(Cinet)- January 17th, 2008, Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Nguyen Danh Thai, had a working session with People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province on planning Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival.

(Cinet)- In responds for the “Voting for Ha Long Bay to be one of the World Natural Wonders” campaign, leaders from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) assigned the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union (MCST Branch) to chair the campaign calling for all the officers, professionals, workers, teachers and students of the universities and colleges under the Ministry to vote for Ha Long Bay.

(Cinet)- January 25th, 2008, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a sum-up meeting on the industrial operation in 2007 and set out the tasks and strategies for 2008.

(Cinet)- Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Spanish International Cooperation Agency (SPICA) are about to work on the 1st phase of the Project on the 2008 – 2015 Vietnam Tourism Marketing Plan Support. According to the consultant, Mr. Damián Moraques, the project aims to promote the sustainable tourism, work out the plans and strategies for Vietnam tourism up to the year 2020, improve the destination promotion skills of the relevant cadres.

(Cinet)- On the morning of January 22nd, 2008, Quang Nam Department of Culture and Information held a meeting to work out the plan for the year 2008 and decision on the local karaoke restaurants and discotheque management plan up to 2010.