An international seminar was held in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho province, on April 13 to discuss the ancestor worship as a popular belief in the modern society with the focus on studying the Hung Kings worshipping rituals. Attending the event were Katherine Muller Marin, Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office in Hanoi, together with [...]
Travel companies joining the exhibition HCMC Tourism Day wrapping up on Sunday, April 10 say they are happy with the three-day event as many customers have queued up to ask for information or book services. Many companies such as Ben Thanh Tourist, Saigontourist Travel Services Co., Lien Bang Travelink, and TST Tourist said the number [...]
Vietnam had performed as the best tourism market in the region in 2010 with the number of foreign arrivals recording a year-on-year increase of 40 percent, according to Business Monitor International (BMI). The performance is particularly impressive given that it has traditionally lagged behind regional market leaders such as India and Thailand, the organisation said [...]
A show of Vietnamese traditional ao dai (long robe) was part of activities to open the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Daegu city, one of the three largest tourism fairs in the East Asian country. The Vietnamese Embassy’s booth at the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Tour Expo 2011 Vietnam introduced the images of [...]
01 January New Year’s Day (Tet Duong Lich) January or February (3 days) Tet (Vietnamese New Year – Tet Am Lich) 03 February Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party. (Thanh lap Dang Cong San Vietnam – founded in 1930) 30 April Liberation Day (Giai Phong Saigon – the day on which Saigon [...]
An exhibition entitled “Mekong’s stories: Challenge and Dream” opened in the Lao capital of Vientiane on April 6, 2011. Present at the opening ceremony were Lao Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Buangeun Saphuvong, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Ta Minh Chau, the Cambodian Ambassador to Laos and representatives from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).
The Center for Preservation of Co Loa Relics – Thang Long Ancient Citadel has asked permission from the Hanoi authorities and related ministries to compile the file of Co Loa relic to submit to the UNESCO for recognition as a world cultural heritage. The center’s director Nguyen Van Son said that if the proposal is [...]
People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province coordinated with related agencies to hold a press conference to announce the program of Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 on April 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 will take place from April 28 to May 2, 2011 at the Bai [...]
Phu Tho Provincial Literature and Arts Association had coordinated with other agencies to organize an international exhibition on calligraphy and posters with the theme “Study and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example” at the Hung Vuong Museum (Tran Phu Street, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province) from April 4 – 12, 2011. This is [...]
Phu Tho province has made preparations for this year’s festival to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, as well as preserving the local areas tangible and intangible heritage. She also offered incense in commemoration of the nation’s ancestors at their temple. Nguyen Doan Khanh, a member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary [...]
