Vietnam’s cultural week in Pusan

The International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize Vietnam’s cultural and tourism week in Pusan, South Korea from Thursday to Monday.
The event consists of seminars to promote Vietnam’s tourism in Korea, a voting campaign for Halong Bay of Vietnam and Jeju island of South Korea to be one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, and exhibitions on Vietnam’s cultural space and craft products, costumes and food. Artists from Vietnam Song Dance and Music Theater will contribute performances to introduce Vietnam’s traditional music to the Korean people.
South Korea is the second largest tourism market of Vietnam after China. According to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism there have been over 300,000 Korean tourists to Vietnam from January-July, a rise of 4% year-on-year.
South Korea is also a popular destination for Vietnamese travelers. According to the Korean Embassy in Hanoi, in 2010 over 90,200 Vietnamese visited South Korea, an 18.7% increase compared to 2009.
Earlier this year, the Korean Tourism Administration opened a cultural and tourism office in Hanoi to promote tourism and culture between the two countries.
Vietnam and South Korea have also opened a joint website to help Halong Bay and Jeju Island’s Seven Wonders of the World bids.