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Flower festival draws in 3 million visitors
Almost 3 million locals and foreigners flocked to Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake to join the festival.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
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Japanese flower arranger decorates Hanoi
Flower arrangements by Eikou Sumara,
one of Japan ’s top artisans, will be on display alongside works of 10
local artists at the second Ikebana Festival that will open at Hanoi ’s
Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam on Dec. 5.
Largest-ever embroidery painting to be finished on time
Work on the largest-ever embroidery
painting is expected to be complete by October next year, in time for
the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Int’l cooperative fair opens
An international fair on cooperatives and medium- and small- sized enterprises (MSEs) opened in Hanoi on December 2.
Central Highlands to host Gong festival
The 2009 International Gong Festival
will be organised for the first time in the Central Highlands province
of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city from November 12-15.
Numerous celebrations to mark Hanoi liberation day
Numerous activities, including cultural and arts exhibitions,
and performances will be held from Oct. 8-18 at the Hanoi ancient
citadel relic to mark the 999 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and
the 55 th liberation day of the capital city (Oct. 10).
Exhibition of Hanoi’s craft villages to be held
An exhibition of Hanoi’s craft
villages will open in the capital city on Oct. 6 as part of activities
to mark the 999 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
New book on craft villages
A new book on Vietnamese craft villages
by Sylvie Fanchette and Nicholas Stedman was presented on Sept. 22 at
the Goethe Institute in Hanoi.
2,000 deals inked at Techmart Vietnam ASEAN+3
More than 2,000 technology-related
deals worth more than 1.7 trillion VND were inked during the Techmart
Vietnam ASEAN + 3 which took place in Hanoi from September 17-20, said
the organisers.
Ancient capital offers colourful history lessons of two dynasties
On a spring morning, we visit the ancient Hoa Lu capital, now in Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district, in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
Now and ‘then’: festival salutes unique artform
A festival dedicating to “ then” – the
traditional singing of the Tay and Nung ethnic people - will kick off
tonight in the northern province of Bac Can.
Seven more people in Kon Tum recognised as folk artisans
Seven more ethnic minority people from
the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been recognised as “Folk
artisans” by the Vietnam Folk Arts Association.
UNESCO promotes traditional handicrafts
United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is developing a project to promote Vietnamese traditional handicrafts at five World Heritage sites in Vietnam.
Pottery, lacquer artworks spotlighted at Hue Festival
The 2009 Hue Festival will be held from June 12-14 to celebrate its tradition of producing pottery, lacquer artworks and cloisonne.
Int’l hospitality competition held in Hue
The world’s most prestigious competition of the hospitality industry, the George Baptise Cup, ended in the former imperial city of Hue on May 30 with Kocemba Jacob from Denmark bringing home the first prize.
