Ha Long Bay, a world heritage site (Photo: VNA)

The event is held for the second time by Vietnam after the first event in 2009  to promote Vietnam’s culture, history, and people to the world. With the theme "ASEAN – The Power of One", it is expected to underline the strength and beauty of the 10 nations in ASEAN and the beauty of each individual in the community, towards a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive development goal. A wide range of activities will be held as part of the forum, including formal meetings between officials of ASEAN National Tourism Organisation (NTO) and meetings between ASEAN tourism ministers and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea and India.

The ASEAN Tourism Forum will run from January 14 to 19 in Ha Long.