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The Viet Nam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Viet Nam Festa) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama City from September 15 to 17, as heard at a local press conference on July 19.  A Vietnamese - Korean cultural festival set for Ho Chi Minh City this autumn gearing up for another extravaganza of free cultural delights, showcasing the diversity, multiculturalism and integration between the two countries peoples. Dozens of photos featuring the landscapes and people of Laos are on display in downtown Ha Noi in order to celebrate the friendship between Laos and Viet Nam. The Viet Nam tourism culture days began in Vientiane on July 17 as part of activities to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between Viet Nam and Laos (September 5, 1962) and 40 years of the Viet Nam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977). An art troupe of 42 Lao artists will perform in Viet Nam July 17-21 within the framework of Lao Culture and Tourism Days as part of activities marking the 55th diplomatic relations anniversary and 40 years of signing the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty. A ceremony was held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi on July 13 to officially open the ASEAN Festival, as part of activities to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8). Viet Nam’s top travel event, the International Travel Expo HCM City, will return for the 13th year in September with the theme “Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia”. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) has recently been bestowed with the “Viet Nam’s leading tourist attraction 2017” award for the third consecutive year, by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. As of July 6, the Republic of Korea Embassy in Viet Nam has shortened their visa processing time. (TITC) – In the first half of 2017, Viet Nam received 6,206,336 international arrivals, representing a year-on-year increase of 30.2%, the General Statistic Office reported. (TITC) – On the occasion of the 57th Anniversary of Viet Nam Tourism Industry (9 July, 1960-2017), Viet Nam Tourism Awards 2017 will be held on 8 July, at the Ha Noi Opera House. The development of online tourism in Viet Nam is an inevitable trend as the non-smoking industry is strongly affected by technological advances. (TITC) – In the framework of activities celebrating Viet Nam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017, from 5-7 July, the 2nd Viet Nam-Laos border Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will take place in Son La Province. (TITC) - On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Viet Nam tourism industry (9 July 1960 – 9 July 2017), Tourism Information Technology Centre launched officially the new interface of the specialized page Destinations (English version) of the website www.vietnamtourism.com. With modern, attractive features and interface on both personal computer (PC) and mobile versions, the website is more friendly for users and visitors. Thai girl Nuttanan Naree has been named Miss Friendship of ASEAN this year.
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