The biggest ever exhibition of Vietnamese contemporary art is taking place at the Fine Arts Museum of Gwangju City, the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 16, 2010 to February 6, 2011.
The latest statistics on the increasing number of international visitors to Viet Nam in 2010 have reflected that Viet Nam is becoming a tourist destination with the fast growth rate in the Southeast Asia. Of which, the number of Australian visitors has showed that Australia is the 6th potential market and one of main contributors to Viet Nam tourism.
Vietnam tourist authorities have decided to adopt a 10-year plan to try and attract rich tourists to its sparkling white beaches. More than 70% of tourist sites in Vietnam lay in coastal provinces – and 70% of tourists choose beach tours.
A playful exhibition by Finnish artist Maritta Nurmi entitled After the End of Art Anything Goes, has opened at Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi.
Painter Tran Thi Duy Nga and sculptor Pham Trong Chanh, both Vietnamese expatriates in France, displayed nearly 100 of their works at an exhibition in Paris on December 18, featuring the land, people, history and culture of Vietnam.
An international seminar on developing destination trademarks was held in Hanoi on December 16, attracting representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the World Tourism Organization.
In interviews with the Indian news agencies, Miss Earth Nicole Faria was lavish in her praises to Vietnam, the host country of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant.
Guim Valls Teruel originally from Spain plans to travel through 75 countries on his electric bicycle to promote electric vehicles and clean energy.
The five-star Majestic Hotel in downtown HCMC is working on a plan to spur electronic transactions in 2011 to facilitate its business expansion, the hotel’s general director said.
Hospitality organization The Leading Hotels of the World has granted a Commitment to Excellence award to The Nam Hai resort, managed by the luxury hotel and resort management company GHM on the coast of Quang Nam Province.
Korean experts will hand over two sets of musical instruments to Thua Thien-Hue Province later this month, having being restored, said Phung Phu, the Director of Hue Ancient Capital Relic Preservation Center.
To mark the 81st anniversary of the death of President Ho Chi Minh's father, Nguyen Sinh Sac, authorities of Dong Thap in the Mekong Delta will open the Nguyen Sinh Sac Tourist Area in the Province's Cao Lanh City.