The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) signed a cooperation deal with the Lucky Star Joint Stock Company and the Thinh Vuong Company to expand business in Vietnam.
Troupes of Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) in the central province of Quang Binh are now reserving 21 ancient tunes, according to the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
Eighty-two year old artist Do Danh Than has not lived in Vietnam for over 60 years, but memories of his homeland still remain fresh in his mind. Recently, he launched an exhibition of his paintings at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris, France on November 20.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam in coordination with the People's Committee of Hanoi and the Embassy of Japan in Viet Nam has assigned the Cultural and Scientific Activity Center of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam and Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum to organize the Toba Mika’s Katazome exhibition with title “Nara and Hanoi – Linking Eternal Capitals†on the…
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is being stripped of its cultural heritage as gongs, drums and many ancient hunting knives and tools are used to feed the thriving trade in ethnic antiques, officials warn.
A forum appealing for investment into the Vietnamese tourism market took place in Tokyo on November 25
Con Dao Island has been voted as one of best ten islands of the world for a romantic holiday in 2011 by Lonely Planet Magazine (England).
The Chinese artist club in HCMC opened a show of watercolor paintings and calligraphy at the HCMC Fine Arts Association, 218A Pasteur Street in HCMC’s District 3 over the weekend.
Viet Nam's first coffee museum will open soon in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot.
Hotel management company Epikurean Villas Hotels & Hideouts has added to its management portfolio a luxury resort in the central Province of Phu Yen, increasing the number of properties in Vietnam under its management to six.
HCMC authorities have announced a seven-day celebration of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival beginning on January 31.
Vietnam’s successful cultural diplomacy in 2010 was reflected in activities dedicated to ASEAN and the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, and the effort to win UNESCO recognition of the country’s cultural heritages.