Vietnam water puppetry goes international
Ho Chi Minh City’s Rong Vang (Golden Dragon) water puppetry troupe has recently taken part in an international festival for teenagers in Tokyo, Japan.
Vietnam-France peace and friendship festival
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association (VFFA) held a peace and friendship festival at the Hanoi Children’s Palace on July 30.
Vietnamese, Thai youths strengthen cultural exchange
Twenty Vietnamese students have attended a cultural exchange with Thai peers entitled “Vietnam visits Thailand” in Bangkok from July 28 to August 17.
Dalat to be beautified with 600,000 cherry trees
The management board of the Tuyen Lam tourist site in the resort city of Dalat, Lam Dong Province, has announced it will plant nearly 600,000 cherry trees in Dalat from now to 2015.
Hanoi plans special tours to celebrate millennial birthday
Hanoi will organise seven special tourism programmes to celebrate the millennial birthday of the capital city in 2010, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Tour discounts expected to help stimulate tourism industry
Local and foreign tourists to Vietnam will enjoy price discounts ranging from 30 to 50% of 99 tours around the country for two months, starting from August, 2009.
Project to preserve gong culture in Lam Dong
A project to preserve the gong culture of ethnic minority in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong will be put in action from 2010-2015, according to provincial authorities.
Hong Kong media advertises Danang tourism
A delegation including 15 reporters from Hong Kong newspapers and representatives of Vietnam Airlines in Hong Kong recently made a tour of Danang City.
Halong Bay to get aired on CNN for second time
Vietnam’s famous destination Halong Bay will enjoy widespread publicity on the international TV channel Cable News Network, or CNN, under a deal to promote Vietnam’s tourism likely to be signed in next September, a tourism official said.
Thanh Hoa holds gastronomy festival
A gastronomy festival highlighting the Northern provinces has been held in Sam Son Town, Thanh Hoa Province.
Hanoi, Guangxi youths speed up cooperation
The Youth Unions of Hanoi and China’s Guangxi Province have agreed to speed up cooperation on the promotion of rail tourism.
Travel expo to honour excellence
An award recognising excellence within the tourism industry in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will be presented during the fifth annual International Travel Expo (ITE) in Ho Chi Minh City in October.
Vietnam’s culture introduced in Lyon, France
Leaders of the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France held a working session with the Vietnamese Overseas branch in Lyon on July 27 to plan events to introduce Vietnamese culture in this city.
Exhibition in Laos to display posters of President Ho Chi Minh
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize a poster exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh in Laos as part of activities to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day.
Hanoi, Guangxi youth join in exchange programme
A friendship exchange programme between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) in Hanoi and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s Youth Union was launched in Hanoi on July 27.
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