A press conference to introduce the international tour program of conquering Fansipan Mountain and planting flag of "Thang Long - Hanoi 1000 years old" on Fansipan Peak 2010 had been held on the morning of October 22nd, 2010 at the head office of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in Ha Noi.
A watercolor and ink exhibition featuring 55 paintings by artist Tran Van Hai is now on at the City Exhibition House in HCMC’s District 1. The paintings in the artist’s first ever exhibition were inspired during trips to the coastal regions, the Highlands and the Mekong Delta from 2006 to 2010.
Painter Nguyen Thi Hien is in love with the written word. She explains that writing itself has been a work of art since humans began drawing images on stone to communicate and find others.
On October 24 the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association officially opened the Vietnam-Japan Culture Club in Hanoi and marked the first anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan Business Club.
A book about the 1,000-year history of Hanoi by US researcher James Goodman has been made available to the public by The Gioi (World) Publishing House.
A photo exhibition and a seminar on Hanoi ’s architecture and urban life were opened in the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Paris, France, on October 21.
A Japanese film week was launched in Nha Trang by the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City and the Khanh Hoa provincial department for Culture, Sports and Tourism on October 22.
A Vietnam-Hungary culture club officially made its debut in Hanoi on October 22 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The Holland Village event, held by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in HCM City, will open at September 23 Park on October 22. The 10-day event aims to promote the culture and customs of the people and country of the Netherlands to Vietnamese, expatriates and international visitors here.
An exhibition featuring 25 miniature statues of President Ho Chi Minh and Vice President Ton Duc Thang opened at the Ton Duc Thang Museum in HCM City on October 20.
An exhibition of paintings by seven Ha Noi-based artists features famous locations in the capital city. The show, titled Mot Ngay (A Day), has a special theme that required each artist to paint their pictures within a single day.
The HCMC tourism authority will survey a new tourist route upstream the Saigon River to the neighboring province of Dong Nai early on November as the city government on October 18 gave approval, an official said.