The country’s largest-ever tourism promotion program named “Impressive Vietnam†will continue into the new year, instead of being wrapped up on December 31 as earlier scheduled, said a senior tourism official.
The National Museum of History and the Ha Tinh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 29 carried out the third excavation of Phoi Phoi - Bai Coi archaeological…
The tourism sector sets a target of welcoming around 4.5 million foreign visitors in 2010, representing an increase of 20% over this year, said Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of…
The professional cheo (traditional opera) festival 2009 raised hopes for performers that public awareness about the need to preserve the folk art genre has been improved.
A series of culture, economy and sport activities will be held throughout next year to celebrate the “Vietnam Year in Germany – 2010â€, marking a new step of development in Vietnam-Germany relations.
The largest relief of Vietnam’s ancient culture is expected to be completed before the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, which will fall on October 10, 2009.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced 10 outstanding culture, sports and tourism activities in 2009 in the central city of Danang on December 27.
The first direct flight linking China’s Taipei and the central city of Danang arrived in the Danang Airport on December 26.
Art from traditional Cambodian daily life were featured in an exhibition on December 24. The art exhibition displays about 30 paintings and artefacts by Cambodian artists, as part of the Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
To join in the celebration of 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, the Netherlands will present more than 22,000 tulips as a gift to the capital city during the Hanoi Flower Festival from December 30, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
A series of dances imbued with traditional Cambodian culture opened for the Cambodian Culture Week 2009 kicked off in Hanoi on December 23.
Two national art festivals will be organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.
The first Chau Van (ritual song) singing festival for the Red river delta will be held in March 2010 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Songs at the festival will be about the Party, late President Ho Chi Minh, national heroes and Thang Long-Hanoi.
Chinese low cost airline, Viva Macau, has announced it will open a direct air route to Hanoi on February 13, 2010 with three flights per week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Da Lat City in the central province of Lam Dong has officially been recognized as the City of Flower Festival according to an official dispatch No 2567/TTg-KGVX, signed by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on December 22, 2009.
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