An exhibition of Vietnamese paintings and literature works is taking place in the French southwestern city of Chaniers from January 10-26. Initiated by Béatrice Vedrenne, the city’s librarian, the event is held with the support of the Association of Open Hands (Mains ouvertes).
The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 300 overseas tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruise liner Princess Daphne, which docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15.
A tea and coffee cultural week opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 14.
The Cham Cultural Exhibition Center in Binh Thuan Province will host a week of cultural events for Tet (Lunar New Year) from January 30 to February 8. The highlight of the program is the exhibition of royal costumes of the Cham imperial family.
A conference on tourism promotion for the central Province of Thua Thien-Hue has been held in Hanoi to introduce tourism services and cultural programmes to the Province this year.
The tourism authority has chosen the World Heritage sites, the 1,000-year-old capital of Hanoi and the unique central coast as Vietnam’s highlights at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2011.
The bilingual Vietnamese-English book named “Tham quan Can Tho qua tranh ve†(Visiting Can Tho through paintings), the first comic-style guide book for the Mekong Delta, was released on January 10.
Hanoi will set off fireworks for 15 minutes (0-0.15 am) on February 3 (the first day of the New Year on lunar calendar) at 29 locations, a municipal official said.
Two luxury cruise ships with 650 international tourists aboard cast anchor off Da Nang city on January 11, beginning a tour of the world’s cultural heritage sites in the central region.
The organizer of the annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street program has entered the final phase with Nguyen Hue Boulevard closed on January 21 to begin installing 120,000 flowerpots.
An exhibition showcasing 100 photos and documents entitled, “Communist Party of Vietnam, from Congress to Congress and President Ho Chi Minh – National hero, pre-eminent culture man of Vietnam †opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 7.
More than 200 photos, documentaries and objects featuring the establishment and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) are on display at the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum.