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.
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.
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.
Folk musicians from Vietnam and Sweden will perform in a traditional music festival in November in Hanoi to promote the culture of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
The Fifth International Photo Contest in Vietnam’s jury presented awards to 32 best pictures of photographers from 16 countries and territories and put them on show in Vietnam Arts and Culture Exhibition Centre at 2 Hoa Lu Street, Hanoi on November 1.
More than 100 tourists are taking part in the Fansipan Discovery Programme launched in Sapa, northern Lao Cai Province from October 29 to 31, 2009.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Hanoi municipal authorities began casting a statue of legendary hero Giong on October 26, 2009 in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.
More than 250 Danish and Vietnamese artists are taking part in a programme to welcome Danish Queen’s visit to Vietnam in early November, according to the Danish Embassy.
The Germany Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide nearly VND3 billion to conserve the Buu Thanh gate and screens of King Tu Duc Tomb, part of Hue ancient capital’s relic system.
An ancient tomb with exterior and interior coffins has been unearthed in the northern port city of Hai Phong, according to the city’s museum.
A ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of Hanoi’s recognition as “City for Peace†by UNESCO was held on October 27. Addressing the event, the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao stressed the title was the recognition of the international community.
The Brahminical Cham community celebrated the Kate Festival on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar (October 18 by solar calendar) to revere its gods, heroes, ancestors, and kings.