Village market recreated in stadium
The Vietnamese New Year Fair which takes place from February 5 to 7 at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, will re-create a traditional northern village market.
Hue looks to court world attention
Hoping to replicate the success of the Avignon Festival in France and the Adelaide Festival in Australia, organisers of the Hue Festival, staged every two years in Hue City –…
Danang to hold international fireworks contest
An international fireworks contest will be held with 4 international teams taking part to mark the 35th anniversary of the Central City’s Liberation Day (March 29).
Delta province sprouts flower fest
Cao Lanh Town in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will be blanketed in flowers during Tet (the Lunar New Year), with a flower festival being held for the third year successive.
Phan Thiet to hold flower festival
For the first time, Suoi Cat tourist site will organize a flower festival in Phan Thiet City to welcome the Tet holiday next month.
Ethnic groups’ music instruments to be exhibited
An exhibition showcasing traditional music instruments of Vietnamese ethnic groups will be held in Hanoi from January 29 to February 3 as an activity to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
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
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.
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.
Classical concert kicks off “German Year in Vietnam 2010”
Almost 200 German and Vietnamese musicians will play together in a classical concert at the Hanoi Opera House on January 23, kicking off the “German Year in Vietnam 2010” to mark the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties.
Vung Tau to host international kite festival 2010
Vietnam’s second international kite festival will be held from March 24-28 in the southern beach city of Vung Tau.
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.
Ben Tre kicks off coconut festival
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ben Tre will stage a five-day festival starting on January 15 in honour of its native fruit, the coconut, provincial officials said at a press conference.
Various events to celebrate Hung Kings’ death anniversary
A wide range of activities will take place in the northern province of Phu Tho to celebrate the death anniversary of Hung Kings and welcome the Hung Temple Festival in 2010.
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