The largest relief of Vietnam’s ancient culture is expected to be completed before the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, which will fall on October 10, 2009.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced 10 outstanding culture, sports and tourism activities in 2009 in the central city of Danang on December 27.
The first direct flight linking China’s Taipei and the central city of Danang arrived in the Danang Airport on December 26.
Art from traditional Cambodian daily life were featured in an exhibition on December 24. The art exhibition displays about 30 paintings and artefacts by Cambodian artists, as part of the Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
To join in the celebration of 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, the Netherlands will present more than 22,000 tulips as a gift to the capital city during the Hanoi Flower Festival from December 30, 2009 to January 3, 2010.
A series of dances imbued with traditional Cambodian culture opened for the Cambodian Culture Week 2009 kicked off in Hanoi on December 23.
Two national art festivals will be organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Communist Party and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.
The first Chau Van (ritual song) singing festival for the Red river delta will be held in March 2010 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Songs at the festival will be about the Party, late President Ho Chi Minh, national heroes and Thang Long-Hanoi.
Chinese low cost airline, Viva Macau, has announced it will open a direct air route to Hanoi on February 13, 2010 with three flights per week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Da Lat City in the central province of Lam Dong has officially been recognized as the City of Flower Festival according to an official dispatch No 2567/TTg-KGVX, signed by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on December 22, 2009.
As of the lunar New Year 2010, the central city of Da Nang will offer tourists special shows of extracts of traditional tuong art at the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre.
A French amateur artist, Jean-Pierre Tissier, is showcasing more than 100 photos of Vietnamese’s daily lives at an exhibition, set to last until January 15, 2010, in his home city of Paris.