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Hanoi hosts exhibition of ancient Asian artifacts

An exhibition of ancient Asian artefacts has got underway in the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi.

Tourism festivals to be organized in JP,South Korea

The International Cooperation Bureau under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize the Vietnam Culture and Tourism Festival in Japan and repeat it in South Korea next month. Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of the bureau, said that the festival would take place in Tokyo from June 22 to 24 and in Seoul from June 25 to 27. There will be music, art, fashion shows, tourism exhibitions, activities and meetings to exchange investment and trade opportunities.

Exhibition presents 1,000 years...

Exhibition presents 1,000 years of Vietnamese ceramic works An exhibition of Vietnamese ceramics spanning 1,000 years and several dynasties has opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum.

Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports...

Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism launching ''Hanoians warmly welcome guests'' and ''Green Tourism Year''

The Hanoi Deparment of Culture, Sports & Tourism on June 2nd, 2010 organized a conference to launch programme “Hanoians warmly welcome guests” and “Green Tourism Year”. This is one of the preparatory activities for the Thang Long – Ha Noi 1000th anniversary and National Tourism Year in Hanoi.

Royal relief prints go on show in Hue city

More than 40 prints made from wood and stone reliefs in buildings dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty have been on display at The Mieu, the Temple of Nguyen Kings, in the central city of Hue’s Forbidden City.

Hue Festival hosts many diverse unique events

The Hue Festival 2010 has stepped into its fifth day with a range of diverse and unique activities, including a science festival, street performances, a “Royal Palace by Night” event and a fashion show of “Ao dai”, Vietnam’s traditional long dress. On June 8, Hue’s first ever Science Festival began, organised jointly by Hue’s University of Medicine, the Italian Embassy, Sassari University from Italy, Queensland University from Australia, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Long Bien Festival 2010 - expat’s gift to Hanoi

Following the success of the Memories of Long Bien Bridge Festival 2009, Nguyen Nga, an overseas Vietnamese living in France, is busy completing her final preparations for the Long Bien Festival 2010 to mark the 1,000th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Mekong Delta week to raise region's profile

The first-ever Mekong Delta Week in HCMC will aim to raise the profile of the region's trade, investment and tourism among local investors, residents and expatriates from June10-14.

Ba Ra cable car to boost tourism

A new cable car system in the southern province of Binh Phuoc will highlight its tourism potential and attract investor interest in eco-tourism projects, local officials said.

Hue owns biggest plain rice cake in Vietnam

Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 20 organised a ceremony to announce the city’s Tourism Year 2010 and presented to the public the country’s biggest plain rice cake.

Vietnam hosts world gastronomy festival

World gastronomy festival 2010 will be held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from July 21-25. A 3km-long party will be arranged along the beautiful beaches of Thuy Van and Bai Sau in Vung Tau City, Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and Pham Quang Vinh, assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said at a press briefing held in Hanoi on March 11.

Halong Tourism Festival to kick off next month

The Halong Tourism Festival 2010 will take place in the northern border province of Quang Ninh from April 29 to May 2. Visitors to the event will have an opportunity to participate in various activities, such as a beauty pageant, a photo exhibition of Halong Bay, a concert, boat-racing, a music performance and fireworks display.

Posha Inu Cham Towers attract int’l tourists

Posha Inu Towers, seven kilometers northeast of Phan Thiet City and located on Ong Hoang Hill, attracted over 2,500 international tourists to visit and enjoy Cham ethnic artistic performances during the Tet holiday.

EuroCham urges visa exemption for more markets

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has insisted Vietnam grant visa exemption to more markets as a measure to attract more international visitors in 2010 to take full advantage of global travel recovery.

Further research on Hat Xoan cultural heritage

The Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee on February 26, 2010 held a meeting to review the process of compiling a dossier for Hat Xoan (Xoan singing) to be submitted to UNESCO for its recognition as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection.

Grand poetry festival to herald 1,000-year old Hanoi

Since its first debut on Nguyen Tieu Day (the 15th day of the 1st lunar month) in 2003, Vietnamese Poetry Day has become a national tradition in the early Spring of each new year. This year’s Poetry Day will be a “grand festival” to be held nationwide to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and other big events in the country, according to poet Huu Thinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.

Businessmen celebrate millennium anniversary

A festival entitled “Vietnamese entrepreneurs with Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi – 1,000 years of construction and sustainable development” will be held on March 4 in Hanoi and the northern province of Ninh Binh. The festival is one of the first activities in the lead-up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Ancient stone altar to be showcased in New York

An ancient stone altar belonging to the Cham ethnic group from Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien Hue will be exhibited in a New York Museum in the US, from February 2-May 2.

Hue Festival 2010 honours city’s cultural heritage

More than 40 groups of artists and performance troupes from 31 countries will perform during Hue Festival 2010, scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 5-13.

