Hue


Int’l experts gather to preserve Vietnam’s royal music (05-9-2008) Local and international experts gathered in the former imperial city of Hue on August 29 for a workshop to discuss a national action plan to safeguard nha nhac (royal court) music of Vietnam
Second Asian Zither Festival kicks off (03-9-2008) Zither performers from China , Japan , the Republic of Korea , and Taiwan ( China ) have gathered in Ho chi minh city for the second Asian Zither Festival that opened on September 1.
Asian Zither Festival enlivens HCM City in September (19-8-2008) Performers from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan and the Republic of Korea and Vietnam are expected to participate in the second Asian Zither Festival in Hcm city early next month.
Nghinh Ong Festival to take place in Phan Thiet city (14-8-2008) The Nghinh Ong Festival, also known as the Guan Kung Greeting Celebration, will kick off in Phan thiet city of southern Binh Thuan province on August 19. The three-day festival will commemorate a Chinese general and warrior-saint honoured by the Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) community.
High as a kite - Vietnam kite (11-8-2008) Kite flying is a simple and captivating hobby which has a long standing tradition in Vietnam
Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival Opens (02-8-2008) The Tay Son – Binh Dinh festival opened with a reenactment of a procession of Emperor Quang Trung and his civil and military mandarins in Phu Phong Town, Tay Son District .
Vietnam star performs in capital (31-7-2008) Country pop sensation Le Minh Son will be giving local fans a treat with live performances on August 1 and 2 at the Ha noi Opera House.
Filmmakers go abroad in search of funds - Vietnamese filmmakers (29-7-2008) Vietnamese filmmakers are spending long hours abroad seeking funds to make movies.
Binh Dinh all set for mega festival (28-7-2008) With just a week to go before the Binh Dinh festival kicks off on August 1, the hometown of the legendary Emperor Quang Trung is agog.
Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe 2008 (14-7-2008) Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela became the owner of the Miss Universe crown worth US$120,000 in the final round at the Crown Convention Centre in Nha trang on July 14.
Sea tourism key economic driver for central region till 2020 - Southeast Asia (08-7-2008) Vietnam will develop sea tourism into a key driver for the maritime sector in central coastal region, according to a master economic development plan for the region to 2020.
Discovering national forests - Ben Thanh Tourist (24-6-2008) HCMC-based tour operator Ben Thanh Tourist has introduced a 15-day, 14-night tour of Xuan Thuy, Cuc Phuong or Nam Cat Tien national forests to cater to the needs of nature enthusiasts.
“Antigone Vietnam” to attend France’s Avignon Festival (24-6-2008) “Antigone Vietnam”, a joint product of the Central Tuong Theatre and France’s Monte-Charge Theatre, presented in Hcm city at the Hue Festival 2008 and in Hanoi on June 17, will attend the Avignon Festival in France in July 2008.
Tourism with traditional art (23-6-2008) In the globalisation period, many countries consider tourism as one of their key economic sectors. There are various kinds of tourism: sport tourism, mountain tourism, adventurous tourism, ecological tourism. In Vietnam cultural tourism plays a key role in the sector.
More trains for students and tourists - Saigon and Hanoi Railway (19-6-2008) Saigon and Hanoi Railway Companies will run more Trains and increase the frequency of trips from Saigon-Nha Trang, Sai Gon-Phan Thiet and from Hanoi to tourist sites to serve students during the university entrance exams and to serve the summer holidays.
Hoi An hosts Graffiti Festival (18-6-2008) Hoi an Graffiti Festival 2008, whose slogan is “Blaze and Shine,” will be held on the Hoai River, Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on June 24.
Vietnam Summer travel Price storm make tours more expensive (16-6-2008) An exhibit of children’s film posters entitled “The World of Children” is being held at the Ho chi minh city Women’s Cultural House at 192-194 Ly Chinh Thang Street in District 3 from now until June 30.
Visit Da Nang for a Wonderful Tour - Danang (12-6-2008) Da nang is the third largest city in Viet nam after Ho chi minh city and Ha noi and it is the largest in the Central region. It has an area of 1,300 square kilometers and a population of 1 million. The city’s Hoang Sa district is an archipelago consisting of 18 islands.
Victoria woos guests with special summer promotion - Victoria Hotels Resorts (11-6-2008) Victoria Hotels & Resorts, which is styled after a traditional fishing village, will offer special bonuses for summer vacationers on the pristine white sand beach in the ancient town of Hoi an close to Danang International Airport.
Hue Festival 2008 : from festivity to life - Art performance on Huong river (11-6-2008) Hue Festival 2008 features the participation of 70 programmes of 60 art troupes from 23 countries. This year’s festival has a very impressive opening featuring the theme World Heritage with Integration and Development.
Hue festival gets bigger and better - Vietnam UNESCO World Heritage Site (10-6-2008) Fifteen years since Hue city won global recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city’s internationally-renowned annual festival has been getting bigger and better. This year’s celebration, already in full swing, is no exception.
Concert puts an end to Italian Culture Season - Trang Tien Hanoi (10-6-2008) A special concert by Italian musician Davide Mancini on June 13 at the French Cultural Centre, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi will close the Italian Cultural Season in Vietnam entitled “Women, the Passion”.
56,000 visitors come to Hue Festival 2008 - King Tu Duc Tomb (09-6-2008) The Hue Festival 2008 in central Thua Thien-Hue province by June 7 had welcome close to 56,000 visitors, including 13,200 foreigners.
Hue Festival 10,000 Show Up for Ao Dai - Vietnam (09-6-2008) Yesterday, an ao dai (Viet Nam’s traditional long gown) fashion show took place in the former Hue Hotel'>Imperial hue city as part of an ongoing biennial Hue Festival and attracted around 10,000 visitors including thousands of foreign tourists.
Digital film resurrects historic Hue heritage (09-6-2008) Representatives of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHAK), the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Samsung Electronics Viet nam donated digital products to the Hue Centre for Monuments Conservation (HCMC) last Saturday.
Central puppetry theatre performs at UNESCO congress (05-6-2008) Puppeteers from the Central Puppetry Theatre have performed at the Asia-Pacific UNESCO Congress taking place in Bulacan, in the Philippines.
Hue Festival Opens Majestically (04-6-2008) The opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2008 took place on Tuesday in Ngo Mon Square. Pomp and color on a Majestic scale was used top promote the unique cultural heritage of Hue and Viet nam
Hue culture takes centre stage (04-6-2008) A series of art performances marked the opening ceremony of the nine-day Hue Festival at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square last night.
Ca tru cultural heritage needs to be preserved (04-6-2008) The Vietnam Musical Institute has just carried out a project to investigate ca tru cultural heritage. On this occasion, a reporter from Nhan Dan Newspaper interviewed Prof. Le Van Toan, deputy head of the Vietnam National Musical Institute, about problems relating to ca tru.
Cultures revived as Festival Hue 2008 starts (04-6-2008) Under the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the fifth Festival Hue kicked off on the evening of June 3 with colours of cultures symbolising the ancient capital of Hue (Vietnam) and some countries in the world.

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