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.
The “Tracing the Roots 2010†programme will open in Lao Cai province on February 27, 2010 evening. The event is co-organised by the three provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho.
The Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee on February 26, 2010 held a meeting to review the process of compiling a dossier for Hat Xoan (Xoan singing) to be submitted to UNESCO for its recognition as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection.
One of the most alluring traditional music festivals – the love duet singing Lim festival - kicked off yesterday, 26 February, 2010 in the northern province of Bac Ninh enticing thousands of both local residents and quan ho (love duets) lovers from throughout the country.
Authorities of Italy’s province of Florence and its cities of Trento, Milan and Genoa have pledged to actively participate in activities to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The national-flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase weekly flights between Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to Japan’s Tokyo to 14 from the current seven, meeting rising demand of Japanese tourists during summer.
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has insisted Vietnam grant visa exemption to more markets as a measure to attract more international visitors in 2010 to take full advantage of global travel recovery.