The Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Festival is aimed to promote Mekong Delta tourism and woo more visitors to the region, affirmed Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Chien Thang at a press briefing in Hanoi on October 26.
A group of more than 20 Vietnamese and foreign artists will join together to present their works in an event celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.
The “Mekong-Japan Tourism and Culture Festival†will open in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 1, one day earlier than scheduled, said a local official on October 21.
To mark the Tourism Day of Phan Thiet City (October 24) and the day Phan Thiet becomes a 2nd grade city, Binh Thuan Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to organize culture and sports activities to share their happiness with international and domestic tourists.
Vietnamese and Republic of Korean Cultural Week will be held in Hanoi and HCMC from October 18-25 to boost the traditional friendship between the two countries in education, culture and public health.
The central city of Danang will host the International Fireworks Competition 2010, which will take place on March 27 and 28 next year. This will be the third time that the city has hosted such event.
The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations announced 10 major activities to celebrate the city’s recognition by UNESCO 10 years ago as a “City for Peaceâ€, in the lead-up to the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
After many cancellations, the Long Bien Bridge Memory Festival, considered one of the biggest art festivals of the year, will take place from October 10-11 for the first time as part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the Hanoi’s liberation and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The fourth annual “Taste of the World Festival 2009†will be organized at September 23 Park in HCMC’s District 1 from December 3 to 6 with the participation of 24 countries.
Tourism, cultural and sports activities will kick off National Tourism Year 2010 in Hanoi beginning this month. "The National Tourism Year is the country’s important event to promote national tourism sector to international countries," Pham Quang Long, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said.
Vietnam will hold its first Rice Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from November 26 to 30 to introduce to the world the country’s wet rice civilisation – an essential part of its culture.
Fireworks, martial arts, and traditional music performances will be the highlights of a three-day festival to be held in Hanoi from October 9-11.