A 22-member troupe from the Okinawa Song and Dance Theatre Chura has presented a traditional theatrical performance at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.
Sixty gong troupes from five Asian countries and 24 cities and provinces in Vietnam kicked off the first International Gong Festival in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on November 12 night.
Three resorts in Vietnam’s central coast region have been short-listed among “Asia’s Top 25 Resorts†in the annual Readers’ Choice Awards organized by Conde Nast Traveler, a travel magazine featuring travel tips, vacations, and destinations among others.
More than 300 Republic of Korean students who are learning Vietnamese attended a Vietnamese language contest and a Vietnamese culture and arts festival held in Republic of Korea (RoK) for the first time on November 11.
A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam – Land and People†opened at the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia in Moscow on November 10.
Vietnam’s 21 travel and tourism companies are attending the World Travel Market 2009 (WTM) that opened in London, the UK on November 9.
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers added to its long list of awards by winning two prestigious acknowledgements as Asia’s Leading Conference Hotel and Vietnam’s Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards gala ceremony in London.
Nearly 1,000 Russian people and Vietnamese students and people working in Russia, attended a Vietnam Culture Day in Saint Petersburg. This is the first time Vietnam Culture Day has been held in Saint Petersburg, with the assistance of Russian relevant agencies and friends.
A map of Vietnam made from 1,000 gold dragons worth nearly VND1 billion will be highlighted at the “Quang Nam Culture-Tourism Week†in Hanoi at the end of November.
A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh Museum has just completed a week-long visit to Mexico City from November 1-7 to boost bilateral cooperation in culture.
Sheraton Hanoi has been honoured as Vietnam’s Leading Business Hotel at an annual awards ceremony held by the World Travel Awards in London, UK on November 7, 2009.
Four big names of the Iranian art opened a joint painting exhibition in Hanoi on November 8 to welcome the success of the Asian Indoor Games-3, which was to close later in the evening after nine days’ competition.