The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs will donate more than USD4.3 billion to a project restoring and preserving the interior decoration of the Ta Vu (Mandarins' House) in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The Diwali Festival of Lights, one of India's biggest national festivals, was celebrated in Hanoi on November 17, drawing more than 1,500 visitors from government bodies, enterprises, cultural agencies, and the expat community.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the Vietnam Institute for Culture and Arts to make a dossier on Oc Eo-Ba The relic and submit to UNESCO to seek recognition as the world cultural heritage site.
A ceremony was held on November 15 to recognize Non Chuong trademark by Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi.
The sacred land of Yen Tu in northeastern Quang Ninh province has been selected by the Vietnam Records Organisation as one of the 10 most attractive spiritual destinations in Vietnam.
The 4th International Circus Festival will take place in Hanoi from November 15 to 21, creating a chance for spectators to get indulged in a feast of the most excellent artistic performances in the world.
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on November 13 held a ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the Dien Phuoc Princess temple restoration project. Funding for the VND2.2 billion (US$104,760) undertaking is coming from the UNESCO World Heritage Institute at Japan's Waseda University .
The Tuan Chau port in the northern province of Quang Ninh has welcome the first foreign cruise ship after it was given permission to receive foreign ships from November 2.
More than 100 photos depicting snapshots of the country's natural landscape and heritage are displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on November 13.
Vietnamese and Japanese experts gathered for a workshop in the central city of Hue on November 12 to discuss traditional wooden architecture in the preservation of architectural relics in the former imperial city of Hue.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha hosted a ceremony on November 12 in Hanoi to receive a certificate of "the most unique architecture in Asia" awarded to the One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi.
The fifth annual show of Vietnam's traditional music and martial arts entitled "Mother and Sea" took place in the French city of Orsay on November 11.