More than 60 scientists have joined up with their Vietnamese colleagues to tour a number of archaeological sites in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
Eighteen ghe ngo (Khmer boat) teams from every Mekong Delta district with a Khmer population participated in a two-day race which ended November 30 on Xa No Canal in Hau Giang Province’s Vi Thanh Town.
Over 40 wood-block paintings printed on poonah-paper, featuring normal daily life of Vietnamese people are on show in Paris, France. The black and white paintings, made by Vietnamese painter Hoang Minh Phuc are the first of its kind to be displayed in France.
A file on the 82 doctoral laureates steles in Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi sent to UNESCO for consideration as a world documentation heritage, said General Secretary of UNESCO Vietnam Pham Sanh Chau.
President of the Ikebana Association Sumara Eiko showed 13 styles of Japanese floral art installation known as Ikebana at Hanoi’s Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on December 5.
The Vietnam-China Trade and Tourism Fair opened in Mong Cai City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, on December 4.
A gastronomy festival featuring delicious dishes from countries throughout the world opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3.
Vietnam’s cultural minister joined his counterparts from the five other countries in the Mekong sub-region in Can Tho city on December 2 to discuss culture and tourism.
A series of international fairs opened on December 2 to boost trade relations between Vietnamese businesses and their foreign partners as well as to promote the tourist industry in countries in the Mekong region and Japan.
On the occasion of announcement of Top Destinations 2010 which were voted by readers of Frommer, a prestige tourism publisher in America, Ron Emmons, author Frommer's Thailand and co-author Frommer's Southeast Asia has commented that Hanoi happens to be Asia's most Asian city.
The second international sculpture creation camp entitled “Impression of Hung Vuong ancestral land†opened at the Hung Kings’ Temple Complex in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on December 3, 2009.
The development of tourism at My Son heritage site will be a major motivation for socio-economic progress in Duy Xuyen District in the central province of Quang Nam in the coming years.