Ethnology museum hosts Mid-autumn festival
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and a Vietnamese family guidance website will hold the 2011 Mid-autumn Festival for Hanoian children between September 10 and 12.
Hanoi hosts exhibition on honeymoon and wedding services
A marathon competition for couples in wedding dresses themed Love and Challenges will be held in the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on August 20.
Hanoi set to create cultural cuisine area
Along with the night market on the Hang Dao to Dong Xuan pedestrian route, Hanoi will have a cultural cuisine ward in the Old Quarter with special provision for pedestrians.
Vietnam is attending the 2nd China Guilin International Tourism Expo 2011 (CGITE 2011) from September 16-18, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
Traces of a 200-year-old communal house have been found in Tra Bong district in the central province of Quang Ngai.
Fifth Ha Giang Sports and Cultural Festival opens
The fifth sports and cultural festival for ethnic minority groups opened in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 17.
Project aims for preservation of ethnic culture
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently approved a project designed to preserve and promote the culture of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam until 2020.
Have you ever found yourself in an aircraft gazing out of the cabin window in wonder at the world thousands of metres below? The Hidden Journeys Project aims to enliven the flying experience and transform it into a fascinating exploration of the people, places and environments thousands of metres below by providing inspiring information to air travellers about the parts of the world they fly…
Ho Chi Minh City gets new tourism slogan
"Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City" is the city’s new tourism slogan, announced the steering committee for Ho Chi Minh City tourism development .
Second Rice Festival to be held in Soc Trang
The event is scheduled to open at the Exhibition and Culture Centre in Soc Trang province on November 8, 2011.
Downstreaming to Miet thu   (Aug 18, 2011)
Downstreaming to Miet thu
In Southern people’s memories, Miet thu in the Mekong Delta is a deserted land where ‘muoi keu nhu sao thoi, dia lenh tua banh canh’ (mosquitoes buzz like the sound of flutes and leeches are much like noodles) and where people listen to the tranquil sounds of monkeys and birds.
Egypt to host official World Tourism Day celebrations
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, ‘Tourism – Linking Cultures’ (27 September 2011).
Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets on August 10 for travel during the next Lunar New Year holiday.
Hanoi to mark National Day with various activities
The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to organise a wide range of cultural and arts activities to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).
Mekong Delta calls for investment in tourism
13 Vietnamese provinces in the Mekong Delta will introduce their tourism potentials and tourism projects needing investment at the upcoming international tourism investment promotion conference named “Four Countries – One Destination” to be held on September 13th in Ho Chi Minh City.
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