Hanoi


Third annual European Food Festival hits Hanoi Hanoians will have an opportunity to share in the very best of European gastronomic culture at the 3rd annual European Food Festival which will take place on May 24, from 5pm at the National Library of Vietnam
Surviving the time of high costs - Vietnam AirAsia When AirAsia announced the launch of direct services from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to HCMC and vice versa last month, a fact in the opening ceremony that was less noticed was that the budget carrier counted on its staff in all to organize the event.
Cultural and art exhibition held to welcome Vesak - Vietnam Buddhist culture An exhibition featuring Buddhist culture and art opened at the National Convention Hall in Hanoi on May 13 as part of the celebrations of the United Nations Day of Vesak.
Vietnam Soft adventure tour in northwest The northwest region of the country is an area of stunning scenery with terraced fields, mountain ridges separating beautiful valleys and colorful bazaars: an excellent destination for soft adventure and trekking tours.
Hanoian painter brings traditional lacquer to Saigon - Vietnam’s landscapes With 34 paintings selected from his nearly 1,000 works, Ngo Thanh Nhan’s “Vietnam’s landscapes” exhibition brings the smart beauty of traditional lacquer to Hcm city audiences.
Old relics found - Sung Phuc pagoda An old copper bell about 300 years old has been found on the campus of Sung Phuc pagoda in Tu Minh commune, Hai Duong city by the pagoda’s Buddhist monks and nuns.
France helps train Vietnamese hotel managers The Accor hotel group and several French universities have joined the Hanoi National University in offering Masters of Hotel Management courses to aspiring young Vietnamese hoteliers.
Vietnam France Spring Festival Nhan Dan Online- Nineteen events featuring exhibition, stage, contemporary dance, circus, literature, fashion show and concert will take place in the framework of a month-long France Spring Festival from May 20 to June 18.
Vietnam Countryside bowls At Thuy Nga restaurant in Hanoi Duc Hanh discovers some wonderful dishes that come straight from the countryside Crack! I jolt at the sound of the terra-cotta splitting wide open. All it took was one quick strike and the pot broke in half. The waiter smiles as he pulls away the It’s definitely a novel way of serving up the rice, though I’m not broken pot. sure my mother would approve .
Buddhist sculpture art showcased in Vietnam More than 100 Asian Buddhist sculptural works from 7th to 19th century are on show at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts from this afternoon. This is the first time the Buddhist sculptural works of collector Duong Phu Hien have introduced to the public.
Vietnam welcomes nearly 1.7m int’l visitors The Tourism Administration reports that Vietnam has so far this year welcomed nearly 1.7 million foreign tourists, a year-on-year increase of 16.1 percent.
Vietnam to attend world performing arts festival Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will attend the 16 th World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Young People (ASSITEJ 2008) slated for Adelaide , Australia , from May 9-18.
2008 summer travel: luxury tours attract tourists Travel companies have launched many summer tours to meet the increasing travel demand. At present, many tours are fully reserved from now to July.
Vietnamese man “sees through” the Mediterranean , Vietnam photograph From May 10-15, photographer Nguyen Viet Thanh will introduce his photo exhibition entitled “The Beauty of the Mediterranean” at Ly Thai To park, Hanoi
Traditional puppetry confronts new challenges Lack of audience is the biggest problem for most traditional arts like Cheo, Tuong, Cai Luong, but not for puppetry, which in confronted by a lack of manpower.