An exhibition of media photos entitled, “Golden Moment†was launched in Hanoi on September 15 by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
Delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea (RoK), the Philippines, Mongolia and Vietnam discussed sustainable tourism development at a workshop in Ha Long city of the northern coastal Quang Ninh province on September 14.
A cave in Na Hang District in the northern province of Tuyen Quang is thought to have housed primitive humans during the Neolithic Era (7,000-8,000 years ago).
The Royal Hue Traditional Arts Theatre has completed an anthology of traditional arts and artists including nha nhac, or court music, tuong, classical opera, and royal dances.
The Thoi Dai (Age) Publishing House has launched a new index of Hanoi’s Streets to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
A thousand special copies of a book on the life and times of Hanoi over 1,000 years, by the leading expert on Hanoi, Nguyen Vinh Phuc will be sold to herald the capital city’s millennial celebration.
A cultural exchange between young ethnic people from Vietnam and China opened in Hanoi on September 14.
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 month) in Can Thanh Commune.
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 Monastery on September 12.
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 bagged two out of the total four gold prizes for performances at the second International Puppetry Festival, which closed in Hanoi on September 9.
Photographer Nguyen Duc Loi showed visitors photos of Ha Noi that are part of his private exhibition at Nguyen Hong Street.