60 foreign families participated in a Vietnamese square rice cake (banh chung) package contest at Seahorse Resort in the southern province of Binh Thuan on January 27.
Dossier of the Vietnamese Giong Festival which was sent to UNESCO for recognition as intangible cultural heritage has been said to have enough technical factors to submit to the UNSECO’s Intergovernmental Committee for further appraisal.
A lacquer painting exhibition called Saigon Lacquer opened at the Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District on January 26 to mark the Year of the Tiger and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
With his “Harvest season†photo, Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van, a reporter for the Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has won fourth prize at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, ranked behind 3 US photographers.
Around 50 calligraphy works depicting the beauty of the Vietnamese are being displayed at HCMC Youth Cultural House through February 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party.
An exhibition of historical photos featuring Hanoi in the old days has opened in Hanoi Library, 47 Ba Trieu Street, and will run until the end of this month.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung directed the capital city of Hanoi to increase promotional activities to polish Hanoi’s image as a city of peace while completing key infrastructure facilities to serve the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Luxury Travel Company was voted for the prestigious Vietnam Top Trade Services Awards 2009 for best service. The 3rd annual awards ceremony was held on January 24, 2010 in the International Conference Center in Hanoi with the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Le Danh Vinh and others.
A “Vietnamese Days in India†programme will take place on the occasion of the upcoming official visit to India of Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly, which is slated for February 23-27.
An art exhibition opened in Vientiane, Laos on January 25 to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).
Vietnam will soon promote the country’s image on China’s television channels this year with an aim to attract visitors from the biggest market of Vietnam’s inbound tourism sector.
The Singapore Tourism Board and tourism entrepreneurs will make their second fact-finding trip to Vietnam this quarter for a survey to help the country build terminals for cruise ships considered vital for developing the cruise tourism industry, an official said.