Over 300 artifacts from Central Highland ethnic groups belonging to collector Nguyen Van Hai are on display at a museum in Can Tho city from October 14-17. The exhibition features the unique cultural characteristics of ethnic groups from the Central Highlands as it spotlights hunting tools, living utensils, musical instruments and traditional costumes.
As Hanoi approached its 1,000th anniversary, painter Nguyen Cam travelled from Paris to celebrate this momentous historic celebration of passing time with an exhibition at Art Vietnam Gallery.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship, carrying 2,500 international tourists from 47 countries and territories, anchored at Nha Trang Bay in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on October 14.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan opened the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa 2010-2011 in Hanoi on October 13.
An art exhibition called “Deutschland shop – Vietnam branch†by a group of German and Vietnamese artists opened at Goethe Institute, Hanoi on October 12.
The Japan Foundation for Cultural Exchanges in Vietnam and the Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Corporation Centre (VJCC) will hold a Japanese language festival in Hanoi on October 17.
The visa fee exemption policy took effect on October 10 after the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) had issued guidelines on the policy over weekend.
The cultures and diversity of Southeast Asia are on display in a new exhibition of lacquerware and Indonesian glass paintings entitled A Glimpse of Southeast Asia, now open at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi.
A group exhibition named Tam Ta (Pouring), with works from five contemporary artists from Hanoi, has opened in HCM City.
An art and cultural festival and firework displays that took place at the My Dinh National Stadium on October 10 concluded ten days of celebrations for the Millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi.
A photo exhibition on Vietnam by famous Cuban photographer and war reporter Roberto Salas opened in the Cuban capital city of Havana on October 8 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties.
A gala night under the theme of “Proud of Hanoi†took place in Paris, France on October 8, with the participation of 80 Vietnamese young people from cities and provinces across this foreign country.