(TITC) – On 25th May 2015, in Ha Noi, the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) launched the 8th International Artistic Photo Contest in Viet Nam 2015 which was sponsored by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and Image Sans Frontière (ISF).
An exhibition, themed ‘Vietnamese wood-engraved painting: from traditional to modern’, will be organised in Tokyo, Japan from June 7-16, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Plans and strategies to manage and preserve local heritage sites, starting with the tomb of King Minh Mang has been supported by the application of geographic information systems (GIS).
Viet Nam Archaeology Institute has found five stone axes believed to come from the 3,000-year-old Sa Huynh Culture at a Khue Bac communal house garden in Da Nang.
Two ancient banyans in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre were recognised as Heritage Tree on June 2 by the Viet Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Ho Chi Minh city reached an estimated 301,000 in May 2015, a year-on-year rise of 3.7%, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
The northern province of Quang Ninh greeted nearly 735,000 tourist arrivals in May, bringing the total figure for the first five months to over 4.77 million arrivals, 62% of the year’s plan or a year-on-year rise of 12%, reported the Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
An 132-year-old Bodhi tree in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was certificated as a heritage tree at a ceremony held on June 1.
“Mo Muong Hoa Binh”, folklore told by Muong ethnics in northern Hoa Binh province, and 20 Mo artists are officially recognised as cultural heritage under the patronage of the Viet Nam Federation of UNESCO Associations (VFUA).
People from the south - especially big cities like Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho – think of plums as a Ha Noi specialty. But in reality they're grown on Bac Ha Plateau, 340km from the capital.
Mong Cai city in the northern province of Quang Ninh will inaugurate Tran Phu pedestrian street on May 30th, reported the Quang Ninh News.
The south central coastal region has set a target to welcome 15 million visitors, including 4.5 million foreigners by 2020 and 25 million visitors, including 7.5 million foreigners by 2030.