A grand ceremony to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and National Tourism Year 2010 will involve 8 cities and all members of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA).
A 60m² ceramic picture of brightly coloured lines and designs made by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy was unveiled on July 14 in Long Bien District in Hanoi City, as part of the “Ceramic road along the Red River†project to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
HCMC this year will spend around VND9 billion, or US$600,000, on tourism promotion activities, twice compared to the last year’s budget, an official said.
The ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam Province has launched a contest to create souvenirs to help preserve, develop and honour trade villages and encourage artists across the country to maintain their crafts and handicraft products.
A group of 16 Vietnamese high school students have taken part in a series of activities within the Vietnam-Japan goodwill exchange programme in Japan.
Local authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum are joining hands to preserve 12 sets of precious gongs that are possessed by the Brau ethnic minority group in Bo Y Commune.
Vietnam’s Halong Bay is among the top 77 nominees to enter into the third phase of a campaign voting for the world’s seven new natural wonders, according to the New Open World (NOW) website on July 10.
As many as 114 ancient Vietnamese artifacts will be showcased at an exhibition, in the US from September 2009 to June 2010, according to the Cultural Heritage Department.
The Institute for Vietnamese Gastronomic Research launched the site www.amthuc.net.vn on July 11 to promote Vietnamese dishes worldwide.
A display of objects dated from the Sa Huynh Culture, which flourished 2,500-2,000 years ago in central Vietnam, was launched in Hanoi on July 8 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the culture’s discovery.
Several artefacts from the Dong Son culture, which existed about 2,000-2,500 years ago, have been unearthed in Bao Yen District - in the mountainous province of Lao Cai - since April this year.
Halong Bay - one of Vietnam’s two UNESCO natural world heritage sites – continues topping Group G by July 7, the deadline of the second phase of the voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature.