The Tich Dien (ploughing) festival officially opened on February 6 in
Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district in the Red River Delta province of
Ha Nam in the presence of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.
Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will celebrate
the National Day as well as its status upgrade to a Grade 1 city with a
four-day (August 22-25) food festival.
Eighty foreign businesses will attend the first international thematic
fair on sea and island tourism in Vietnam, slated for early June in
the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
A three-day culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups
opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 16 with various
festive activities.
The sixth Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013 will include a range
of activities towards Truong Sa island district in particular, and
homeland’s sea and islands in general.
Local authorities of Quang Yen town of the northern province of Quang
Ninh on April 17 held a ceremony to mark the 725th anniversary of
Bach Dang victory over Mongol invaders under the leadership of General
Tran Hung Dao.
The fifth Traditional Craft Festival will be held in central Hue
city from April 27 to May 1, aiming at promoting the development of
traditional crafts and craft villages as well as the tourism industry.
Thousands of people from all corners of the country flocked to the
northern province of Hung Yen on March 21 to attend a festival
commemorating Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung, who have been honoured by
generations for their immortal love.
The central coastal province of Quang Ngai will hold the
traditional ceremonies to commemorate the sailors of the Hoang Sa
(Paracel) Flotilla on April 27-28 in Ly Son island district.
Japan will display the traditional costumes of people in the city
of Saijo and Ishizuchi – a popular kind of tea in the city - during
the 2013 Hue Traditional Craft Festival, says Phan Canh Viet Cuong,
Deputy Manager of the festival.
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