Vietnam and Laos signed a cooperative agreement on culture and art in the 2009-2012 period in Hanoi on March 5.
A sapphire statue of Buddha, which is nearly 3.5m in height, 4,650kg in weight, will be introduced at the Goddess of Mercy Festival 2009 in the central city of Danang from March 13-15.
Nearly 200 guests attended the launch of a Vietnamese foods month at Westin Hotel in the Chinese capital of Beijing on March 2.
A seminar on Vietnam-Japan tourism cooperation was held in Nha Trang City of southern Khanh Hoa Province on February 27
The Hanoi City People’s Committee and the Vietnam Television (VTV) have signed an agreement on joint activities to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Vietnamese embassy in Japan hosted a gastronomic event to introduce Vietnamese cuisine to its friends from Japan and the rest of the world on February 25.
A Buddhist cultural centre, built at a cost of VND5 billion, was inaugurated in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 26.
The Cham Sculpture Museum in central Danang City will on February 27 will open two modern exhibition rooms which were funded by the Guimet Museum of Asian Art and France’s Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
The “My homeland festivalâ€, an annual culinary and culture festival organized by Saigontourist Holding Company, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Binh Quoi Tourism Village, is an opportunity for tourists to learn about the significant features of Vietnamese cuisine.
Vietnamese culture was on display at an annual international cultural festival in Ottawa, Canada on February 20.
Legend of the Sea cruise liner anchored Nha Trang Port, Khanh Hoa Province, on February 21, bringing 1,700 visitors from Canada, Germany, the UK and the US to the central city.
An impressive gala night featuring the Vietnamese culture was hosted by Vietnamese students at the UK’s Birmingham University on February 20.