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.
The Indonesian Cultural Day, themed “Indonesia- Multicolour discoveryâ€, opened in Ho Chi Minh city on April 17.
The central province of Quang Nam has attracted 201 projects investing in the tourism sector, with a total registered capital of over VND11,000 billion.
Vietnam had performed as the best tourism market in the region in 2010 with the number of foreign arrivals recording a year-on-year increase of 40 percent, according to Business Monitor International (BMI).
Travel companies joining the exhibition HCMC Tourism Day wrapping up on Sunday, April 10 say they are happy with the three-day event as many customers have queued up to ask for information or book services.
An international seminar was held in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho province, on April 13 to discuss the ancestor worship as a popular belief in the modern society with the focus on studying the Hung Kings worshipping rituals.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense to the Hung Kings, the nation’s legendary founders, at the Kinh Thien Palace in the Hung Kings Temple relic complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on Apr. 12.
The first-ever Vietnamese reading festival will be held at the Literature Temple in Hanoi on April 23 under the theme ‘Reading for tomorrow’.