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The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ben Tre will stage a five-day festival starting on January 15 in honour of its native fruit, the coconut, provincial officials said at a press conference. The festival is timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Dong Khoi Ben Tre, or the uprising of local residents against the US-backed Sai Gon regime. | |
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HCMC, the country’s biggest tourism center, has mapped out a plan for launching a tourism marketing campaign at home and abroad to speed up a recovery of the sector hurt by the global downturn last year. | |
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A photo exhibition opened in Beijing on January 11 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations. The week-long exhibition was jointly held by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and China's Xinhua News Agency (XNA). | |
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An exhibition of photos, paintings and drawings on the theme “This is not an advertisement” by Australian artist Ian McIntosh will open in Hanoi on the evening of January 14. He first came to Vietnam in 1992 and has since returned regularly to work and live in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. | |
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A group of artists in the central province of Quang Nam are creating a unique calligraphic work comprised of 1, 000 poems that will be printed on 1, 000m Ma Chau silk. Poems were selected from 5, 000 works nationwide and the silk was woven in Ma Chau Village, said Ho Trung Viet from Duy Xuyen District’s Ornamental Creature Association... | |
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The 11th Fun Cup Windsurfing Competition will be held in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan from January 28-30 with the participation of over 60 windsurfers from 15 countries and territories. | |
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The Prime Minister has agreed to hold “Vietnamese Days” in China and Russia later this year, according to the Government Office. The events are aimed at promoting the country’s image as well as investment, trade and tourism and boosting bilateral cooperation with the countries. | |
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The 100 best tourism brands in HCMC for international tourists have finally been singled out and tourism authorities will announce the city’s first-ever 100 exciting items on February 1, said a tourism official. | |
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Many officials and people from the US city of San Francisco have visited the display area for Vietnamese cultural space after Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong officially opened the “Meet Vietnam 2009” exchange programme in the city on November 16. | |
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Long ago, deer would graze in the mountain and fields near the water of the Da River. It was because of this everyday sight that the valley was named Thung Nai, which translates to the "Valley of Deer"... | |
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