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Viet Nam cultural days in full swing in US (Aug 10, 2015)

The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. on August 8 to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Viet Nam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

Mui Ne (Binh Thuan Province) in the top 11 most ideal sand-boarding destinations in the world (Jul 31, 2015)

(TITC) - The vast sand dunes stretching endlessly is the ideal condition to develop sand-boarding. Sand-boarding is quite similar with snowboarding and increasingly attracting tourists worldwide. Recently, the website Wonderslist…

Can Tho among world’s top 10 most beautiful canal cities (Jul 28, 2015)

The Mysterious World website has listed Viet Nam’s southern Can Tho province among top 10 most beautiful canal cities in the world.

Viet Nam’s land and people through Indian journalists’ eyes (Jul 22, 2015)

Sipping beer on pavement, watching water puppet shows in the bustling capital city, hiring a kayak and exploring Ha Long Bay, boarding a north-south train, dodging motorbikes and crossing lush green parks in Ho Chi Minh City are enjoyable experiences two Indian journalists had during their recent trip to Viet Nam.

Viet Nam lacquer paintings on show in Seoul (Jul 20, 2015)

Lacquer paintings exhibition of 14 Vietnamese artists is taking place in Ganaisa Art Center, Seoul, Korea from July 15 to July 20, 2015.

Viet Nam to market tourism in Indonesia this August (Jul 17, 2015)

A Vietnamese tourism promotion campaign will be held from August 3-7 in Surabaya and Jakarta cities of Indonesia, which is emerging as a critical and potential market of Viet Nam.

Seminar on Vietnamese culture, tourism held in Uruguay (Jul 13, 2015)

A seminar on Vietnamese culture and tourism was held at Uruguay republic university (UdelaR) on July 10, drawing the participation of about 500 lecturers and students.

Vietnamese designer wins Fukuoka prize (Jul 09, 2015)

Designer Minh Hanh has won Japan's Fukuoka Prize in the Arts and Culture category, for her contributions to the development of fashion at home and abroad.

Viet Nam puppetry impresses Norwegian audiences (Jul 07, 2015)

Vietnamese water puppetry found favour with Norwegian audiences while being featured at a traditional music festival in Forde city, 400 kilometres from the capital city of Oslo.

Thailand’s PRD makes TV reports on Vietnamese culture, tourism (Jul 06, 2015)

A delegation of the Public Relations Department (PRD) of Thailand has made TV reports on Viet Nam’s culture and tourism during their working visit to Nha Trang seaside city, central Khanh Hoa province.

Vietnamese culture celebrated in Germany (Jul 04, 2015)

A gala night promoting Viet Nam’s vibrant traditional customs and culture was featured at the Palast Festungsgraben Theatre in Berlin, Germany on July 2, attracting a flock of international friends and representatives of diplomatic delegations.

Con Dao among the top 25 remote islands (Jul 03, 2015)

Business Insider, a leading US business and entertainment website, has cited Viet Nam’s Con Dao Islands as one of top 25 remote islands tourists should visit in their lifetime.

First Viet Nam Culture Day sparks in Seoul (Jul 01, 2015)

Vietnamese traditions and colours filled Seoul as the first Viet Nam Culture Day was held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 28.

Two Vietnamese places enter world’s top 20 gorgeous natural wonders (Jun 30, 2015)

New York-based Business Insider, has announced top 20 gorgeous natural wonders around the world, including two Vietnamese tourism sites, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Ha Long Bay.

Da Nang among top 8 most colourful cities in the world (Jun 30, 2015)