Fifteen minutes of fireworks will be displayed at 7 locations and many flower markets will open for the coming lunar New Year (Tet holiday) in HCM City.
An exhibition introducing the development of Vietnam’s history through the archaeological relics of the Dong Son Culture as well as the Thang Long ancient citadel will be held in 2013 at Westlfalen Museum, Germany.
Saigontourist Holding Company has again been assigned to organize main festivities in the center of HCMC to ring in the forthcoming Lunar New Year, or Tet 2011, according to a plan approved by the HCMC government on November 29.
The 2010 Ship for Southeast Asian Youth will dock at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, bringing ashore more than 300 young delegates from ten Southeast Asian countries and Japan.
According to the Management Board for Hanoi ancient quarter, specific cultural activities will be introduced in Hanoi ancient quarter from 9 a.m to 4:30 p.m on November 27th 2010 to mark the 5th anniversary of Vietnamese Cultural Heritage.
A quartet led by Japanese artist Karin Nakagawa will perform a programme of original songs on traditional instruments at Ha Noi's Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre on December 8-9. Nakagawa plays a 25-stringed koto (Japanese harp), and has developed her performance style, a unique way of performing the rhythm with her feet.
Many special Korean dishes will be introduced at a cuisine festival on November 27th and 28th in Hanoi by the Korean Embassy to Vietnam.
Dong Thap Province plans to organise the biggest ever festival in the Mekong Delta region to mark the 30th anniversary of the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) sub-region.
“Russian cultural days in Viet Nam†will take place from November 14 to 22, 2010 in 3 cities of Ha Noi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City to show friendship and solidarity between Viet Nam and Russia Federation. This is an activity in the framework of co-operation program of culture and art in period 2010 – 2012 between two countries.
The International Tea Festival will be held in 2011 by the northern province of Thai Nguyen and mark the development of the local trade promotion. This event is highly significant for the local tea enterprises to share experience with international partners and promote tea trademarks to the world, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has chosen the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen to host its National Tourism Year 2011 event, with the theme of Sea and Island Tourism.
Embassy of Panama is holding Panama Week in Ha Noi from November 1 to 6, 2010 on the occasion of 35th anniversary of diplomatic relation between Viet Nam and Panama.