The Mekong Green Tourism Week 2015 opened

On June 29, the Mekong Green Tourism Week 2015 was opened in Can Tho city. Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Le Hong Anh, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh and representatives of the Steering Committee of the west southern, northwestern and Central Highlands region, etc… attended this event.

An act performance of atc in the opening ceremony. Photo: Huu Nghi

Adressing the opening ceremony, Deputy standing head of the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region said that the Mekong Delta is Vietnam’s the largest agricultural production region with the strong point of rice, seafood and fruit. Besides, the Mekong Delta also is the potentiality and conditions region to develop tourism, especially ecotourism, spiritual tourism, sea and islands, in which Phu Quoc Island is an ideal destination for domestic and foreign tourists.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said that the Mekong Delta has touched an increase of tourism sector in the previous times, contributing to promote revenue retention, create employment, improve economic growth rate in the region and the country as well.

He also hightlighted that the authorities have to strengthen the regional tourism potential promotion at home and abroad in order to develop the Mekong's tourism into a key economic sector. The 2015 Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week is considered as a favorable chance, helping develop tourism in the region, added the Deputy Prime Minister.

The 2015 Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week is scheduled to run untill July 3, 2015 and is also the largest cultural and tourism event, displaying over 1, 000 domestic and international booths.

There were act performance which reappeared the Mekong Delta region in the opening ceremony.  

By Huu Nghi-Translated by Nguyen Huu