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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 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 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

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

A series of art performances marked the opening ceremony of the nine-day Hue Festival at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square last night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.