Discovering Northwestern Vietnam’s Culture

Far from a conventional tourism product, the “Returning to the roots” program organized in early 2010 seeks to showcase the unique cultural attributes of Yen Bai, Lao Cai and Phu Tho

City lights up streets for Tet holiday

Nguyen Hue Boulevard in downtown HCMC will be transformed into a street of flowers for the country’s biggest holiday, Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival. The theme this year, Xuan Binh Minh (Spring Dawn), was chosen to illustrate the city’s belief in resurgence of tourism after the global financial crisis.

France to host the 2nd Long Bien Bridge Festival

After the success of the first Long Bien Bridge Festival in October 2009, the second of its kind will be jointly held by the Vietnam Embassy in France and the Maison des Art (House of Art) company to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long –Hanoi.

National festival status urged for Hoang Sa rituals

Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have officially asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the "Hoang Sa Tribute Rituals" to be given national festival status.

Hoi An receives first international motor tourists

The Hoi An International Tourism Centre in Central Quang Nam Province has received its first international motor tour from Singapore to Vietnam.

More foreign artists to attend Hue Festival 2010

Around 40 groups of artists from 29 countries and territories have registered to perform at the Hue Festival 2010 under the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development” to be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 5-13.

Culture and tourism events in 2010

Many big culture and tourism events will be organized in provinces and cities in 2010

Vietnam joins Asian Cruise Services Network

The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN).

Halong City to organise tourism festival

A tourism festival will be held in the northern coastal city of Halong from April 29 to May 2, 2010 as the city is making every effort to promote itself as a tourism destination and mobilise votes for Halong bay as among seven new world nature wonders.

Hue to host series of tourist festivals

Twenty-five festivals and other programmes will be carried out over the next year under the theme “Hue - The City of Festivals, Heritage and Tourism” to promote tourism in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue and remotely celebrate the great 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Music, philately contests to mark Hanoi’s millennium

Almost one year away from the Hanoi-Thang long millennium event, but the capital city has been heating up with celebrations, including contests on stamp designing, poems and music composition for the October 10, 2010 festivities.

Water puppeteers participate in Asian arts festival

Vietnam’s Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre participated in the 8th Asian Performing Arts Festival (APAF) in Tokyo from November 26-29. The festival was also attended by art troupes from Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Taipei (Taiwan, China), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Manila (the Philippines), New Deli (Indea) and Tokyo (Japan).

Japanese art products in spotlight

A series of activities ranging from Japanese products show and art performance are being held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009.

Three local resorts in Asia’s top 25

Three resorts in Vietnam’s central coast region have been short-listed among “Asia’s Top 25 Resorts” in the annual Readers’ Choice Awards organized by Conde Nast Traveler, a travel magazine featuring travel tips, vacations, and destinations among others.

Vietnam joins international tourism fair in Britain

Vietnam’s 21 travel and tourism companies are attending the World Travel Market 2009 (WTM) that opened in London, the UK on November 9.

1000 years of Thang Long – HN,Traditional values

The Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper held an online dialogue with the theme “1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi, Traditional values” on Sunday aims to educate cultural and historical traditions and honour high valuable historical heritages of Thang Long – Hanoi in the past nearly 1000 years.

Vietnam, Mekong tourism introduced in Germany

The German travel company Gebeco on Oct. 16 held a night to introduce Vietnam and Mekong tourism within the framework of the freshly-ended 2009 Asia-Pacific Week in Berlin.

Great opportunity for Hanoi Tourism

The National Tourism Year 2010, the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi together with other socio – economic development programmes of the capital city will create a great opportunity for Hanoi Tourism to grow.

The Japanese cultural exchange center in VN

The Japanese cultural exchange center in Vietnam - a bridge for Vietnam-Japan culture cooperation

Political, economic and commercial cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is increasing day by day. As a result, cultural exchanges between the two countries have had drastic development. The Japanese cultural exchange center in Vietnam is a bridge for the culture cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam Airlines to increase international flights

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase the number of flights on several international routes starting Oct. 26, the airline spokesman has announced. On routes to Europe, the carrier will add one flight per week for both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on routes to Paris (France) and Frankfurt (Germany).

New tours of Da Lat Flower Festival

The HCM City-based Ben Thanh Tourist has launched four-day tours to Da Lat which will offer travellers an opportunity to experience the Da Lat Flower Festival 2010, one of the biggest festivals in the country to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.

Vietnamese attend cultural festival in Germany

The overseas Vietnamese community living in many cities around Germany attended the 13rd cultural festival of Sachsen-Anhalt State in Thale City from June 12-14.

City travel expo to promote Indochina

A "three countries - one destination" programme promoting tourism to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam will remain the theme of this year’s International Travel Expo, a conference was told.

Foreign visitors to be exempt from visa fees