All 63 provinces and cities will select 1,000 objects typical of each locality to put in a time capsule to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
British cruise ship Spirit of Adventure docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on February 8, bringing 800 passengers and crewmen to Vietnam.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is finalising a project to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings and celebrate the Hung Temple Festival 2010.
Traditional Tet favourites like calligraphy markets and flower fairs have begun in HCMC in the week before the Lunar New Year.
Various activities were held on February 7 by the Vietnamese embassies in Thailand, Cambodia and Bangladesh to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year (the Year of the Tiger).
The year of cultural diplomacy 2009 was deployed strongly and comprehensively, contributing greatly to the foreign relations programme set out by the Party and State.
Receptions to celebrate lunar New Year Festival (Tet) were held by the Vietnamese Ambassadors to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Canada.
The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and the Rainbow International Co. Ltd. on February 6 signed an agreement on the organisation of the eighth stage of this year’s tour in Nha Trang Bay of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
The Embassy of Vietnam organised a ceremony in Berlin on February 5 to launch the “Vietnamese Year in Germany - 2010†and welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival. This was the first in a series of important events to be held throughout 2010 by the embassy and overseas Vietnamese in Germany to celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on February 4 launched a video clip contest on the subject of Thang Long-Hanoi to celebrate the upcoming millennium anniversary.
The greatest-ever tourism promotion program “Impressive Vietnam†has wrapped up, but incentives will continue for local travelers as the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has shifted its focus to domestic tourism as the core for development.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is calling on the country’s representative offices abroad to join forces in promoting Vietnam’s tourism and culture to travelers worldwide.