Vietnamese, Chinese ethnic youth meet in Hanoi
A cultural exchange between young ethnic people from Vietnam and China opened in Hanoi on September 14.
All invited to HCMC whale worshipping festival
Fishermen in HCMC’s Can Gio District will celebrate the traditional whale worshipping festival for four days from September 21 to 24 (from the 14th to 17th of the eighth lunar…
Overseas Vietnamese in France join Vu Lan festival
A large number of overseas Vietnamese in the French capital city of Paris and surrounding areas participated in the Buddhist festival Vu Lan, which was held at the Truc Lam…
City hosts Japanese cultural days
Dozens of activities featuring traditional and modern Japanese culture were the highlight of the Viet Nam – Japan Day in Youth Cultural House, HCMC on September 12.
Vietnam wins two golds at int’l puppetry festival
Vietnam bagged two out of the total four gold prizes for performances at the second International Puppetry Festival, which closed in Hanoi on September 9.
Fleeting Ha Noi moments captured by capital native
Photographer Nguyen Duc Loi showed visitors photos of Ha Noi that are part of his private exhibition at Nguyen Hong Street.
More funding to develop Hanoi’s craft villages
Hanoi will provide 3.6 trillion VND (189 million USD) to preserve and develop craft villages over 2010-2015 to preserve traditional craft villages, develop tourism and build new ones while ensuring the environment is protected.
Overseas Vietnamese in France to help boost Vietnam’s tourism
More than 150 overseas Vietnamese (OV) delegates from 14 French cities and provinces gathered at a meeting in Paris on September 8 to discuss solutions to develop Vietnam’s tourism sector.
Italian music month celebrates Hanoi’s millennial anniversary
The Italian embassy in Hanoi has announced the ‘Italian Music Month in Vietnam’ as part of the embassy’s activities to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Seminar seeks to increase handicraft exports to Japan
Vietnamese businesses need to pay more attention to designing and creating unique handicraft products in order to boost exports to the Japanese market and increase their competitiveness over rivals from China , India and Myanmar , say Japanese experts.
Ceramic pieces set nine national records
The Vietnamese Record Book has acknowledged nine national records set by ceramic objects and related events.
The idea of developing eco-tourism route via Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
To promote eco-tourism and open up new opportunities for economic development in three countries of Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, the Thai Ambassador to Laos, Mr. Vitavas Srivihok, has proposed that: Thailand, Laos and Vietnam should jointly develop Routes 8 and 12 as an eco-tourism routes linking the three countries rather than focus only on build up Route 9.
Conference Press on the National Hotel Front Office Competition 2010
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Vietnam Hotel Association (VHA) had held a press conference on September 08, 2010 to announce the National Hotel Front Office Competition 2010 in Ha Noi.
Hanoi, Hoi An in Asia’s top 10 tourist spots
Vietnam’s Hanoi and Hoi An City have been added to the list of Asia’s top ten destinations for 2010 by the Hong Kong online tourist magazine Smart Travel Asia. According to the results, the ancient town in central Vietnam, Hoi An has retained the fifth place, that it reached last year and Hanoi came seventh in the list.
Vietnam Airlines offers 50pct discount on tickets
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines is offering a 50 percent discount on domestic flights.
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