From Hanoi to Houston
From Hanoi to Houston    (Oct 22, 2009)
The American people now have the chance to learn more about Vietnamese fine arts, as well as its culture, when “Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea” opens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH), Texas.
Taoism pictures on display in Hanoi
An exhibition introducing the Taoism worshipping tradition upheld by ethnic people in the northern mountainous areas of Vietnam opened in Hanoi on October 21.
Saigontourist holds MICE-charity tours
Saigontourist on October 22 organised a MICE tour for a group of 80 Singaporeans, combining vacation with charitable activities in Vietnam.
Vietnam Culture Week in Brazil   (Oct 21, 2009)
Vietnam Culture Week in Brazil is taking place in Brazilia Capital from October 11 to 23, 2009. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh affirmed that the Vietnam Culture Week in Brazil is one of the important events to develop the relationship and multi-sided co-operation between Vietnam and Brazil.
The biggest bronze gong in International Gong Festival 2009
The International Gong Festival 2009 will be organised for the first time in the Pleiku City of Gia Lai Province from November 12-15.
Vietnamese open photo exhibition in Germany
The Association of Vietnamese People in Berlin-Brandenburg opened a photo exhibition on Vietnam in Lichtenberg District, Berlin, on October 19.
Vietnam’s culture spotlighted in UK
The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK are organising the “Vietnamese Culture Days 2009” in London, Britain from October 19-31.
Hoi An works on boosting tourism
Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam is building a VND2 billion tourism promotion plan between now and 2010.
The Suoi Tien Corporation on October 17 began construction on a tourism project worth USD600 million in Long Thanh District of the southern province of Dong Nai.
Vietnam, Mekong tourism introduced in Germany
The German travel company Gebeco on October 16 held a night to introduce Vietnam and Mekong tourism within the framework of the freshly-ended Asia-Pacific Week 2009 in Berlin.
Photo exhibit on Vietnam-RoK friendship
A photo exhibition on the friendship between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) opened in Hanoi on October 19, with the participation of officials from the two countries’ cultural, art and diplomatic departments and agencies.
RoK daily publishes special issue on Vietnam
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s daily Dong-a, has issued its October edition entitled “Vietnam-Land of Opportunity” on the occasion of RoK President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Vietnam from October 20-21.
Online dialogue deepens capital’s traditional values
An online dialogue themed “1000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi - Traditional values” was held on October 18, helping readers better understand historical and cultural traditions as well as valuable heritages of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park marks cooperation with Cologne Zoo
A ceremony was held at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on October 17 to mark the park’s decade-long cooperation with the Cologne Zoo of Germany.
Traditional palm leaf conical hats preserved in Hue
The Vietnam Women’s Union and the Department of Science and Technology of central Thua Thien Hue Province established the Hue Non La Association in Hue City on October 17.
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