malaysia lures more Vietnamese tourists Malaysia expects an upsurge in Vietnamese tourists this year to more than 275,000 as tourist operators and the country promotes its attractions in Viet Nam.

City leads charge on tourism HCM City authorities have signed a tourism co-operation agreement with 30 cities and provinces so that it can promote inter-regional tourism.

Industrial zone builds housing for workers Construction of a housing complex for workers began in southern Dong Nai Province on Thursday at the Nhon Trach Industrial Zone.

HCM City Tourism Festival gets underway The annual HCM City Tourism Festival seeking to promote the local tourism industry by introducing new products and services will start tomorrow and run until Sunday at the September 23 Park in District 1.

Buddhist cultural centre opens The Binh Duong Buddhism Cultural Centre has opened at Hoi Khanh Pagoda in Thu Dau Mot township. In addition to a conference hall, classrooms for Buddhist teachings, a library, 13 rooms for monks, lotus ponds, and ornamental trees, the centre also has a 53m-long and 12m-tall reclining Buddha idol and a 5m idol of the Bodhisattva.

Tourism festival puts HCM City in the spotlight The HCM City Tourism Festival 2009 will be held at the Dam Sen Park in District 11 between April 3 and 5.

HCM City set for tourism festival The city's tourism authority has been preparing for the HCM City Tourism Festival 2008, to run from April 18-20, aiming to promote the city's image as a destination with travel agencies showcasing their tour packages and deals.

HCM City tourism festival attracts 100,000 visitors, trade representatives More than 100,000 visitors flocked to the HCM City Tourism Festival 2006 held at Dam Sen Park in HCM City's District 11 last weekend.