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Vietnam Heritage Tourism Has Room for Growth

July 26, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Vietnam offers a “gold mine” of cultural heritage, some of which are overexploited, while others remain hidden treasures. According to Vietnam Tourism Development Research Institute Deputy …
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Filed Under: DCG, News, Vietnam Tagged With: Heritage

Thailand Seeks UNESCO World Heritage Status for Kaeng Krachan Forest & Phuket Portuguese Architecture

January 20, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Thailand is proposing new nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage Site list for natural and cultural sites. The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, which comes under the …
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Filed Under: DCG, News, Thailand Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Heritage, UNESCO

Saving Cambodia’s Historic Architectural Heritage

December 20, 2010 by MTCO Communications

When Cambodia tore down a century-old school in the capital this year, conservationists bemoaned the loss of yet another piece of history in former French Indochina in the rush to modernise. French …
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Filed Under: Cambodia, News Tagged With: Heritage

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