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Bac Lieu holds biggest ever “Da Co Hoai Lang” Festival
Bac Lieu held the “Da Co Hoai Lang” Festival on Sept. 9 to mark the 92nd anniversary of the appearance of the work and Vietnam’s Stage Day.

Int’l tourism exhibition opens in HCM City
The seventh Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Exhibition (ITE HCMC) officially kicked off on Sept. 14, drawing travel agencies and companies from 40 countries and territories worldwide.

Mexican audiences enthralled by Vietnam’s water puppetry
‘Vietnam’s water puppetry is the cultural event which we most look forward to in Nuevo Leon state,’ said Liliana Melo de Sada, the head of the organising board of Santa Lucia international stage festival in Mexico, in a press conference to present the event on September 8.

A marriage of two famous brands to promote the luxury segment of Vietnam tourism to Australian travelers
Luxury Travel Vietnam – one of the leading tour operator in Vietnam and South East Asia and The Cape Club - a division of More Collections Pty Ltd, Australia have established a joint venture to develop fully accompanied concierge services for the travel industry across Vietnam and South East Asia.

Metropole Hotel excavates wartime air raid shelter
A long-forgotten air raid shelter was found earlier this week at the landmark Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi when construction workers, who laid the foundation of a new garden bar, struck the shelter’s roof.

HCM City promotes Vietnam tourism in New York
The Saigontourist Travel Service has coordinated with Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations to organize a festival to advertise HCM City tourism in New York.

Tours of heritage sites launched
A ceremony to launch tours of Viet Bac heritage sites was held in Bac Kan on November 7 with a special art performance.

Cambodia Culture Week to take place next week
The Cambodia Culture Week 2011 will be held in the southern region from Nov. 16-23. The Arts Performance Organising Centre of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that during the week, a 35-member ensemble from Cambodia will give four performances during the week.

Gala to welcome Halong Bay as the new natural wonder of the world
The result of a poll to determine the New 7 Wonders of Nature is announced. The provisional New7Wonders of Nature are, in alphabetical order: Amazon (South America), Ha Long Bay (Viet Nam), Iguazu Falls (Brazil/Argentina), Jeju Island (South Korea), Komodo National Park (Indonesia), Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines), Table Mountain (South Africa).

Lao Cai hosts trade exchange and investment promotion seminar
Twenty contracts worth nearly US$200 million will be signed between Vietnamese and Chinese businesses at a seminar on trade exchange and investment promotion in the northern province of Lao Cai on November 12.