International friends have had the chance to enjoy Vietnam’s art of serving and drinking tea at the Asia-Pacific Heritage Month Festival that opened at Stony Brook University in New York on May 12.
Vietnam Festival in Japan will take place in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan on September 15-16.
A folk music programme to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Malaysia was organized in Kuala Lumpur on May 11.
An additional 13 historical sites nationwide have been listed as special national relics under the Government’s decision dated May 10.
A space for a Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange will be set up in Vietnam’s National Sports Complex and include areas for cuisine, performances, and a Japanese-style garden.
Vietnamese musicians along with their counterparts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) got together to put on a concert on May 9 in the northern province of Bac Ninh to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
A Mekong Delta trade, tourism and investment fair opened in Xuan To industrial zone, Tinh Bien district, in An Giang province on May 9.
The Hanoi People’s Committee says it plans to promote tourism to reach a target of two million foreign visitors in 2012.
A ceremony to receive the UNESCO certificate declaring the Ho Dynasty Citadel as a World Cultural Heritage site will take place in the central province of Thanh Hoa on June 16.
Asiana Airlines of the Republic of Korea has pledged to promote Vietnam ’s central region heritage sites on its international flights.
The valuable trademark of Bat Trang pottery traditional village has been built on the contributions of outstanding artisans, with their skilled hands and creative minds, said chairman of Hanoi City People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.
The EU-funded Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism (ESRT) Programme is supporting the 8 Northern Highland Provinces Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Son La, Yen Bai and Ha Giang in their efforts of collaboration for tourism development.