Various cultural activities will be organized at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from February 15th to 17th as part of the "Spring Celebration" program, co- organized by the museum and the Yen Bai provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
Phu My Hung Flower Festival 2013 opened at The Crescent in Phu My Hung urban area in District 7, bringing peaceful and stunning countryside landscapes to the city to give locals and foreigners a chance to soak up the Tet atmosphere.
The Bac Ninh Provincial Culture and Tourism Week 2013 will take place from February 18th to 27th in localities in Bac Ninh province, with various activities such as the Bac Ninh Trade and Tourism Fair 2013, the Lim Festival, the Quan ho (love duet) singing contest, the Spring Newspaper Festival and an ornamental tree exhibition.
A flower road to welcome the Year of the Snake along the western bank of Han River, under the theme "Flower in blossom", will open on February 7th (27th of the 12th lunar month).
The second southern folk cake festival will open on February 2 at the Hoa Su Restaurant in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, providing a cultural and gastronomic feast to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year).
The ceremony to receive world heritage recognition for the practice of Hung Kings worship will take place on the occasion of the Hung Kings Festival 2013, on April 13th (the 4th day of the third lunar month).
The central province of Quang Tri on January 27 held the Arieu Ping and gong festival in Ta Rut commune of Dakrong district to honour the traditional cultural values of local ethnic minority groups.
The Spring Flower Festival to welcome Tet will kick off on February 5 (the 25th day of lunar December) and wraps up on February 17 (the eighth day of lunar January) at Tao Dan Park in District 1.
A confectionary festival organized by the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will take place from Friday until Monday at September 23 Park in District 1.
(TITC) - From 8 to 11 June 2013, Sea Festival 2013 with the theme "Nha Trang - Sea rendezvous" will take place in Nha Trang City, Cam Ranh City, Khanh Vinh District and Ninh Hoa Town (Khanh Hoa Province).
(TITC)_ From 17 - 24 January 2013, the 32nd ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) is held in Vientiane, Laos under the theme "ASEAN - Hand in Hand, Conquering our future". The participants of Viet Nam delegation in ATF 2013 are Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan, Deputy General Director of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism Hoang Thi Diep, leaders of MoCST…
(TITC) - On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Viet Nam and Italy (23 March 1973 - 23 March 2013), from 15 to 23 January 2013, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh leads the Vietnamese delegation to attend the Vietnamese Week in Italy in 2013.