Tradition winning out over tourism1

Hội An local Võ Tấn Tân and his craftsmen created the Taboo Bamboo Workshop in the middle of the Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest as a sustainable bamboo craft and preservation centre in the ancient town in central Việt Nam.

HCM City links up with five regions to raise tourism revenue

Sustainable regional linkages between HCM City and five other regions are expected to play a vital role in the recovery of the tourism industry, which has been seriously affected by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chàm Islands take action on plastic waste

The ancient town of Hội An, in co-operation with UNESCO, has launched the 2020 Plastic Action Day, boosting drastic activities in protecting the ocean and saying ‘No’ to single-use plastic products.

Hội An tourism industry to restructure for post-COVID-19 age Having benefited from heritage-based tourism over the past two decades, the ancient town of Hội An – a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site – should dramatically make its tourism products more ‘green’ and sustainable on the basis of nature and culture in creating unique value and attractions for tourists in the future.

Photographers to compete at regional contest The central city will host the 25th Artistic Photo Contest in the South Central and Highlands Region, the city’s artistic photographer association said in a statement yesterday.

Two communes try to build ‘zero waste’ model, communities

The project will help residents in the two communes reduce the waste they release daily from 75 to 80 per cent.

Central province to promote zero waste tourism The owners of 44 hotels, homestays, villas and restaurants as well as travel agencies in the central province of Quảng Nam have agreed to take action to reduce the plastic waste their businesses release into the environment.

Chàm Island successfully protect biodiversity1

Local fisherman Huỳnh Tấn Lộc now earned his living mostly from home-stay and cuisine service or night-fishing on boat rather than fishing.

Hội An revives ancient culture

The ancient city of Hội An was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1999, and still preserves its cultural values as a busy trading port dating back 400 years. The city has been challenged by the tests of time to preserve both its tangible and intangible culture and heritage.   

Ancient city to revive gentle manners in tourism

The ancient city of Hội An has launched a campaign to raise awareness of good-natured behaviour and hospitality among the community, promoting a friendly tourism environment to making the city the most popular destination in central Việt Nam.