Vietnam’s representative at the upcoming Miss World pageant in South Africa will present the 1,000-year history of Hanoi Capital to the rest of the world.
“Lotusâ€, a cultural art performance of Vietnam, was held in Paris’ District 10, France, drawing crowds of Vietnamese residents and French people.
The Vietnamese cultural association in Germany was founded at a congress in Berlin on October 24 to maintain and develop Vietnam’s cultural values and promote its images.
The Vietnamese Embassy held a meeting in France on October 26 with Vietnamese individuals and organisations actively involved in the “Study and work following Uncle Ho’s example†campaign.
Representatives of 193 UNESCO members have passed a resolution on the participation in the grand ceremony to mark the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in October, 2010.
A photo contest promoting tourism has been launched under the theme of Vietnam - My Homeland.
An exhibition sheds a new and interesting light on Vietnam’s people and land to fellow countrymen and international friends in France.
The American people now have the chance to learn more about Vietnamese fine arts, as well as its culture, when “Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea†opens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH), Texas.
An exhibition introducing the Taoism worshipping tradition upheld by ethnic people in the northern mountainous areas of Vietnam opened in Hanoi on October 21.
Saigontourist on October 22 organised a MICE tour for a group of 80 Singaporeans, combining vacation with charitable activities in Vietnam.
Vietnam Culture Week in Brazil is taking place in Brazilia Capital from October 11 to 23, 2009. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh affirmed that the Vietnam Culture Week in Brazil is one of the important events to develop the relationship and multi-sided co-operation between Vietnam and Brazil.
The International Gong Festival 2009 will be organised for the first time in the Pleiku City of Gia Lai Province from November 12-15.