The Nha Trang Sea Festival 2011, which opened in the coastal city of Nha Trang on the evening of June 11, will include over 60 cultural, arts and sports events as well as many big conferences on developing Vietnam’s marine-based economy.
About 18 puppetry troupes, of which 14 water puppetry troupes will compete at the first national traditional puppetry festival from 13-18 June 2011 in Hai Duong Province.
Participants at a seminar on Nha Trang Bay have agreed that one of the measures to preserve the bay is to increase the community’s role in management and exploration of coral resources.
Dishes that helped imprisoned revolutionaries and liberation soldiers survive to fight during the country's resistance war were introduced to tourists, students and soldiers at the War Remnants Museum in HCM City on 7 June 2011.
On May 31, Vietnam Record Book Center (Vietkings) announced a list of 20 Vietnamese records in the fields of culture - religion, gastronomy, arts... to nominate for the Asia Book of Records (ABR).
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 2,700 foreign tourists and crew sailing aboard the five-star cruise liner SuperStar Virgo, which docked at Lotus port in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.
The EcoBoat, an environmental education programme on Ha Long Bay, was the focal point of an exhibition on June 5 to showcase its outstanding performance over the past six years.
Sea and Island Festival 2011 opened in Quang Ngai on June 5, as part of the National Tourism Year for the southcentral coastal region.
The capital has welcomed 5.7 million tourists during the first five months of 2011, according to the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A photography exhibition on the beauty of Vietnam’s forests opened in the northeastern Bac Kan province on June 4.
Ba Be Lake is set to receive a UNESCO certificate recognising it as Viet Nam's third Ramsar site on the World Environment Day (June 5).
A new theatre dedicated to cai luong (reformed theatre) performances has opened in HCM City's District 1. The Kim Chau Theatre, previously owned by the Hong Van Drama Theatre, has been transferred to the Mekong Artists Company.