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Tourist agreement signed in Ha Noi
Tourist agreement signed in Ha Noi
HA NOI -- A Memorandum of Understanding for sustainable tourism
development in the expanded Mekong region was signed in Ha Noi
yesterday.
Projects worth more than US$11 million will be implement over five
years in Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri
Provinces as part of the MoU.
The five provinces have a high number of poor households but are seen
as possessing potential for tourism development.
"We hope that the project will find out models for tourism development
and alleviate poverty effectively," said Culture, Sports and Tourism
Minister Hoang Tuan Anh at the signing ceremony.
Signatories to the MoU were the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry,
the Asian Development Bank and the Mekong Tourism Development Project
Management Board.
ASEAN Tourism Forum
The first session in preparation for the hosting of the ASEAN Tourism
Forum, ATF, next year was held in Ha Noi yesterday.
The ATF and the ASEAN Tourism Ministerial Meeting will be held from
January 5 to January 12, 2009.
It expected to attract 1,500 delegates, including ministers, from
national tourism offices and the media. -- VNS
Sponsored by:
www .easyvietnamtravel,com
www .easyvietnamtravel,com /voyage
HA NOI -- A Memorandum of Understanding for sustainable tourism
development in the expanded Mekong region was signed in Ha Noi
yesterday.
Projects worth more than US$11 million will be implement over five
years in Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri
Provinces as part of the MoU.
The five provinces have a high number of poor households but are seen
as possessing potential for tourism development.
"We hope that the project will find out models for tourism development
and alleviate poverty effectively," said Culture, Sports and Tourism
Minister Hoang Tuan Anh at the signing ceremony.
Signatories to the MoU were the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry,
the Asian Development Bank and the Mekong Tourism Development Project
Management Board.
ASEAN Tourism Forum
The first session in preparation for the hosting of the ASEAN Tourism
Forum, ATF, next year was held in Ha Noi yesterday.
The ATF and the ASEAN Tourism Ministerial Meeting will be held from
January 5 to January 12, 2009.
It expected to attract 1,500 delegates, including ministers, from
national tourism offices and the media. -- VNS
Sponsored by:
www .easyvietnamtravel,com
www .easyvietnamtravel,com /voyage
