The Foreign Ministry of Poland has agreed to fund more than USD25,000 for the restoration of the front gate of the Temple of Literature in Hue, the former imperial city, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The Vietnamese contemporary lacquer painting exhibition 2011 opened on April 22 in Beijing, China. It contributed to promoting cultural exchange and cooperation in all fields, and fostering the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between the two countries over recent times.
The Vietnamese people, country, and cuisine, as well as handicrafts, the country’s traditional long dress (Ao dai) and musical instruments were introduced at a Vietnamese cultural festival in Beijing, China on April 23.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has allowed the northern province of Quang Ninh and the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa to set off fireworks on the occasion of their festivals this year.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism departments in Can Tho and Hanoi have organized the “Visiting Tay Do†roadshow to promote Can Tho’s tourism products to customers in Hanoi and elsewhere in the country’s north.
A ceremony to commemorate the soldiers and sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Flotilla opened on April 18 (the 16th day of the third lunar month) on Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai.
The first festival for young people from ethnic minorities officially opened in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay Town, Hanoi on April 17, attended by more than 300 delegates.
The International “LifeStyle Vietnam 2011†fair for fine art, handicrafts, wood products and gifts was held in HCM City on April 18 with the participation of 250 craft businesses displaying 700 pavilions.
An international charity fair 2011 opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16, attracting thousands of local and foreign tourists. On display were 50 arts and handicraft stalls from over 40 countries.
A photo exhibition entitled “Ha Long Bay - the world’s natural wonders†is taking place in Paris, France.
A show of Vietnamese traditional ao dai (long robe) was part of activities to open the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Daegu city, one of the three largest tourism fairs in the East Asian country.
A total of 88 delegations of Ly descendants both at home and abroad attended the Do Temple Festival in Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son town in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 17, which falls on the 15 th of the third lunar month.