Mayors of the cities from the expanded Greater Mekong Sub-region will arrive in HCMC to discuss tourism cooperation, product enhancement and youth tourism promotion.  The organizing committee of the International Travel Expo 2012 (ITE 2012) said leaders of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Yangon (Myanmar), Kunming (China), Bangkok (Thailand), HCMC and Jeju and Busan of South Korea will attend a special conference from September 12 to 14 on the occasion of the expo.The conference will find ways to translate into reality the joint statement for tourism cooperation signed between the tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam at ITE 2011. Apart from mayors and tourism officials, each city will have 10 travel firms joining the event. The conference will focus on promoting tourism images of the cities to lure more international tourists from key markets. The event will also introduce potentials and connectivity in investment and product development of the expanded Greater Mekong Sub-region through specific cooperative projects. According to the organizing committee, HCMC expects to sign a memorandum on tourism development cooperation with Phnom Penh, Vientiane and Yangon on the forthcoming occasion. Tour operators will also sign deals to develop tourism products. Moreover, the development models of tourism product development projects will be introduced at the conference to garner comments from officials and businesses. ITE is an annual national tourism expo in HCMC. The event this year themed “Four nations – One destination” will take place from September 13 to 15 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention and Center in District 7. The organizer expects to welcome 200 international tour operators from 30 nations and territories. Some 150 enterprises participated in last year’s event. Within the framework of the expo, many cooperation programs to develop tourist destinations have been signed between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia over the past time. |
Monday, 25 June 2012
Female artists ‘add colour’ to Ho Chi Minh City exhibition The International Women’s Artists Council (INWAAC) opened its 10 th exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time from June 21-27. The exhibition titled ‘Her presence in colours’ is a chance for domestic artists to introduce and promote Vietnamese culture and tourism to international friends. Artist Dang Thi Duong, who co-chairs the exhibition, said 212 women artists, sculptors and lecturers in fine art from 23 countries and territories around the world will be involved in the exhibition. Themed, “A new direction”, the exhibition reflects a new way of expressing the insights and views of female artists to other cultures around the world. It is an opportunity for visitors to examine the beauty of compassion and humanity, the challenges women face in daily life and their concerns about society, Duong said. Nguyen Thi Quang Vinh, who is a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, was the first Vietnamese artist to be invited to attend the INWAAC exhibition in Australia in 2004. She said that through the medium of colour, women artists express a unique view of the world, with their gentleness and concept of love, happiness and peace and their awareness of the role they play in the new era. Vietnamese culture, its beauty spots and craft villages will also be featured at the exhibition, which will leave international friends with a strong impression of the country. First established in 1999 in Bangkok , the INWAAC is a non-governmental organisation funded by voluntary contributions from its members. Malaysian artist Yuen Chee Linh, one of the INWAAC’s founders, has been busy linking up with branches of the organisation in other countries such as China , Japan , the US and Vietnam. INWAAC’s goal is to have a closer contact with women artists around the world, to share their insights into life and foster creativity in this new age of cultural development and global cooperation. |
EWEC Trade and Tourism Fair
The 2012 International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair will be held at the Da Nang Fair and Exhibition Center from 17 to 21 August. Many enterprises from the EWEC countries of Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and others from Japan, the U.S.A, South Korea and China will take part.
They will showcase their products and services in more than 300 booths. The displays will include electronics, industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment, chemicals and fuels, agro-forestry and aquatic products, handicrafts, textiles and garments, fashion accessories, leather and footwear, building materials and furniture, information technology, real estate, tourism and projects calling for investment.
Several seminars including EWEC and Investment Opportunities and Solutions to Develop Logistics Services and Tourism and Administrative Procedure Reforms in the EWEC have been organized and there will be musical performances every evening.
Businesses from the four EWEC countries with displays featuring socio-economic and cultural development will be exempt from booth rental fees. Other domestic and foreign trade promotion organizations and associations will receive 50% discount. Advertising rates for live broadcasts on the Da Nang Radio and Television (DRT) will be halved.
They will showcase their products and services in more than 300 booths. The displays will include electronics, industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment, chemicals and fuels, agro-forestry and aquatic products, handicrafts, textiles and garments, fashion accessories, leather and footwear, building materials and furniture, information technology, real estate, tourism and projects calling for investment.Several seminars including EWEC and Investment Opportunities and Solutions to Develop Logistics Services and Tourism and Administrative Procedure Reforms in the EWEC have been organized and there will be musical performances every evening.
Businesses from the four EWEC countries with displays featuring socio-economic and cultural development will be exempt from booth rental fees. Other domestic and foreign trade promotion organizations and associations will receive 50% discount. Advertising rates for live broadcasts on the Da Nang Radio and Television (DRT) will be halved.
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