Two national art festivals will be organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.
The first Chau Van (ritual song) singing festival for the Red river delta will be held in March 2010 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Songs at the festival will be about the Party, late President Ho Chi Minh, national heroes and Thang Long-Hanoi.
Chinese low cost airline, Viva Macau, has announced it will open a direct air route to Hanoi on February 13, 2010 with three flights per week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Da Lat City in the central province of Lam Dong has officially been recognized as the City of Flower Festival according to an official dispatch No 2567/TTg-KGVX, signed by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on December 22, 2009.
As of the lunar New Year 2010, the central city of Da Nang will offer tourists special shows of extracts of traditional tuong art at the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre.
A French amateur artist, Jean-Pierre Tissier, is showcasing more than 100 photos of Vietnamese’s daily lives at an exhibition, set to last until January 15, 2010, in his home city of Paris.
Work on the casting of 100 bronze drums for the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi kicked off in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 22.
An international sculpture camp entitled “Impressions of Hung Kings’ Ancestral Landâ€, was held at the Hung Kings Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho.
The northern province of Ninh Binh, which is famous for its beautiful scenery and historical relics, has attracted a sharply increased number of domestic and international tourists, earning VND245 billion in revenues, up 51% from the same period last year.
An exhibition celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People’s Army has opened at Lam Son Park near HCMC’s Opera House.
A nationwide fine arts exhibition focusing on the Armed Forces and Revolutionary War has opened at the Vietnam Museum of Military History in Hanoi. The exhibition displays 161 paintings, graphics and sculptures chosen from a nationwide call for new artworks created since 2005.
The representatives of 17 regional travel agencies, including Saigontourist (Vietnam), attended a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand and agreed to establish an Asian Cruise Services Network (ACSN).