Second French film festival kicks off

Cinema lovers in Hanoi , northern port Hai Phong and central Da Nang cities will have opportunities to enjoy French film during the second French film festival which takes place from October 20-30, 2008. The “Disco,” starring Emmanuelle Beart, will open the festival themed “A panorama on French movies in Vietnam ” in Hanoi on [...]  Detail

Vietnam cultural festival in New Delhi

A Vietnam cultural festival with the theme “Discovering Vietnam’s beauty through ‘ao dai’ (long dress) and food” was held in the Jawalharlan Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, on October 17, 2008. Representatives of the Vietnamese embassy in India and the JNU Managing Board, and Vietnamese, Indian and other foreign students from universities in New [...]  Detail

Coconut festival to be held in Ben Tre

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will host its first annual coconut festival on January 1, 2009 to celebrate the inauguration of Rach Mieu Bridge and the 49th anniversary of the Ben Tre General Uprising (January 17, 1960). About VND10 billion, sourced from the provincial budget and various enterprises, will be spent on the [...]  Detail

Vietnam takes part in World Folksong Festival

3, 2008 Twenty Vietnamese artists are joining 1,000 singers from around the globe in the World Folksong Festival, which opened in Beijing on October The Vietnamese team performed the song “Cay Truc Xinh” (Little Bamboo) in the opening ceremony. They will give a separate performance and two joint ones during the weeklong festival. The [...]  Detail

40,000 visitors attend Bay Nui Festival

The 17th Bay Nui Cow Racing Festival took place at Ta Miet Pagoda in Luong Phi commune, Tri Ton district, southern province of An Giang on September 27, 2008 attracting more than 40,000 visitors. The festival saw a race of 70 pairs of cows from districts of An Giang province, Kien Giang province and Cambodia, [...]  Detail

Lam Kinh Festival attracts 25,000 participants

During three days of Lam Kinh Festival 25,000 participants visited the relic, contributing to raising the number of tourists to Thanh Hoa in the first nine months this year to more than 2.12 million, reaching 93 percent of the yearly target, a 21.3 percent year on year. Tourists mainly came to the Pu Luong nature [...]  Detail

Colourful Vietnam Festival lightens Japan

Prince Naruhito’s coming to the Vietnam Festival 2008 opened in Tokyo on September 20, 2008 has confirmed Japan ’s high respect to relations with Vietnam after 35 years of establishing diplomatic relations. The two-day festival, the peak in a series of celebrations to the 35th anniversary held across Japan, is expected to delight Japanese audiences [...]  Detail

Coffee festival to kick off in December

As many as 150 domestic and foreign businesses will showcase their coffee products at the 2nd Buon Me Thuot coffee festival to be held in Central Highlands Dak Lak province from December 10-14, 2008. Seminars on sustainable development of the coffee industry, coffee processing and coffee export will be held on this occasion, said the [...]  Detail

Gong festival takes place in Kon Tum province

A folk and gong festival took place in Central Highlands Kon Tum province, aiming to promote the local ethnic groups’ traditional culture. The festival, which attracted the participation of 270 folk artists from nine towns and districts, also highlighted the Space of Gong Culture, a unique cultural characteristic of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands. The [...]  Detail

Quang Ngai hosts Korea-Vietnam festival

The central province of Quang Ngai is hosting a four-day cultural exchange festival beginning September 5, 2008 to showcase Quang Ngai’s cultural highlights and Jeju Island , a self-governing province in the Republic of Korea (RoK). Local artists will recite traditional Vietnamese poetry, play music and exhibit local artwork. Panpipe and gong performances will be [...]  Detail

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