US naval ships visit Danang
US naval ships visit Danang   (Nov 08, 2009)
Two US naval ships, the USS Blue Ridge and USS Lassen, on November 7 anchored at the central port of Danang, beginning a four-day friendship visit to the city.
Lang Son hosts seminar on border tourism development
Border provinces and 60 international travel agents from southern Kien Giang to northern Lang Son provinces attended the first seminar on border tourism development in Lang Son Province on November…
USD 1.7 million earmarked to expand culture database
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to invest VND 31 billion (around USD 1.73 million) in eight new satellite database centres that preserve information on intangible cultural…
Vina Media to install 50 tourism info kiosks in HCMC
The Vina Media Jsc has installed the first tourism information kiosks in HCMC, realizing its plan to set up 50 such kiosks in the city over two weeks, the company’s leader said.
Restoration of king’s tomb gets under way
A project to restore King Dong Khanh’s tomb began implementation after receiving approval from the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Contest about Thang Long-Hanoi launched in Laos
A contest on knowledge about the heroic, thousand-year old city of Thang Long-Hanoi was launched in Vientiane on November 4. Speaking at the ceremony, Editor-in-chief of Hanoi Moi Newspaper Ho Quang Loi laid stress on the national scale of the contest which is expected to conclude in October, 2010 in coincide with the 1000-year anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Hanoi attends ANMC21 conference in Thailand
Hanoi was among the 10 Asian cities taking part in the eighth conference of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21), which was held in the Thai capital of Bangkok from October 31 to November 4.
Vietnam – one of the world’s most peaceful nations
Vietnam was named among one of the most peaceful nations in the world at a Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations held in Washington, DC, from November 1-3.
Danish Queen Margrethe busy in Hanoi
State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his Danish guests, including Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Prederik and Crown Princess Mary, attended the opening ceremony of a street art festival at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden in Hanoi on November 3.
Art on the run a hotline to the public
A new exhibition called the Emergency Room puts artists under the pressure of daily deadlines to come up with topical new works in the ever-changing exhibition space at the Fine Arts University in Hanoi.
Vietnamese Tourism Promotion Centre to be established in France
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) will set up a centre to promote Vietnam tourism in France and other European countries, said Minister Hoang Tuan Anh.
Vietnam, RoK cooperate in relic preservation
The Hue Relic Preservation Centre (HRPC) and the National Palace Museum of the Republic of Korea (NPMK) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in preservation and museum work.
Vietnam, Denmark ink cultural cooperation deal
Vietnam and Denmark on November 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation during the 2009-2014 period as part of activities within the official visit to Vietnam by Dannish Queen Margrethe II.
Colorful Ooc Om Boc Festival opens in Soc Trang
The Ooc Om Boc Festival, an annual festival of ethnic Khmer people in the Mekong Delta, opened at Ho Nuoc Ngot Cultural Park in Soc Trang Province on October 28. This year’s event was organized more imposingly than ever with government support of VND1.3 billion.
White Horse Mountain to open cable car service
A plan to build a 4,000m long cable car system for getting to the top of Bach Ma (White Horse) Mountain, proposed by the Song Da-Thang Long Co has been approved by the Thua Thien-Hue authorities.
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