Nha Trang City starts Week of Buddhist Culture
Two photo exhibitions were opened in the central coastal city of Nha Trang , Khanh Hoa Province, on November 29, starting a week of Buddhist Culture.
Vietnamese Party’s founding day celebrated in Laos
An art exhibition opened in Vientiane, Laos on January 25 to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).
Vietnam wins prize at Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
With his “Harvest season” photo, Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van, a reporter for the Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has won fourth prize at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, ranked behind 3 US photographers.
Goya prints on show in HCMC
Rare prints composed by world famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes between 1810 and 1820 are on display for the second time in Vietnam at an exhibition in the HCMC Fine Arts Museum. The 33 etchings are from Goya’s series Disaster of War, which is a collection of painful scenes from Spain’s War of Independence (1808-1814) against the French.
Local travel firms team up in tour promotion
An initial 19 travel companies in HCMC have clubbed together under the so-called Tourism Stimulus Team 2010 to jointly promote discounted tours to travelers. The members have been recognized by the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
HCMC to promote 100 excitements on international flights
Representatives of eight international airlines in HCMC have agreed to broadcast a video clip to promote the city’s one hundred excitements program on international flights, a tourism official said.
Vietnam, Japan boost culture exchange
The Japan-Vietnam Culture Exchange Centre in Vietnam will organise a series of activities between May and October to introduce Japanese culture as well as boost culture exchange with Vietnam.
Indonesia to boost tourism, trade links with Vietnam
Indonesia will make use of its advantages to enhance tourism, trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam in the years to come, Indonesian diplomats said.
World Food Festival promotes Vietnamese cuisine
Vietnam will host the World Food Festival for the first time in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau in July, providing a great opportunity for the country to promote its traditional cuisine.
