Switzerland-Vietnam cultural festival opens
Vietnam-Switzerland traditional cultural festival has opened in the Obwalden state of Switzerland recently.
Lao Cai attracts over 632,000 tourists in six months
Lao Cai province greeted 632,000 tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2011, up 32 percent year-on-year, according to Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.
The Vietnam Records Book Centre (Vietkings) on July 5 announced the second publication in its S100 Records series – “100 Vietnamese natural and food specialities”.
“Impressive Vietnam” TV programme makes debut
A new television programme called “Impressive Vietnam” will be launched on VTV3 on every Sunday with an aim of introducing the country’s landscapes and the unique socio-cultural features of each region.
Ancient graves discovered in Quang Ngai
The central province of Quang Ngai has discovered ten ancient graves, dating back over 3,000 years.
The first ever course of traditional Vietnamese music has concluded in Paris recently.
Vietnam welcomes more Japanese tourists
Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company said it will receive nearly 700 visitors from Japan on July 4-6.
Tourists to Nghe An rise sharply
Nghe An province attracted more than 2 million visitors in May and June, including nearly 58,000 foreigners.
2,700 foreign tourists to visit Vietnam on cruise ship
The five-star SuperStar Virgo cruise ship will dock at Ho Chi Minh City’s Lotus port at 9am on July 5, bringing 2,700 sea travelers, mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.
Honouring Vietnam’s craft villages
The Vietnam Craft Village Association organised a ceremony to honour outstanding craft villages in Hanoi on July 2.
Vietnamese poetry, painting introduced in France
A programme of Vietnamese poetry and a painting exhibition opened in the Centre for Vietnamese Culture in France on July 2.
Ancient earring unearthed in Binh Thuan
The museum of the central province of Binh Thuan has unearthed a 2,500 year-old earring, the first of its kind ever to be found in the province, according to museum official.
CLMV countries to exhibit tourism projects in HCM City
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and host Vietnam will exhibit tourism projects in HCMC during the tourism investment forum, one of the activities of the International Travel Expo 2011 in HCMC scheduled for September this year.
French magazine on Asia glimpses Vietnam
Vietnam, especially the interesting life in Hanoi , is vividly featured in the first edition of ASIES, a new French magazine spotlighting Asia, which hit newspaper shelves in France early June, this year.
New Zealand naval ship visits HCM City
Ship HMNZS TE MANA of New Zealand ’s Navy with 27 officers and 148 sailors aboard arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on June 27, beginning a five-day visit to the locality.
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