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Vietnam tourism advertised on French TV (Nov 22, 2009)

A film crew from Franceâ€™s TV5 channel has shot the Vit Co Xanh ecological village in northern Hoa Binh Province and Sao Bien yacht in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province. French film makers came to Vietnam under the sponsorship of Vietnam Adventure Company.

Northern mountainous provinces launch tourism year (Nov 22, 2009)

A ceremony to launch the Tourism Year 2010 of four northern mountainous provinces, namely Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang and Bac Kan, was held in Ha Giang Town on…

Vietnamese artists exhibit lacquer paintings in Japan (Nov 22, 2009)

Sixty lacquer paintings by Vietnamese artists Nguyen Thanh Binh and Dao Hai Phong were showcased at an exhibition in Tokyo on November 21.

Vietnam attends 24th Asian International Art Exhibition (Nov 22, 2009)

The 24th Asian International Art Exhibition (AIAE) opened at the National Art Museum in Malaysia on November 20, drawing the participation of 13 countries and territories in the Asian region.

Vietnam Airlines launches Hanoi quiz in Australia (Nov 19, 2009)

Vietnam Airlines has launched a quiz on the 1,000 year history of Thang Long-Hanoi, in Australia at website: www.hanoi1000years.com.au.

Square One awarded No. 1 restaurant in Vietnam by Miele Guide awards (Nov 18, 2009)

Square One Restaurant at the Park Hyatt Saigon has been awarded No. 1 restaurant in Vietnam by the Miele Guide Awards in their 2009/2010 edition of The Miele Guide.

Americans attracted to Vietnamese culture space (Nov 17, 2009)

Many officials and people from the US city of San Francisco have visited the display area for Vietnamese cultural space after Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong officially opened the â€œMeet Vietnam 2009â€ exchange programme in the city on November 16.

Beauties of Mrs World Pageant 2009 arrive in Hanoi (Nov 17, 2009)

Twelve out of 76 beauties taking part in Mrs World Pageant 2009 together with several members of the organising board arrived in Hanoi on November 17.

Visions of the Netherlands displayed in HCMC (Nov 17, 2009)

A photo exhibition called Visions of the Netherlands in the framework of the cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and the Netherlands was opened to the public at the General Sciences Library, 69 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCMC.

Netherlandsâ€™ cruise ship carries nearly 1,200 tourists to Danang (Nov 17, 2009)

Volendam cruise ship, Holland American Lines, carried out nearly 1,200 tourists, mainly from the U.S., to Vietnamâ€™s Central Coastal Danang City on November 12.

â€œMeet Vietnam 2009â€ held in the US (Nov 16, 2009)

A cultural exchange called â€œMeet Vietnam 2009â€ was officially held on November 16 in San Francisco, California, the largest of its kind in the US so far. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong attended the opening ceremony of the event.

Cruise ship brings 2,000 foreign visitors to HCMC (Nov 16, 2009)

The Saigontourist travel services on November 16 received over 2,000 visitors from the Costa Classica cruise ship docking at Navioil Port in Ho Chi Minh City.

International Gong festival comes to an end (Nov 16, 2009)

The International Gong Festival concluded on November 15 after four days with 14 events organized in Pleiku and one in Hanoi.

Hue offers finance to restore garden homes (Nov 16, 2009)

The famed nha vuon or garden house of Hue City could flourish and bloom again, nurtured by new policies of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial administration.

Vietnamese Cultural Centre opens in Germany (Nov 16, 2009)