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.
HCMC, the country’s biggest tourism center, has selected a new logo and slogan for its tourism sector, which is designed by an Australian company.
The association of Hanoi people in Germany hosted a gala in Berlin on January 8 to welcome the New Year 2011 and review its operations in 2010.
The successful organisation of activities to mark Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday in 2010 helped improve the position and prestige of the capital city and the country as well, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has said.
Forty 40 hand-made embroidery works made by Vietnamese artisans using designs and materials from the Republic of Korea are on display in Hanoi.
The Vietnam Institute of Social Sciences on January 4 handed over a showroom displaying typical objects of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel for the Co Loa Relic and Thang Long Ancient Citadel Preservation Centre.
The US Travel and Leisure magazine’s January 2011 edition has honored four Vietnamese hotels in the list of top 500 hotels worldwide.