Hanoi ’s Department of Industry and Trade is putting together five tours of the city’s traditional craft villages to mark the 1, 000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The central province of Quang Binh is known as land of resounding, heroic feats of arms in wartime. It is also a land of beautiful landscapes, particularly Phong Nha-Ke Bang which was recognized as a world natural heritage by UNESCO in 2003.

A private war museum in Nghia Ninh Village, 7km west of Dong Hoi City in the central province of Quang Binh, was the second stop on Canadian writer Susan M Smith’s trans-Viet Nam tour after Ha Noi.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) not only expects the number of Chinese travelers to Vietnam to recover this year but also aims for them to double to around one million, tourism officials said.

Air passengers who break safety regulations will face fines of up to 30 million dong (nearly US$1, 600), a new government decree stipulates.

HCM City residents are spending more money this year on summer vacations as the economy begins to rebound.

Lai Chau to open airport in 2012
An airport will be built in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to serve both civil and military purposes, announced the Ministry of Transportation and the Lai Chau People’s Committee on June 13.

Navi Oil Port receives 2, 100 foreign visitors
Saigontourist has received 2, 100 foreign visitors from Italy, Spain, the UK and Germany on board a Costa Romantica Cruise Ship.

Indonesia to boost tourism, trade links with Vietnam
Indonesia will make use of its advantages to enhance tourism, trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam in the years to come, Indonesian diplomats said.

Hanoi’s tourist festival scheduled for October
The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will run from October 2-5 at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park.