17th Vietnam Film Festival to open in mid-December
The 17th Vietnam Film Festival will take place in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province from December 15-18 with the theme of "For a Vietnam's cinematography with renewal and integration".
Phu Yen licenses two tourism projects
The central province of Phu Yen province, at an investment promotion conference attended by over 100 foreign and local investors last week, presented investment certificates to two tourism projects.
Promoting traditional Vietnamese culture in Tokyo
The Vietnamese embassy in Japan held an exchange on September 5 to promote Vietnam’s cultural traditions to Japanese friends.
Vietnam participated in the International Floral Trade Show 2011 in Moscow from September 1-3.
More than 1,000 items featuring information about Vietnam's sea and islands are on exhibition at the National Library of Vietnam.
Visitors flock to tourists destinations on holidays
The number of visitors to tourist destinations throughout the country rose sharply during the three-day holiday on the occasion of National Day (Sept. 2).
German Film Festival in Vietnam 2011
The German Film Festival in Vietnam 2011 will take place from September 16 to October 17 in six major cities across Vietnam, including Hanoi, Haiphong, Hue, Danang, HCM City and Can Tho.
Vietnam joins cultural festival in Switzerland
Vietnam together with other 19 nations worldwide on Sept. 3 participated in a cultural festival in Biel city, Switzerland , which was designed to enhance friendship among the nations.
French presents documents on Hanoi Opera House
President of the French National Heritage League Philippe Chaplain on Sept. 3 handed over a number of photos and historical documents on the Hanoi Opera House to Vietnamese Ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung.
Ho Chi Minh City Art Photography Festival
The organising board of the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Art Photograph Festival has just announced the results of the competition entitled “The beauty of Ho Chi Minh City”. Accordingly, there were 92 works chosen for display, including 11 outstanding works which were awarded.
Mid-Autumn connected with Love toward Island-Seas
The Vietnamese Association of Child Rights Protection have organised their Mid-Autumn Festival Eve 2011 programme with the theme “Mid-Autumn connected with Love toward Island-Sea” for September 8 at the Central Circus in Hanoi (Vietnam Circus Federation, 67-69 Tran Nhan Tong).
Vietnamese Music Day opens    (Sep 03, 2011)
Vietnamese Music Day opens
A number of special art performances were held in Hanoi on September 3 to celebrate the second Vietnamese Music Day.
Ao dai performance sparkles in Seoul
Vietnamese models Thanh Hang, Huong Giang, Anh Thu, and Diem Huong are performing three collections of Ao dai (traditional long dress) by designer Thuan Viet at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul from September 1-5.
Vietnamese artists to compete for Asia-Pacific art prize
Five Vietnamese artists, Hoang Ly, Bui Cong Khanh, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Le Thua Tien and Pham Huy Thong, have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation (APBF) Signature Art Prize 2011in Singapore.
Viet Nam Culture Week opens in Laos
Viet Nam Culture Week in Laos was opened in Vientiane on August 31 with a photo exhibition entitled, “Viet Nam Beauty”. On display at the exhibition are 50 photos and many handicraft products depicting Viet Nam’s people, culture and beauty spots.
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