“Vietnamese-Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival 2009†will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from September 25 - 27. The event is a good opportunity for cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Japan.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has worked with various domestic and overseas colleagues to organise a series of cultural events during Vietnamese Culture Month in several big cities in Japan to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnamese-Japanese diplomatic relations.
Ho Chi Minh City will host the first ever international tourism investment meeting from September 30 to October 1, 2009 in an effort to introduce tourism development potentials of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
Quang Nam Tourism and Culture Week will take place in Vietnam Art Culture Exhibition Centre, 2 Hoa Lu St, Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi from November 20 to 23, 2009.
To celebrate Vietnam National Day on September 2 and the 40th anniversary of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament, various art performances will be taking place in Hanoi and HCM City.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize exhibition with theme “40th anniversary of executing President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament of Culture, Sports and Tourism industries†in Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre, 148 Giang Vo Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi from August 28 to September 2, 2009.
Leading up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the National Tourism Year 2010, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organise series of activities to promote tourism in Japan and China.
Authorities of the central province of Binh Thuan will host a culture, sports and tourism festival called “Binh Thuan-Southern Colors†in Phan Thiet City from August 22 to 24.
A festival, entitled “Hello! Vietnam†will take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on September 19-20 following the success of a similar previous event.
Central Highlands Gia Lai Province will organise an international gong festival in Pleiku City from November 12-15, the provincial People’s Committee said on August 7.
A traditional Vietnamese cooking competition will take place in Hanoi, headed by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
A seminar entitled “Mexico-Vietnam Trade and Tourism†will be held in Hanoi on August 25, according to the Embassy of Mexico in Vietnam.