Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Ha Noi on March 24 to discuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Exhibitions on the history of central Quang Ngai province were launched on March 23 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the locality’s liberation (March 24, 1975 – March 24, 2015).
A ceremony was held on March 22 in Ha Noi to launch the 2015 Olympic Run for All People’s Health to mark the Viet Nam Sport Day (March 27, 1946).
The Prime Minister has authorised the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to prepare application documents proposing the traditional singing Bai Choi to be declared a piece of World Intangible Cultural Heritage .
Mo So Mountain is 27km from Ha Tien Town and in southeastern Binh An Commune, Kien Luong District of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
Travel agents, tour operators and hotels from 24 nations and territories will showcase their products and services at 141 booths during the 2015 Viet Nam International Travel Mart (VITM), scheduled for April 3-6 in Ha Noi.
Ha Noi needs to develop its own brand of tourism, focusing on craft villages, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, said Nguyen Cong Hoan, the deputy director of Ha Noi Redtours.
On March 15th, in Ha noi, the Viet Nam – Japan Exchange Club under the Ha noi International Exchange Center coordinated with the Japan Foundation Center to organise a cultural exchange in Viet Nam under the theme “Viet Nam – Japan spring”.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the forth international puppetry festival will take place in Ha Noi from October 10th to 16th this year with the participation of 15 delegations from different countries.
The Ha Noi People's Committee approved the restoration of Thang Long Citadel Complex's Kinh Thien Palace in Ha Noi, which was used for royal meetings under the reigns of the Ly (1009-1225), Tran (1226-1400), Le (1428-1789) and Nguyen (1802-1945) dynastries.
It's Rafael Carneiro of Brazil's first time visiting Viet Nam. He has mostly eaten noodle soups since he arrived – which has given him the impression that all Vietnamese food is the same. But a street food tour he took in Ha Noi proved him entirely wrong.
The 2015 Ao Dai Festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7 to honour the Vietnamese traditional dress.