The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France will celebrate the forthcoming 2010 Lunar New Year Festival on February 6, 2010 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, said the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.
Vietnam will commemorate the 701st anniversary of the attainment of Nirvana of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism, on December 16.
HCMC residents will have a chance to savour authentic Hanoi cuisine and experience the rural ambience of northern Vietnam at a three-day event held to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi.
A series of activities to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Halong Bay’s recognition as the World Natural Heritage (December 7) will be held in Hanoi from December 11-14, according to the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will hold a traditional ceremony in honour of the indigenous ethnic communities’ watering places as part of its first ever cultural week. The riverside watering-place ceremony, which will be performed for the first time in many years, will be one of the highlights of Buon Me Thuot-Dak Lak Tourism and Culture Week from December 16-20. Organisers hope the…
The Thai Culinary and Culture Delight Week organised by the Royal Thai Embassy and the Hanoi Melia Hotel will take place in Hanoi from December 1 to 6 to celebrate the Thai National Day, which falls on December 4.
The Capital City Flower Festival will straddle the New Year, running from December 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
A series of activities ranging from Japanese products show and art performance are being held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to mark the Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009.
The French composer of Vietnamese descent Nguyen Thien Dao has devoted almost a year to the creation of a 60-minute work dedicated to the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi-Thang Long.
From November 20-23, the heritage house at 87 Ma May Street, Hanoi, will host tea-related cultural activities.
The 2009 Buon Ma Thuot Culture and Tourism Week under the theme ‘Legend of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Elephant’ will be held in the Central Highlands province of Daklak’s Buon Ma Thuot City and Buon Don District from December 16 to 22.
The Vietnam-China International Trade and Tourism Fair will be held in Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh Province from December 4-9, 2009 to provide a good chance for businesses from the two countries to seek investment opportunities.