Committee honours Hanoi traditional craft villages, artisans
The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee on February 3 honoured 16 traditional craft villages and 17 artisans for 2009 in contributing to restoring and developing traditional handicrafts.
Yanks gain new insight through “Art of Ancient Vietnam”
Over 100 artefacts dating back to the first millennium BC are on display at the office of the Asia Society in New York, with many of them going abroad for…
Tet festival attracts foreign tourists to Vietnam
Besides a series of activities to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival is expected to draw a large number of foreign tourists to…
2,000 people to make a record of tale painting
A total of 2,000 people are expected to join in drawing the “Tale of carp turning into dragon” painting at the Tet Viet 2010 Fair slated for the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on February 5.
Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation joins Hue Festival 2010
Three arts troupes from Belgium will take part in Hue Festival 2010 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue from June 5 –13.
War souvenirs exhibition opens   (Feb 02, 2010)
War souvenirs exhibition opens
An exhibition showcasing 550 souvenirs in the wartime opened at the Hanoi-based Museum of Vietnam Military History on February 2 as witnessed by State President Nguyen Minh Triet.
French photographer captures peaceful life
Two decades after she first visited the country, Isabelle Aragon has not had her fill of Vietnam. She has traveled the length and breadth of the country since her maiden visit in 1989, and closing the way, recorded striking images of its landscape and its people.
Record pot of chung cakes for disadvantaged children
A record number of 1,000 chung (square glutinous rice) cakes will be wrapped and boiled in one big pot this week and delivered directly to underprivileged children on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival.
Vietnam hosts third round of 2010 Kiteboard Tour Asia
The third round of the Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) wrapped up at Mui Ne Beach in the southern province of Binh Thuan on January 31.
The Vietnamese community in Belgium held a spring festival to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival from January 30-31.
Impressive Vietnam appealing to locals
Vietnam’s largest-ever tourism promotion program Impressive Vietnam has turned out a success by propelling the tourism industry’s revenue up 9% year-on-year to some VND70 trillion, but its bright side is limited to domestic travel only, officials said.
Seminar discusses effective measures to boost tourism
A seminar to collect ideas on effective measures to boost Vietnamese tourism was held in Hanoi on January 29. Speaking at the seminar, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan said that promotion campaigns have made important contributions to the tourism sector’s current achievements.
World windsurfing competition expected in Vietnam next year
The Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) plans to hold its competition in the southern province of Binh Thuan next year, said PWA President Jimmy Diaz.
Hanoi gets culture complex   (Jan 31, 2010)
Hanoi gets culture complex
Visitors and local Hanoians will have somewhere new to enjoy Vietnamese art forms and Vietnamese cuisine, as a new cultural complex has recently opened in the capital city.
German press highlights preparations for Hanoi’s millennium
Hanoi’s preparations for the forthcoming 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi have been covered on Germany’s website Mirror.
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