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Fruit market in Vietnam Kite festival in Vung Tau
lacquering, silk weaving and rattan international arena has also brought
craft. Indigenous products made by back huge opportunities for further
adept artisans from Vietnam have regional and global economic
captured the hearts of customers integration and development.
throughout the world.
Tourism
Economy
Tourists worldwide are free to
The Doi moi (Renovation) initiated travel in Vietnam since the country
in 1986 has generated huge is of great cultural diversity and
success and giant leaps in Vietnam’s rich in history. Furthermore,
economy. Impressive growth has Vietnam boasts appealing and
resulted in vastly improved quality scenic wonders registered as World
of life among the people. Vietnam Natural Heritages, Tangible or
was granted official membership Intangible Cultural Heritages by
in the Association of Southeast UNESCO. In recent years, fueled by
Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1995 the non-stop advancement of the
and also in other international country, the tourist sector has made
organizations such as the United crucial contributions to Vietnam’s
Nations (UN), Asian Regional Forum economy. In December 2011, in
(ARF), Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM), Ha Noi, the Association of Tourism
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and Ministry of Culture, Sports
(APEC) and Non-Aligned Movement and Tourism officially announced
(NAM). Vietnam was officially the new logo and slogan for
admitted to the World Trade the National Tourism Promotion
Organization (WTO) in January, Program 2012 - 2015: Vietnam -
2007. The country’s position in the Timeless Charm.
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