The coldness of a sudden monsoon couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of people who elbowed themselves into the crowd along the Han River on March 27 night for the start of a two-day international fireworks competition in the central city of Danang.
More than 300 artists and connoisseurs from 24 countries and territories gave dazzling kite-flying performances at the second International Kite Festival which opened in Vung Tau on March 26.
The Hung Temple Festival 2010 and the celebration of the death anniversary of the Hung Kings will be hosted at Hung Temple in Phu Tho Province from April 14 to 23 with a wide range of activities featuring national characters and typical cultural features of each region.
The Halong Tourism Festival 2010 will take place in the northern border province of Quang Ninh from April 29 to May 2. Visitors to the event will have an opportunity to participate in various activities, such as a beauty pageant, a photo exhibition of Halong Bay, a concert, boat-racing, a music performance and fireworks display.
The opening ceremony of the festival to commemorate the death of the Hung Kings will take place on April 14 nights with a programme of singing, dancing and music on an imposing stage of Vietnamese culture.
Entrepreneurs and tourism promoters have registered 136 booths at this year’s annual HCMC Tourism Day which will take place at 23/9 Park in downtown HCMC between April 8 and 11.
To mark the 50 years of friendship between Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa (March 12, 1960-2010), the two provinces will host many artistic and cultural programs.
A week of culture and tourism events will take place in the central ancient city of Hoi An from March 21 to 28 to welcome the 35th anniversary of the city liberation (March 28, 1975).
World gastronomy festival 2010 will be held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from July 21-25. A 3km-long party will be arranged along the beautiful beaches of Thuy Van and Bai Sau in Vung Tau City, Ho Van Nien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and Pham Quang Vinh, assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said at a press briefing…
An International Boat Racing Festival is scheduled to take place in Phan Thiet City’s Mui Ne from October 1-4. The festival will be attended by 20 athlete groups, representatives of 20 countries.
The 7th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Ethnic Groups in the Northeastern Region will be held in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from April 14-17 with the participation of 10 provinces in the region.
A wide range of cultural and sport activities will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho to mark the Hung Kings’ death anniversary and the Hung Temple Festival in 2010.