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.
Veteran artists display works    (Aug 30, 2010)
Veteran artists display works
Flowers in blossom, landscapes and calligraphy are the central themes of 70 works by 33 Vietnamese-Chinese artists on display at an exhibition at HCM City Fine Arts Association.
Contest seeks catchy slogan for national tourism campaign
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is holding a contest to create a new logo and slogan to market Vietnam tourism internationally.
Two new hotel brands to join local market
Hotel management companies Marriott International and Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia on Tuesday signed a management agreement with the Vietnamese-American Hotel and Resort Limited Company to manage three resorts in a complex in central Vietnam.
German music night marks Hanoi millennial anniversary
A special concert to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi was held in Berlin on August 22.
Metropole Hanoi wins PATA gold award
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has won the Pacific-Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) 2010 gold award in the heritage category.
Large art progamme to be held on National Day
A large art performance programme named “Proud of the word Vietnam” will be held at Hoan Kiem lake in downtown Hanoi on Sept. 2 to celebrate the 65 th National Day and the count-down to the 100 th birthday of the capital city.
Vietnam’s bamboo honoured throughout the world
The Phu An Bamboo Village – a bamboo ecological reserve which is considered the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia – has been announced as one of 25 winners of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize 2010.
Red River Delta fine arts exhibition opens
The 15th Fine Arts Exhibition of the Red River Delta’s Zone II opened in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 24.
Exhibition of photos of Hanoi past and present
More than 100 black and white photos by photo-journalists from the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) chronicling Hanoi from the past until the present day are on display in Hanoi .
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