A poetry and music night entitled “Country-Love-Spring†was held in Laos on February 28-the fifteen day of the first lunar month-as an activity to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The central province of Quang Ngai has submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism a proposal to host a Vietnamese sea and island festival in 2012.
Tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to the Long Tong (Going to the Field) Festival of Tay ethnic people in Na Hang District of the northern mountain province of Tuyen Quang.
An incense-burning ceremony opened the Sports, Culture and Tourism Week 2010 at the Tran Dynasty Temple relics in Hung Ha District of northern Thai Binh Province.
The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the Embassies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asian Cultural Network (ACN), organised the fourth ASEAN Bazaar and Tourism Exhibition in Kuwait on February 27.
The hospitality industry is launching a promotion campaign in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia from February 28 to March 6, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
In response to Vietnam Poetry Day, the Quang Ngai Provincial Literature and Arts Association coordinated with the local radio and television in broadcasting a programme themed “Poetry and Island†on the morning of February 28.
The 8th Vietnam Poetry Day opened at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on February 28, the fifteen day of the first lunar month.
The seal opening ceremony at the Tran Temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh took place on the night of February 27, attracting the participant of nearly 50,000 visitors.
The Vietnam Spring Newspaper Festival 2010 opened at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris on February 27.
The city’s tourism department organized a function in the night of February 25 in the Opera House to name the best tourism brands in HCMC for international tourists, and the top 100 best brands for local visitors.
The “Vietnamese Days in India†was opened in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on the evening of February 25 in the presence of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, who is on a visit to the country.