The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has promoted tourism and trade with the Thailand’s northeastern provinces and important places such as Bangkok and Pattaya to attract more Thai people to visit Hue.
A performance of music from Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place at Hanoi's Au Co Art Centre on September 10, featuring performers from the Vietnam National Music and Dance Theatre.
A one-week photo exhibition themed Vietnam 's World Heritage will open in Da Nang on Aug. 30.
The Hanoi-based Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups has received coral stones taken from Truong Sa as evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago.
A contemporary dance programme entitled “Europe meets Vietnam†will be held at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on September 8-9 to introduce trends in the European contemporary dance.
Thirty-two students from 14 countries throughout the world, including Vietnam, participated in the English Summer Camp in the Japanese central prefecture of Shiga from August 21- 27.
On August 25, To Dinh Tuan, the Director of the Dak Nong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the Department will implement the project "Collection and conservation - promoting the values of historical and cultural exhibits of the province from 2011 to 2015, driven by 2020" with a total cost of around 34 billion VND.
More than 200 students studying the Japanese language attended the Japan-Danang Cultural Festival in Danang City on August 27.
A tourism programme opened in the northwestern province of Son La on August 27 to mark the August Revolution (August 19) and Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).
In the first eight months of 2011, nearly 4 million foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of 18.4 percent, reported the Vietnam National Tourism Administration.
The Vietnamese Culture Days opened in Busan city in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Aug. 26.
The “Yosakoi – 1,000 years of Hanoi †team of Vietnam participated the Harajuku Omotesando Super Yosakoi 2011 Festival held in Tokyo from August 27-28.