Chau van spiritual singing club opens in capital
A chau van (spiritual singing) club has been established in the capital in a bid to preserve the traditional art form.
Trang An scenic landscape complex hoped to become a wordl’s heritage
On Mar. 19-20th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) organized a fact-finding trip to Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and Bai Dinh pagoda.
The Italian embassy in Hanoi held a press conference on March 21 to introduce Italy’s cultural events taking place in Vietnam in 2012.
City to hold three major tourism events
HCMC will soon organize three major tourism events – Tourism Day, Southern Land Food Festival and Southern Fruit Festival – to promote the city’s tourism image and create opportunities for travel firms in the upcoming travel season.
Khanh Hoa welcomes five-star resort
Gold Coast Company Limited and Rafaeli Group of Israel held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Manna Luxury Holiday Resort project in Cam Lam district of the central province of Khanh Hoa on March 22.
Representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Museum met in Hanoi on March 21 to seek cooperative opportunities with travel agencies to attract international visitors to museums.
Maritime tourists flock to central region
Almost 2,700 foreign tourists aboard cruise ship Diamond Princess of Bermuda explored Nha Trang bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the world, in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Mar. 20.
Vietnamese folk tale featured in Paris
The ancient Vietnamese folk story of Quan Am Thi Kinh performed in the style of traditional opera (cheo) was staged in Paris by a troupe from the Vietnam Cheo Theatre, providing French friends with deeper understanding of a special version of Vietnam’s traditional music.
Int’l Trade Fair to be held in Hanoi
The 22nd Vietnam International Trade Fair will be held in Hanoi from April 4-7 on the theme of “Vietnam – Cooperation and Development”.
The British Cave Research Association led by Dr. Howard Limbert has found seven new caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.
Lang Co bay's largest tourism area to be operational
Laguna tourism area, the largest of its kind in Lang Co bay, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be put into trial operation in early June this year.
Vietnam to submit Dong Ho woodcuts to UNESCO
The culture ministry plans to compile a dossier of Dong Ho woodcuts to apply for recognition by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a global cultural heritage.
A photographic exhibition has taken place in the French city of Tours, featuring the beauty of Vietnam’s land and its people.
VNAT takes part in statistic workshop held by UNWTO
In the frame of agenda of Statistic capacity building programme, from 5 to 9 March 2012, UNWTO joined with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and National Statistical Office of Thailand organized the workshop III and regional seminar in Bangkok, Thailand.
Vietnam to hold its first balloon festival
The Ministry of National Defence has allowed Binh Thuan province to host the first Vietnam balloon festival, in 2012, said Ngo Minh Chinh, director of the provincial department of culture, sports and tourism.
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