Dalat Flower Festival closed

After four days, the closing ceremony of Dalat Flower Festival 2010 with theme “flower street and wine” took place on January 4.   Later in the evening, a wine testing ceremony was held near Xuan Huong Lake in the city. Visitors were free to taste the three biggest wine labels in Dalat City, including Vinh [...]

Dalat Flower Festival 2010 opens

The Dalat Flower Festival 2010 kicked off in the city’s flower garden in the central province of Lam Dong on January 1, attracting the participation of about 20,000 domestic and foreign visitors.  The event drew 85 businesses and flower and plant associations from all over the country and nearly 10 foreign countries including the Netherlands, [...]

Hotels offer discounts during Dalat Flower Festival

Around 20 standard hotels in Dalat City in the central highland province of Lam Dong have registered for a promotional programme entitled “Dalat-Lam Dong Impression 2009”.   The programme which will be held from December 15, 2009 to January 15, 2010 aims to promote a good image for Dalat – to attract tourists to the [...]

More foreign countries register to attend Hue Festival

As many as 21 countries have registered to take part in Hue Festival 2008, an increase of 10 countries compared to the festival two years ago, according to the event organisers.  Besides France, China, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia and Germany, this year’s festival will see the first-ever participation of the [...]

Hue Festival 2008 awaits art lovers

With the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the Hue Festival 2008 promises to be a great, impressive, and attractive festival with hundreds of specific cultural and tourist programs aiming at enhancing unique cultural values of Vietnam and Hue Ancient Capital.  Hue Festival 2008 will continue to develop achievements of Hue festivals of 2000, [...]

Khmer people to celebrate New Year festival

Khmer ethnic minority people in southern Tra Vinh province are gearing up for Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival celebrations set to begin after the year’s first harvest.   About 300,000 Khmer people are expected to celebrate the New Year festival on April 13-15. The festival will include cultural performances and other entertainment at local [...]

Thousands of pilgrims, tourists travel to Perfume Pagoda festival

The cold weather couldn’t keep thousands of pilgrims and tourists away from the Huong Pagoda Festival, the nation’s longest and most elaborate annual festival that opened yesterday morning in the northern province of Ha Tay.  The Venerable Thich Minh Hien rang the bell to officially open the festival at the Huong Pagoda, also known as [...]

Christmas Festival in Dam Sen

Let’s go to Dam Sen to enjoy the huge Christmas cake and the jubilant Christmas Festival from December 22 to 25, 2007 and January 1, 2008  1. Two festival of competition to greeting Christmas Day: * The Make-up Ball “Gala X’mas 2007” – Register from now to December 7,2007 – The day of contest: December [...]

Foreign art troupes registered for Hue Festival 2008

   Twenty two art troupes from 16 countries have registered to perform at the June 3-6 Hue Festival 2008.   The Hue Festival 2008 will be held in the former imperial city of Hue under the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development” to showcase the cultural values of Hue and Vietnam through hundreds of festive [...]

Mong ethnic cultural festival opens in Yen Bai province

In the framework of Muong Lo cultural tourism week, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is holding a Mong ethnic cultural festival and has announced a decision from the provincial People’s Committee on the plans for the Suoi Giang tourist area in Van Chan district.   In Suot Giang, the ancient Shan tea tree is [...]