At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Google Arts & Culture on January 21 announced theWonders of Vietnam project on online platform to honour the country’s naturallandscapes, tangible and intangible heritages recognised by the UNESCO.
Theproject is a joint effort among the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism andthe departments of tourism of Da Nang city, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue and QuangBinh provinces to popularise Vietnam’s beauty to the world.
Itfeatures 35 exhibitions with 1,369 photos, panorama pictures and videos in bothVietnamese and English languages. Photographer Tran Tuan Viet, winner of theNational Geographic Awards, supplied more than 1,000 photos to theproject.
Googlealso advertised the project on international channels, from the Google Arts& Culture website to its social media page and Youtube.
Hoi An lantern festival (Photo: Google Arts & Culture)
Speaking at the project announcement ceremony, Google Vice President for PublicPolicy and Government Relations for the Asia Pacific region Ted Osius said the project is an importantpart of Google’s comprehensive support for Vietnam’s tourism sector. He said he hopes the online exhibitions will help raise public awareness about the preservation ofrelic sites in areas recently hit by floods.
Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourisms Nguyen TrungKhanh suggested Google continue cooperating with local travel agencies andmuseums to expand the project, thus introducing more Vietnamese destinations andother culture-art products.
Inthe near future, joint campaigns between Vietnam’s tourism sector and Google will continue to be rolled out, contributing to digital transformation in the country, he said./.
