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<div align="justify">The central Thua Thien - Hue Province has designed a series of activities in November to mark the 15th anniversary of the Hue imperial city&rsquo;s UNESCO recognition as world heritage site.</div>

<div align="justify">The Dennis Regional and Ethnic Culture Fund has sponsored a project to help restore the traditional culture of the Van Kieu ethnic group in Truong Son Commune, Quang Ninh District, and Truong Xuan Commune, Minh Hoa District in the central province of Quang Binh.</div>

<div align="justify">Indian festivals and legends asssociated with them are legion, but Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, is exceptional even by these standards.</div>

<div align="justify">The 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi is a significant event in the nation&rsquo;s history, marking a millennium of struggle for national independence and freedom, promoting relations with international friends and increasing the capital city&rsquo;s position, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.</div>

<div align="justify">About 100 participants from local travel companies, hotels, resorts and tourism agencies joined a seminar in HCMC last Friday to learn about ways to develop the Russian market, an emerging market for the local inbound tourism sector.</div>

<p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Fourteen operators led by Vietnam Airlines will take part in a tradeshow in Hong Kong next month to showcase the best of Vietnam&rsquo;s commercial tourism market. </font><font face="Arial">A part of the Vietnam Meeting and Incentive Club (VMIC), the delegation will head for the first time to the International Travel Expo (ITE) MICE.</font></p>

<p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Vietnam&rsquo;s no-frills carrier Pacific Airlines will add a round-trip flight to its daily HCMC-Danang service beginning Friday, bringing the total to three round-trips per day. </font><font face="Arial">The carrier is also planning to open a new route from the central city of Hue &ndash; Vietnam&rsquo;s former imperial capital &ndash; to the beach resort hot spot of&nbsp; Nha Trang on the south central coast.</font></p>

<p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Qantas Airways&rsquo; budget carrier Jetstar has announced a promotion fare of US$138 for a one-way ticket between Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney from July 24 to December 12. </font><font face="Arial">The fare does not include airport taxes and other fees, and the ticket has to be booked by June 8.</font></p>

<p><font face="Arial">Vietnam&rsquo;s no-frills carrier Pacific Airlines (PA) will begin sales next week of 30,000 low budget tickets for domestic and international economy flights in the June-October period.</font></p>

<p><font face="Arial">Saigontourist Travel Service Co. welcomed nearly 2,000 foreign cruise tourists who visited southern Ho Chi Minh city and northern Ha Long city Thursday.</font><font face="Arial">The visitors comprised 943, mainly Australians, from Star Cruises&rsquo; Superstar Gemini which docked at the Saigon Port and 1,000, mainly Chinese, from the Costa Allegra at Cai Lan Port in Quang Ninh province.</font></p>

<p><font face="Arial">Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia will add seven more flights to its Kuala Lumpur - Hanoi weekly schedule from next month and launch a new route between Malaysian capital and Vietnam&rsquo;s metro Ho Chi Minh City.</font></p>