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Vietnam Week in Japan to be held (06-9-2008) Vietnam Week in Japan will be held in the middle of this month. This is one of the biggest event on Vietnam held in Japan to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.
Vietnam Week in Japan to be held (06-9-2008) Vietnam Week in Japan will be held in the middle of this month. This is one of the biggest event on Vietnam held in Japan to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.
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.
ASEAN Tourism Forum 2009 - Striving for a New Height (21-8-2008) ASEAN Tourism Forum is one of the most important and largest-scale activities in the frame of ASEAN Tourism cooperation. Since it was established, ATF always get big attendance of its country members.
National Day holiday: no worry of high price (21-8-2008) Contrary to forecasts, tourism companies say the numbers of visitors buying tours for the National Day holiday are on the rise, despite economic difficulties and tour price increases of 5-7%.
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.
Vietnam Airlines to launch fourth direct air route to Japan (09-8-2008) The national flag carrier Vietnam airlines will launch on August 12 its direct service from Hanoi to Nagoya township of Chubu , the third biggest economic hub of Japan , announced the carrier.
Vietnam welcomes over 2.6 million foreign tourists - Foreign tourists to Vietnam (31-7-2008) Vietnam received more than 2.6 million international visitors in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Filmmakers go abroad in search of funds - Vietnamese filmmakers (29-7-2008) Vietnamese filmmakers are spending long hours abroad seeking funds to make movies.
First traditional tuong festival to be held (03-7-2008) The traditional tuong (Vietnamese classical opera) festival will be organised from July 25-30 in Binh Dinh central province with the participation of seven theatres with eight plays.
Calligraphy draws student interest (03-7-2008) Calligraphy is considered to be a classic art form pursued by adults, but the fact that nearly 1,000 young students are studying it in Hanoi belies the claim.
First international festival of cultural space of Tay Nguyen gongs (25-6-2008) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the five Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces will organise the first international festival titled the Space of Gong Culture of the Central Highlands in March 2009.
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.
Gongs Festival to Be Held in Pleiku (20-6-2008) The Central Highlands Gong Festival will be held in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province in March, according to the Institute of Art and Culture of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Nearly 1.5 million foreign arrivals to HCM City in first half of this year (20-6-2008) Ho chi minh (HCM) City greeted 1,487,000 foreign tourists in the first six months this year, an increase of 16 percent on year, reaching 49 percent of the yearly plan.
Vietnamese restaurants compete for Asian reputation (19-6-2008) 69 Vietnamese restaurants have been nominated for Top Asian Restaurants, an award introduced by The Miele Guide.
Vietnam to boast sea tourism in ATF 2009 (17-6-2008) Vietnam's tourism has plans to strongly promote the country's sea tourism in the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2009 (ATF 2009), which will take place in the capital city of Hanoi next year, the Culture, Sport, and Tourism Ministry said.
Herman’s journey to bring Vietnamese films to the U.S (16-6-2008) He used to be a film producer and a student of the famous film director Martin Scorsese, but Gerald Herman choose Vietnam to be his living and working place for the past 15 years.
Vietnam joins Brest Sea Festival 2008 for the first time (16-6-2008) Vietnam will, for the first time, take part together with 25 other countries in the Brest Sea Festival 2008, to be held in France from July 11thto 17th.
First Int’l Central Highland Gong Culture Festival scheduled for next year (12-6-2008) The Institute of Art and Culture, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has held a meeting with leaders from the five Central Highland provinces to organize the First International Central Highland Gong Culture Festival in Gia Lai province in March 2009.
The First International Central Highland Gong Culture Festival in Gia Lai province (11-6-2008) The Institute of Art and Culture, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has held a meeting with leaders from the five Central Highland provinces to organize the First International Central Highland Gong Culture Festival in Gia Lai province in March 2009.
Toyota Concert tours five big cities in Vietnam (04-6-2008) Toyota Concert Tour Vietnam 2008 will kick off at 8pm on June 9 at the Hanoi Opera House, followed by Hai phong Da nang Nha trang and Ho chi minh city
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.
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.
Cambodia seeks tourism ties with Central Highlands province - Cambodia tourism (28-5-2008) A senior Cambodian government official says Cambodia wants to cooperate in tourism with Vietnam’s Central Highlands Lam Dong province. Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said he supports tourism cooperation and joint venture plans between Lam Dong province and Cambodian localities during a meeting with a Lam Dong province delegation in Phnom Penh on May 27.
5,500 international tourists sail to Vietnam - Saigon tourist (24-5-2008) Saigontourist has lately welcomed three vessels carrying 5,500 tourists and crew members of three international ships to visit Ho chi minh city Da nang city and Halong Bay just in two days.
Three Cruise Ships Bring 5,500 Visitors - Costa Allegra Cruise Ship (21-5-2008) On Monday, the cruise ship Costa Allegra arrived from Australia to dock in Sai gon while SuperStar Gemini from Europe docked in Da nang The two ships carry a total of 2,500 passengers.
Mui Ne hosts Le Fruit Triathlon (16-5-2008) Hcm City-based VietAdventure has announced that 120 competitors, mainly from Canada, France, Japan, Singapore, the UK and the US, will participate in the Le Fruit Triathlon. The event will take place in Binh Thuan Province’s Mui ne on June 1.

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