As many as 42 contemporary art works made their debut in Vietnam at an exhibition opened on June 12 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The executive committee of the National Tourism Action Program will select international television channels this week to promote the culture and tourism image of the country worldwide, an official said.
Cuba’s traditional music band Los Tradicionales will offer northern audiences their performances after taking part in the Hue Festival 2010.
Tens of thousands of people from Hue City and surrounding areas as well as tourists on June 10 joined a programme named “Hanh Trinh Mo Coi†which presents the nation’s journey to reclaim the lands in the south of the country from the 10th century to 1945.
The Nam Giao offering ritual, part of the Hue Festival 2010, took place on Nam Giao esplanade in the central city of Hue on the June 9 evening.
A training course on festival management and organisation, the second of its kind organised by the British Council in Vietnam, will be held in the ancient imperial city of Hue from June 10-13.
A memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation between Hanoi and Chengdu City of China’s Sichuan Province was signed in the capital city on June 9.
An exhibition providing a unique view of Vietnam through the lens of an Australian photographer is on view in Hanoi until July 5
Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed five-star cruiser liner SuperStar Virgo with 3,188 passengers and crew on board, mostly from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, on June 8. This is the first time in a year the ship has visited Vietnam.
More than 40 prints made from wood and stone reliefs in buildings dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty have been on display at The Mieu, the Temple of Nguyen Kings, in the central city of Hue’s Forbidden City.
Audiences in Hanoi and Hue will have a chance to enjoy the spectacular contemporary dance Roam staged by British dancers.
An ancient stone stele has been discovered by farmers in Dak Po rural District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.