Photography competition on ethnic minority groups
The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has launched a photography competition for 15 northern mountainous provinces.
The Guide Awards 2011 are expected to hold on July 29, 2011 in Sea Link Beach Hotel Mui Ne, Binh Thuan Province. The Guide Awards are acknowledged and highly regarded…
Developing sustainable sea tourism
A scientific seminar was held in Da Nang city on July 9 to discuss the planning and management of construction and improvements to socio-economic conditions in the central coastal provinces.
A new beautiful cave found in Na Hang primeval forest
A new beautiful cave has been discovered in Na Hang primeval forest in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.
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.
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