A painting exhibition opened at Vietnam’s House (Foyer du Vietnam) in Paris on April 26 to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese countryside.
The Sea Festival 2009 organising board in coordination with the Gol Services Trading & Information Technology Co. Ltd., has officially launched its website at www.nhatrangfestival.vn on April 28
An exhibition named “Highland culture†launched in Ho Chi Minh City Museum in April 24 with nearly 400 typical items selected from daily tools of ethnic people in Highland provinces.
A week of Vietnamese gastronomy is being held in Macau from April 25-May 2 with the aim of promoting the national culture to Macau people.
More than 79,700 Vietnamese visited Cambodia in the first quarter of this year, marking an increase of 49% over the same period last year, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism.
The Halong Carnival 2009 was held in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province on April 25. This is the opening programme of Halong Tourism Week 2009.
The Luxury Travel Company has been voted for the prestigious Guide Awards for Excellent Performance 2009. The 10th annual awards ceremony will be held in the White Palace, 194 Hoang Van Thu St, Ho Chi Minh City on June 5, 2009.
The Quang Binh administration has revealed that an English potholing team has discovered a cave believed to be the biggest in the world, in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang world natural heritage site.
Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh will be home to the world’s largest jade Buddha statue from May 16 to 22 in celebration of Buddha’s 2553rd birth anniversary and the 2553rd year of the Buddhist calendar.
Danish ambassador in Vietnam Peter Lysolt Hansen inaugurated ceramic picture made by Michael Geertsen artist and Vietnamese artisans in April 16. It's a part of "Ceramic road along the banks of Red River" project
An exhibition entitled “Vietnam cultural space†opened in Paris on April 18 with the attendance of Vietnamese ambassador to UNESCO Van Nghia Dung and President of the Vietnamese Association in France, Vo Si Dan.
A 430m² relief carved from blue stone that recreates the historic Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 received approval from an arts council of Dien Bien Province on April 20.