In the morning of August 14, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism held the 6th Meeting of GMS Southern Tourism Corridor in Can Tho city with the participation of representatives of national tourism agencies of four countries, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, tourist management offices and enterprises of the provinces in the Southern Tourism Corridor of the four countries above. Deputy Director of the General Department of Tourism, Ha Van Sieu chaired the meeting.

On August 9, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho city and the People’s Committee of Phong Dien district had a working section on planning to host Phong Dien Ecotourism Festival 2019. This is an annual event responding to the World Tourism Day (September 27) and promoting tourism, agricultural products and local specialties of Phong Dien. Simultaneously, it will create opportunities to help ecotourism garden owners here connect with travel agencies and enterprises operating in tourism.

In the afternoon of August 8, the People’s Committee of Can Tho city held a workshop entitled “Exchanging information on potential and jointly developing sustainably” which aims to promote investment into Can Tho city for Japanese enterprises, with the support of the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh city. It took place in Ho Chi Minh city with the participation of agencies and organizations of Can Tho and Japan and more than 150 Japanese enterprises.

On July 23, 2019, the People’s Committee of Can Tho city agreed to implement a pilot project namely “Can Tho Portal and Smart Travel Mobile Applications” financed from the budget of Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group – Can Tho Branch according to the proposal of the Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.