Vietnamese students’ banquet in Australia

Vietnamese students at Sidney University, Australia, on August 8 held a banquet, themed Sen (Lotus). The event, including art performances in traditional dresses and traditional games, drew the participation of nearly 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign students. They enjoy Vietnamese food and souvenirs, including palm-leaf conical hats, parallel sentences and decorative lanterns. The annual cultural event, jointly [...]   Detail

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia join in promoting tourism

Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian tourism experts met in Central Highlands Gia Lai Province on August 8, to find ways to promote tourism between the three countries. Delegates called for governments to increase infrastructure investment for the tourism sector and encourage both local and foreign companies to invest in the three countries’ economic development triangle. The triangle [...]   Detail

3.5 million tourists visit Ba Ria – Vung Tau in first six months

Ba Ria – Vung Tau greeted more than 3.5 million tourists in the first six months this year, a 12.8% increase year on year, said the provincial tourism department. Of this figure, nearly 160,000 foreign tourists came the province, a 12% increase year on year. Total tourism turnover reached an estimated VND 591.667 billion, also [...]   Detail

Khanh Hoa organises Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009

The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee met on July 31 to discuss the organisation of the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2009 slated for June 6-14 next year. Around 60 culture, sports and tourism events together with seminars and exhibitions will be held along the coast of Nha Trang City. The organising board will invite beauty queens [...]   Detail

Kite festival prepares to take off in October

The Hanoi Open Kite Festival taking place in October 2008 will just be a taste of what’s to come, as the international kite festival in 2010 hopes to draw 30 countries to the capital city’s skyline. The festival will be a good trial for the international kite festival, according to organiser Ngo Hong Tien. The [...]   Detail

Vietnam tourism keeps being promoted on international channel

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved to continue to promote Vietnam tourism on international channel. PM directed the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to coordinate with relevant agencies to perform the approval. Previously, a promotion video clip on Vietnam tourism during 30 seconds was broadcasted on CNN for the first time and lasted during [...]   Detail

New records set at Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival

Seven records have been set during the Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival 2008, which concluded in the south-central province of Binh Dinh on August 3. The organizing board presented awards to record holders of the largest martial arts festival, the largest number of martial arts programmes, the largest stage, the largest show of Tuong (classical drama) [...]   Detail

Over 200 ancient tombs found in Thua Thien-Hue

A total of 216 ancient tombs dating back to Sa Huynh culture were found buried together at the Con Rang relics in Huong Tra District of central Thua Thien-Hue Province. The result of the third excavation is the biggest archaeological discovery about the number of such tombs found in the central region so far, said [...]   Detail

Martial arts festival closes in Binh Dinh

The second international festival of Vietnamese traditional martial arts ended at the Quy Nhon City Gymnasium in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 3. Over 1,000 martial artists from 74 teams of 26 countries joined 50 local teams to showcase their talent in martial arts during the three-day event. The event was part of [...]   Detail

Binh Dinh hosts lantern gala night

More than 10,000 visitors converged on Thi Nai Lagoon on the evening of August 2 to take part in a lantern gala night as part of the Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival. The gala night included a special art performance, a fireworks display and the release of lantern on Thi Nai Lagoon. The art programme also drew [...]   Detail

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