Van Mieu steles listed in UNESCO World Memory Programme
UNESCO has officially included the 82 stone steles honouring doctoral laureates in the Le-Mac dynasties (1442-1779) at Hanoi’s Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) in the Global Memory of the World Programme.
“Vietnam Culture Month in Lorient” leaves a good impression
“Vietnam Culture Month in Lorient” was held in France on May 5-29, providing the local people with an opportunity to learn more about Vietnamese culture through various activities.
City firms to restart Japanese tours
Local travel firms are planning a summer campaign to restart tours to Japan after business fell away in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck in March.
Festival can help farmers sell more fruit
The organizer of the annual Southern Fruit Festival, which will start early next month in HCMC, expects the event to help promote southern fruits and achieve sales of around 1,000 tons of fruit, up around 200 tons from last year’s event.
Danang Land Exploitation and Management Co. on Tuesday invited investors to put their money into Van Village resort and entertainment complex in Lien Chieu District, which is expected to cover over 1,500 hectares with the total investment of US$5 billion.
Rok artists’ paintings on display in Hanoi
An exhibition named “Three people, three colours” opened on May 24 in the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi, displaying 43 works by three artists of the Republic of Korea who are living and working in Hanoi.
Southeast Asia in focus at Ethnology Museum
To mark International Children’s Day on June 1, the Vietnam Ethnology Museum in Hanoi will host ‘Get Acquainted with Southeast Asia’ on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, 2011.
Da Nang hosts China’s tourism promotion seminar
The International Resort Silver Shore, in coordination with the Chinese AoYou Travel Company, held a seminar on May 24 on tourism promotion in China.
First European Literature Day in Vietnam this weekend
The first ever European Literature Day will be hosted in Hanoi on Friday and Saturday (May 27 and 28, 2011), featuring offerings from Italy, Germany, Belgium, France and Denmark.
Entertainment property key to tourism development
Like other property segments, entertainment property projects play an important role in the market as it, besides bringing profits for developers and offering services to communities, will support significantly to the development of the tourism industry.
A painting exhibition titled “Villages in the City” by Vuong Van Thao on Thursday opened at L’Espace in Hanoi.
Vietnam joins cultural heritage exhibition in China
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST), Vietnam will participate in the exhibition for world intangible cultural heritage in China from May 27-June 3, reports VietnamPlus.
Hue's Forbidden Citadel set for full restoration by 2020
All major monuments of Nguyen Dynasty in the former feudal capital city of Hue and its surrounding areas will be fully restored by 2020 under a plan announced by the People's Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Vietnam is among 16 other Buddhist countries sending Buddhist art and ritual objects to the International Buddhist Museum in Sri Lanka’s ancient capital city of Kandy.
Vietnam hosts international photo contest
The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) launched the sixth International Art Photography contest and exhibition in Hanoi on May 23, with the support of the International Federation of Photographic Art.
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