News

â€œMeet Vietnam 2009â€ held in the US (Nov 16, 2009)

A cultural exchange called â€œMeet Vietnam 2009â€ was officially held on November 16 in San Francisco, California, the largest of its kind in the US so far. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong attended the opening ceremony of the event.

Cruise ship brings 2,000 foreign visitors to HCMC (Nov 16, 2009)

The Saigontourist travel services on November 16 received over 2,000 visitors from the Costa Classica cruise ship docking at Navioil Port in Ho Chi Minh City.

International Gong festival comes to an end (Nov 16, 2009)

The International Gong Festival concluded on November 15 after four days with 14 events organized in Pleiku and one in Hanoi.

Hue offers finance to restore garden homes (Nov 16, 2009)

The famed nha vuon or garden house of Hue City could flourish and bloom again, nurtured by new policies of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial administration.

Vietnamese Cultural Centre opens in Germany (Nov 16, 2009)

A Vietnamese Cultural Centre officially opened in Berlin, Germany on November 15.

International conference features Gong culture (Nov 15, 2009)

A conference on Gong culture took place in the central highland city of Pleiku on November 14 as part of the International Gong Festival 2009. Many scientists and managers from different countries delivered more than 74 speeches focused on the change in socio-economic conditions and the preservation of gong culture in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia.

Korean food introduced in Hanoi (Nov 15, 2009)

A festival to introduce Korean food, jointly sponsored by the Korean Culture Centre in Vietnam and the Korean Food Industry Asociation (KIFA), opened at Big C supermarket in Hanoi on November 13.

Tourists take cultural tour of Vietnamâ€™s ceramic villages (Nov 15, 2009)

Tourists on a â€œCultural journey through the Red River Deltaâ€™s ceramic villagesâ€ on November 13 stopped at Tho Ha Village in Viet Yen District, in the northern province of Bac Giang, during their current trip.

Okinawa dance troupe dazzles (Nov 15, 2009)

A 22-member troupe from the Okinawa Song and Dance Theatre Chura has presented a traditional theatrical performance at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.

International gong festival begins (Nov 15, 2009)

Sixty gong troupes from five Asian countries and 24 cities and provinces in Vietnam kicked off the first International Gong Festival in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on November 12 night.

Three local resorts in Asiaâ€™s top 25 (Nov 12, 2009)

Three resorts in Vietnamâ€™s central coast region have been short-listed among â€œAsiaâ€™s Top 25 Resortsâ€ in the annual Readersâ€™ Choice Awards organized by Conde Nast Traveler, a travel magazine featuring travel tips, vacations, and destinations among others.

Korean students keen on Vietnamese culture (Nov 11, 2009)

More than 300 Republic of Korean students who are learning Vietnamese attended a Vietnamese language contest and a Vietnamese culture and arts festival held in Republic of Korea (RoK) for the first time on November 11.

Photo exhibition on Vietnam opens in Moscow (Nov 11, 2009)

A photo exhibition entitled â€œVietnam â€“ Land and Peopleâ€ opened at the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia in Moscow on November 10.

Vietnam joins international tourism fair in Britain (Nov 10, 2009)

Vietnamâ€™s 21 travel and tourism companies are attending the World Travel Market 2009 (WTM) that opened in London, the UK on November 9.

Sheraton Saigon receives two awards at World Travel Awards 2009 (Nov 10, 2009)

Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers added to its long list of awards by winning two prestigious acknowledgements as Asiaâ€™s Leading Conference Hotel and Vietnamâ€™s Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards gala ceremony in London.

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