Festival to honour Vietnam’s handicraft villages
A festival to honour handicraft villages and streets will be organised in Hanoi from September 16-21.
‘Vietnam Days’ to take place in Belgium
“Vietnam Days” will be held in Bruxelles, the capital of Belgium, on September 2-3 to mark the 65th anniversary of Vietnam National Day and promote cultural cooperation programme between Vietnam…
Hanoi Expo marks city’s millennial anniversary
The Hanoi International Fair 2010 opened at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre on August 30 to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Binh Duong fest highlights pottery crafts
Ten ceramic works will be part of a contest during the eight-day Binh Duong Pottery and Porcelain Festival in Thu Dau Mot Town starting on September 2. The artworks will be judged on their size, sophistication of design, time of production, and other criteria.
Ladies capture their love of Ha Noi
Female photographers from the Hai Au Photography Club based in HCM City have organised an exhibition entitled Ha Noi – Visual Angles featuring 100 black-and-white photos.
Photos capture milestone moments
A photo exhibition called “65 years – landmarks in history” opened at the Exhibition Center for Culture and Arts, to mark the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution (August, 19, 1945) and the National Day (September 2, 1945).
Museum tells story of Hanoi’s history
The history of how Hanoi was originally formed and has subsequently developed will be depicted by thousands of exhibits on display at the Hanoi Museum , scheduled to open in October, to coincide with the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Contemporary paintings exhibition in Hong Kong
An exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese paintings opened at Rotunda Exchange square in the centre of Hong Kong on August 30.
Largest embroidery picture to be presented to Hanoi
A ceremony will be held in Hanoi on September 2 to receive embroidery picture called “the millennial wish of Thang Long-Hanoi” as a gift from XQ Da Lat Co. Ltd.
Vietnamese Culture Festival held in Berlin
The Vietnamese Culture Festival has been held in Berlin, Germany, to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties. The two-day festival that wrapped up on August 29 included a photo exhibition on Vietnamese land, people and culture, traditional martial arts, folk song and dance performance.
Ha Long Bay gets second-highest number of foreign votes in online poll
Ha Long Bay has won the second largest number of international votes in the past four weeks in a campaign for the world's seven new natural wonders.
Vietnam joins Super Yosakoi festival in Japan
A dancing group of Vietnam attended the Super Yosakoi Festival 2010 held in Tokyo on August 28-29.
Vietnam-China Youth Festival held in Guangxi
The Vietnam-China Youth Festival has been held in China’s Guangxi province, making it an outstanding event in the Vietnam-China Friendship Year 2010.
Vietnam Days in China offers cooperation opportunities
The Vietnamese Days in China programme taking place from August 29-September 3 is to offer more opportunities for Vietnamese firms to set up and increase investment and cooperative ties with major groups from China and other Asian countries.
Hai Phong’s photo exhibition marks capital’s anniversary
More than 100 colour and black and white photos on the northern port city of Hai Phong and Hanoi taken by the Vietnam News Agency press photographers have been displayed in Hai Phong city.
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