As one of the activities celebrating Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary, the city will prepare a time capsule for future generations. The selection of objects for the time capsule will take place at various points in the countdown to the anniversary of the capital.
An initial 19 travel companies in HCMC have clubbed together under the so-called Tourism Stimulus Team 2010 to jointly promote discounted tours to travelers. The members have been recognized by the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is showcasing the works of Australian artist Clare Martin in a new exhibition, including sculptures, photographs and writings.
The northern province of Bac Giang is working with several state agencies to put forward a case for the treasure of Buddhist prayer woodblocks in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda to be recognised by UNESCO as a World Documentary Heritage. The Truc Lam Buddhist Zen prayer woodblocks in the pagoda are now seen as culturally priceless as the 3,050 separate woodblocks were carved during the late 19th…
The 1,000 year-old capital of Hanoi and its distinctive features took centre stage at a symposium held in Philadelphia, the US, on March 28.
Vietnam’s Record Book Centre (Vietkings) has granted certificates to 32 record holders at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27.
“Cooperation in developing tourism within ASEAN†was the theme of a seminar held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in the central city of Danang on March 27. The seminar was one of the Vietnamese tourism sector’s initiatives to further boost the regional tourism connectivity and cooperation when Vietnam officially assumes the role as the ASEAN Chair.
The People’s Committee ò Hanoi City opened its old quarter information centre at Quan De Temple in Hang Buom Street on March 25.
The German Embassy in Vietnam held a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25 to announce the start of “Germany Year in Vietnam.â€
The Ba Na Cable Car Service Joint Stock Company is building a French-style village on Ba Na Mount to serve domestic and foreign tourists.
Rare prints composed by world famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes between 1810 and 1820 are on display for the second time in Vietnam at an exhibition in the HCMC Fine Arts Museum. The 33 etchings are from Goya’s series Disaster of War, which is a collection of painful scenes from Spain’s War of Independence (1808-1814) against the French.
A painting exhibition opened at a showroom of the Judith Hughes Day Contemporary Vietnamese Fine Art in New York on March 24.