The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) inked a cooperation deal for 2009-2010 in Hanoi on July 15, under which the former will provide information to the latter for dissemination to the public.
The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Cultural Heritage Council to recognize Thanh Giong Festival as an intangible cultural heritage.
Hundreds of objects displayed at the Vietnam Museum of History will inform people about an ancient culture that flourished 2,000-2,500 years ago.
The Thua Thien–Hue provincial People’s Committee has demanded that the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism implement a project to improve Hue royal music performances on the Huong River.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Rong Vang (Golden Dragon) water puppetry troupe, owned by Thai Duong Stage Arts Company, will represent Vietnam to take part in the Kijimura Festa Festival 2009 in Japan at the invitation of Eshio Okinawa Joint Stock Company.
Twenty-six out of 85 countries have registered to send contestants to the Mrs World Pageant 2009, which will be held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau in November, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A grand ceremony to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and National Tourism Year 2010 will involve 8 cities and all members of the Council for Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA).
A 60m² ceramic picture of brightly coloured lines and designs made by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy was unveiled on July 14 in Long Bien District in Hanoi City, as part of the “Ceramic road along the Red River†project to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
HCMC this year will spend around VND9 billion, or US$600,000, on tourism promotion activities, twice compared to the last year’s budget, an official said.
The ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam Province has launched a contest to create souvenirs to help preserve, develop and honour trade villages and encourage artists across the country to maintain their crafts and handicraft products.
A group of 16 Vietnamese high school students have taken part in a series of activities within the Vietnam-Japan goodwill exchange programme in Japan.
Local authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum are joining hands to preserve 12 sets of precious gongs that are possessed by the Brau ethnic minority group in Bo Y Commune.