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Tien Giang festival to promote fruit

February 8, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Tien Giang festival to promote fruit

The first ever national fruit festival will be held in Tien Giang province from April 19 to 24, authorities from the Mekong Delta province told the media in HCM City last week. LookAtVietnam - The first ever national fruit festival will be held in southern Tien Giang province from April 19 to 24, authorities from the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province told the... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 5/2

February 5, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 5/2

Defence Minister pays pre-Tet visit to General Giap; Vietnam’s achievements highlighted at UN forum; Spring Newspaper Festival opens in Hanoi; Czech investment encouraged in Vietnam  The country to celebrate General Vo Nguyen Giap’s 100th birthday this year. Defence Minister pays pre-Tet visit to General Giap Defence Minister General Phung... Read more

Festival celebrates cashews

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Festival celebrates cashews

The first Golden Cashew Festival this March would seek to entrench Viet Nam’s position as the world’s largest exporter and further popularise its produce . . . Currently, the country has a total cashew cultivation area of 450,000ha and about 200 processing factories.The festival will be held in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, the nation’s... Read more

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 5/2

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 5/2

Thang Long-Hanoi video clip contest launched; Hue to host national hip-hop contest; Fund, music show helps earthquake Haitian victims; Belgian artists to join Hue Festival  Thang Long-Hanoi video clip contest launched The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on February 4 launched a video clip contest on the subject of Thang Long-Hanoi to celebrate... Read more

Hanoi opens its Tet flower markets

February 4, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Hanoi opens its Tet flower markets

All 51 spring flower markets in the capital city opened on February 3, according to an announcement by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade. A flower garden in My Tho city, Tien Giang province. This year spring flower markets will work for 11 days, from February 3-13, including 16 markets in the inner city and 35 in the outskirts. The biggest... Read more

Vietnam film students inspired by surprise Hollywood victory

January 31, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Vietnam film students inspired by surprise Hollywood victory

Director Nguyen Do Khoa (L), aka eNKee Nguyen, and a Vietnamese crew member set up a shot on the set of The 4th The unexpected victory of Vietnamese college students at a Hollywood film festival has inspired a sequel and hopes for more recognition. Nguyen Do Khoa, director of The 4th, which grabbed first prize in... Read more

Ha Nam to restore 1,000-year ploughing rites

January 29, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Ha Nam to restore 1,000-year ploughing rites

The Tich Dien Mua Xuan (Spring Ploughing) Festival, initiated more than 1,000 years ago to promote agriculture, will take place in the northern province of Ha Nam from February 18-20.   The Spring Ploughing 2009. The festival originated from the Le dynasty in 987 when King Le Dai Hanh decided to plough in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province... Read more

Hue Festival welcomes art troupes from 31 countries

January 24, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Hue Festival welcomes art troupes from 31 countries

Scheduled from June 5-13, Hue Festival 2010 will be the largest thus far, attracting participants from 31 countries. The Hue royal palace. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on January 21, Thua Thien – Hue Vice-Chair Ngo Hoa announced the theme of the Hue Festival: “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development.” The festival... Read more

Stampede in the Highlands!

January 11, 2010  . Filed under News, Travel

Stampede in the Highlands!

On the morning of the elephant races in Buon Don village of Dak Lak province you can feel the excitement on the streets of Buon Ma Thuot. LookAtVietnam - On the morning of the elephant races in Buon Don village, Krong Na commune, Buon Don district of Dak Lak province you can feel the excitement on the streets of Buon Ma Thuot. The city is just 36km away but... Read more

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 11/1

January 10, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 11/1

Fourth Singer’s Day to be held in Quy Nhon; Promoting cooperation in translating Vietnamese literature; Hung Kings feted in Phu Tho; More foreign artists to attend Festival Hue 2010    Fourth Singer’s Day to be held in Quy Nhon More than 200 singers will attend “Singer’s Day”, the biggest annual event for them, in... Read more

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