Foreign tourist arrivals up 68.3% in first 4 months

Although it is currently the tourist season, Pling Island in Southern Thailand has been closed since May 9 to allow the natural environment to have more time to recover after the discovery of extensive coral bleaching.

Hundreds of families have seen their lives positively changed thanks to the economic recovery fund established by Nui Phao Mining through the Dai Tu Bank for Social Policies, in Thai Nguyen province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently signed Decision No. 369/QD-TTg approving the Master Plan for the Northern Midlands and Mountainous Region for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

On the afternoon of April 5, a working delegation led by Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Member of the Central Party Committee and head of the Culture and Education Committee of the National Assembly, held a working session with Thai Nguyen province to gather comments for the construction and completion of the orientation for the national target program on culture development from 2025 to 2035 (the Program).

Owning many tangible and intangible UNESCO-recognised heritage sites, Vietnam is striving to optimise the value of the UNESCO titles for stronger socioeconomic development.

The fifth Thai - Lao friendship bridge, which links Bueng Kan province of Thailand with Pakxan town of Laos, is scheduled to open this November.

Recently, the Vietnam - Korea Cultural Exchange Center (KCCC) has organized volunteer and cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and South Korea at Tan Thai Elementary and Secondary School (Dai Tu district).