The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held it first ever culinary festival from November 20-22 with assistance from the provincial Tourism Association and the People’s Committee of Vung Tau City and the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Great contributions of late President Ho Chi Minh to the struggle to liberate the oppressed nations and his moral examples topped the agenda of talks held recently in Argentina.
A film crew from France’s TV5 channel has shot the Vit Co Xanh ecological village in northern Hoa Binh Province and Sao Bien yacht in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province. French film makers came to Vietnam under the sponsorship of Vietnam Adventure Company.
A ceremony to launch the Tourism Year 2010 of four northern mountainous provinces, namely Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang and Bac Kan, was held in Ha Giang Town on November 21.
Sixty lacquer paintings by Vietnamese artists Nguyen Thanh Binh and Dao Hai Phong were showcased at an exhibition in Tokyo on November 21.
The 24th Asian International Art Exhibition (AIAE) opened at the National Art Museum in Malaysia on November 20, drawing the participation of 13 countries and territories in the Asian region.
Vietnam Airlines has launched a quiz on the 1,000 year history of Thang Long-Hanoi, in Australia at website: www.hanoi1000years.com.au.
Square One Restaurant at the Park Hyatt Saigon has been awarded No. 1 restaurant in Vietnam by the Miele Guide Awards in their 2009/2010 edition of The Miele Guide.
Many officials and people from the US city of San Francisco have visited the display area for Vietnamese cultural space after Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong officially opened the “Meet Vietnam 2009†exchange programme in the city on November 16.
Twelve out of 76 beauties taking part in Mrs World Pageant 2009 together with several members of the organising board arrived in Hanoi on November 17.
A photo exhibition called Visions of the Netherlands in the framework of the cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and the Netherlands was opened to the public at the General Sciences Library, 69 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, HCMC.
Volendam cruise ship, Holland American Lines, carried out nearly 1,200 tourists, mainly from the U.S., to Vietnam’s Central Coastal Danang City on November 12.