Record huge ceramic dragons set up on West Lake
The 35m long ceramic dragons, which were registered for the Vietnam Book of Records, were moved and set up on West Lake, Hanoi, on January 3 to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival.
Russian TV channel spotlights Vietnam
TV channel Russia-2 broadcast a one-hour program on January 2 introducing Vietnam’s country and people.
Vietnam, Laos host cultural exchange programme
A cultural exchange between ethnic minority groups of Vietnam and Laos took place at the Lao National Culture Hall in Vientiane on December 28.
Northern most province receives 330,000th visitor
The northern most Ha Giang province welcomed the 330,000th international visitor in the last day of 2011, marking a successful year of its tourism sector.
Record number of international visitors to Hanoi
The number of international arrivals to Hanoi reached nearly 1.9 million in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent, according to the capital city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Int’l bonsai and flower festival opens in Da Lat
More than 6,000 flowers, 3,000 bonsais, nearly 3,500 wood and rock products and about 725 calligraphy works are on display at the Da Lat international bonsai and flower festival from December 30-January 3
Cruise liner brings 2,000 foreign visitors to Hue
The Superstar Aquarius cruise ship with more than 2,000 visitors on board will arrive in the former imperial city of Hue on December 31 to welcome the New Year.
Logo of My Son sanctuary made public
A logo of My Son sanctuary, a world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam,was announced on December 28.
Vietnam receives more than 6 million foreign tourists in 2011
In December 2011, more than 593,000 foreign tourists visited Vietnam, bringing the total arrivals to the country in the whole year to more than 6 million, a 19.1 percent increase from 2010.
A cultural exchange between ethnic minority groups of Vietnam and Laos took place at the Lao National Culture Hall in Vientiane on Dec. 28.
Fireworks display in HCM City to welcome New Year
Ho Chi Minh City will let off fireworks in two places to welcome the coming New Year.
A 32 billion VND project was launched on Dec. 28 to conserve the Sa Huynh cultural relic site in the central province of Quang Ngai.
Vietnamese pottery exhibition held in Can Tho
A Vietnamese Pottery exhibition from the collection of Vo Minh Man and Tran Quoc Doan –members of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association was held at Can Tho Museum on December 27th, 2011.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced ten outstanding cultural, sports and tourism events in 2011 in Ha Noi on December 27.
Flower festival to add colour to Tet
The Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival this year hopes to bring a richer assortment of blossoms to attract more residents and visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday.
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