Local food and bonsai will be showcased at the Hue Handicrafts Festival in April as the former royal capital central city strives to consolidate its status as Viet Nam's cultural and festival city.
A newspaper festival to welcome New Year 2011 will be held January 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. at the Youth Cultural Center, 1 Pham Ngoc Thach St., HCMC’s District 1.
A folk painting exhibition of Vietnam was held in the Lao Capital of Vientiane on January 10 to mark the 81 st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s foundation (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2011), the 11 th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
A special programme will take place at the southern gate of Doan Mon of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on January 28 to welcome Vietnamese expatriates who return home for 2011 Lunar New Year festival.
A food and tourism festival called “Buffet tour – Vietnam’s flavor†will take place in Chi Linh Tourist Village in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province from December 31 to January 2.
The Tet Flower Festival will kick off in Tao Dan Park in HCMC’s District 1 on January 28, or five days ahead of the Lunar New Year, displaying flowers of various types and gathering artisans from home and abroad, according to a plan just approved by the city government on December 22.
An international yacht festival will take place in the central province of Binh Thuan, from January 15-18, 2011, Ngo Minh Chinh, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 20.
The third Lam Dong Tea Culture Festival 2010 will be held in Bao Loc City in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong from December 25-27 to promote the trademark and potential of the country’s tea industry.
The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) programme is scheduled to take place in Thang Long Royal Citadel, Hanoi on January 28, 2011 to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, said the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) on December 14.
With the name “Visit Viet Nam Year - Phu Yen 2011†and the theme “Exotic Beaches and Islandsâ€, the National Tourism Year 2011 with various activities will take place in Phu Yen, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan provinces and Da Nang City, in cooperation with provinces in the Central Highlands and major cities in Viet Nam at different…
A national record for the largest banh xeo (savoury rice pancake) will be set at the Taste of the World Culinary Festival to be held in HCMC, organisers of the festival told a press conference on December 7.
The central coastal province of Phu Yen expects to welcome half a million tourists during the National Tourism Year 2011, up about 180,000 compared to this year, said Tran Quang Nhat, Deputy Director of the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.