Mid-Autumn connected with Love toward Island-Seas
The Vietnamese Association of Child Rights Protection have organised their Mid-Autumn Festival Eve 2011 programme with the theme “Mid-Autumn connected with Love toward Island-Sea” for September 8 at the Central Circus in Hanoi (Vietnam Circus Federation, 67-69 Tran Nhan Tong).
Ethnic village receives Truong Sa sovereignty stones
The Hanoi-based Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups has received coral stones taken from Truong Sa as evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago.
Quang Nam hosts first Global Choir Festival
Nearly 40 choirs, including over 1,000 domestic and international singers, will perform at the first International Choir Festival & Competition in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, from March 16-20 in 2011.
Tourism up 15-20 percent for Vietnam Independence Day
The number of tourists registering to travel both in and out of the country on Vietnam Independence Day (September 2) has increased by 15-20 percent from last year’s figure, according to tour operators in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City gets new tourism slogan
"Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City" is the city’s new tourism slogan, announced the steering committee for Ho Chi Minh City tourism development .
Vietnamese circus artists shine in Cuba
Vietnamese circus artists won the Grand Prix prize and a bronze medal at the International Circus Festival 2011 in the Cuban capital of Havana which closed on Aug. 14.
400 artisans attend Gong Festival in Gia Lai
More than 400 artisans from the J’rai and Bahnar ethnic minorities gathered at a gong festival in Kbang district in the central highland province of Gia Lai on June 13-14.
Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue as crowded as usual
Thien Mu Pagoda (Heavenly Lady Pagoda) was built in the former imperial capital of Hue in 1601, hence one of the oldest religious buildings in the country.
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