Culture

In focus are re-enactments of the Ok Om Bok (Moon Worshipping) Festival of the Khmer ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. Other activities include the introduction of cultural features of the Khmer people , including Cham Rieng Cha Pai art, which is part of the national intangible cultural heritage, and the Kathina robe offering ceremony. Besides, the introduction of Khmer pagoda, the only one of its kind in Hanoi, will be also included in the agenda. The event runs from October 1-30, and expects to bring an interesting cultural space from the southern region to audience in the capital./. VNA … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta cultural features highlighted

Free tickets are available at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema, at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe ward, District 1. HCM City (VNA) – The Italian Film Festival 2022 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 10-16 after concluding in Hanoi. According to the Italian Consulate General in the southern metropolis, the event aims to promote the cultural exchange between Italy and Vietnam, while introducing the cinematography and typical cultural identity of the European country to Vietnam. The movies to be screened at the festival, which will be organised in collaboration with the Asian Film Festival of Rome, include “Everything’s gonna be alright” (Cosa Sara), “The great silence” (Il Silenzio Grande), “Doctor on call” (Una note da dottore), “A girl returned” (L’arminuta), “Breaking up in Rome” (Lasciarsi un Giorno a Roma), “The inner cage” (Aria Ferma), and “The King of Laugh” (Qui rido io). Audience can receive free tickets at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema , at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, … [Read more...] about HCM City to be next destination of Italian Film Festival 2022

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Ha Giang (VNA) – An international marathon named “Running on Happiness Route” is scheduled to take place on October 9 in the northernmost province of Ha Giang’s Meo Vac district. Professional and amateur runners in Vietnam and abroad are set to participate in the races of 42km, 21km, 12km, and 6km. During the course of the event, athletes, delegates and visitors will experience local popular tourist destinations such as Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Quan Ba Twin Mountain, and Lung Cu National Flagpole. They will also be treated to festivals, folk culture, foods, traditional crafts and wet markets. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Duc Quy, the race is a key sport activity of Ha Giang, aiming to introduce the province's tourism and promote people’s participation in physical training and sports./. VNA … [Read more...] about Ha Giang to host international marathon on October 9

During the three-day exchange, 20 delegations from Vietnamese and Lao border provinces organized a series of culture, sports, and tourism activities. As part of the exchange, Famtrip delegations found out about community tourism and eco-tourism in Dien Bien province. Various seminars were held to boost the two sides’ linkage and cooperation in developing tourism in border areas. In addition, participants also built and organized programs for delegates from border provinces of Laos to visit historical relics and tourist attractions in Dien Bien province. The organizing panel evaluated that the exchange took place in line with the schedule, ensuring absolute safety, and bringing joys and enhancing solidarity among participating delegations. The organizers presented 32 sets of medals to winners of five competition events, including stick-pushing, archery, tug-of-war, spinning top playing, and con-throwing. At the closing ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Laos culture, sports and tourism border exchange concludes

The combination of golf and tourism may be a solid boost to the tourism sector that has suffered adversities of the Covid-19 pandemic. As approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economic & Urban) newspaper, in cooperation with the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, will host the “Hanoi Golf & Cultural Exchange Week 2022” in Hanoi’s Dong Mo Golf Club during October 17-22, 2022. The sporting event is expected to connect all domestic and international golfers, introduce and promote new tourism products, and attract foreign visitors to Hanoi tourism sites. Editor in Chief of Kinh Te & Do Thi newspaper Nguyen Minh Duc and Vice Permanent Chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association Pham Thanh Tri share their opinions on the threshold of the event. How did you come up with the idea of the “Golf Tourism and Culture Week – Hanoi 2022” event? Chief Editor Nguyen Minh Duc : I have thought there should be an … [Read more...] about Golf tournament expected to boost tourism in capital city

Co-organized by the municipal federation of labor, hotels, culinary, and cultural associations, the Furama Resort Da Nang, and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), the contest highlighted the combination of local culinary delights with chicken meat imported from the U.S. Nguyen Duc Quynh, vice chairman of the municipal tourism association and chairman of the hotels' association, said that the competition aimed to provide a healthy playground, and strengthen exchanges and connections between chefs, managers, and owners of tourism and hotel businesses in the city. As a results, the quality of services, particularly food, serving tourists to Da Nang would be improved, he said. Dang Thi Dong Phuong, chief representative of the USAPEEC liaison office, said as the number of holidaymakers to Da Nang will increase sharply from many countries around the world after the pandemic, it is necessary to serve a variety of cuisines. The contest was also a chance for chefs to … [Read more...] about Talented chefs show off skills at Da Nang competition

"Duong Lang" is among hundreds of silk and watercolor paintings by Khoa on display until Oct. 15 at The World ArtSpace in Ho Chi Minh City's Thu Duc City. The artist, who was born in Hanoi and studied at the Vietnam College of Fine Arts (the predecessor to Indochina Fine Arts College), dabbled in many different styles and subjects, but is most known for his landscapes and scenes from daily life. A watercolor painting depicts the peaceful scene of a countryside market. The northern midland and mountainous region's temples and pagodas, as well as the distinctive cultural nuances of rural life, are vividly recreated through the 86-year-old artist's use of romantic realism. The artist claims that he paints in order to reminisce about simpler times, transporting viewers to a world where people cultivate rice, sail boats, run street stalls beneath banyan trees, youngsters herd buffaloes and women wear traditional headdresses and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese painter captures rustic beauty of northern countryside

The annual awards, initiated by the VNA’s "The thao va Van hoa" (Sports and Culture) newspaper and the family of the late painter Bui Xuan Phai in 2008, aim to honor authors, works, ideas and jobs with high scientific and artistic values inspired by the love for Hanoi. Painter Bui Xuan Phai is a founder of modern art in Vietnam and is famous for his paintings of old Hanoi. The Grand Prize honors Director Tran Van Thuy for his films about Hanoi such as Hanoi In Whose Eyes, and The Story of Kindness. The Work Prize was granted to the book ‘Tranh dan gian Kim Hoang’ (Kim Hoang folk painting) by Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai. The Job Prize went to a project on preserving a nearly 1,000-m2 villa located at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street, conducted by the Board for Management of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarters with technical support of experts from the French region Ile-de-France. The Idea Prize was awarded to a research project to turn the mudflats of the Red River into a cultural and tourist … [Read more...] about Film director Tran Van Thuy wins Grand Prize of Bui Xuan Phai Awards

Ms. Nguyen Thi le speaks at the conference (Photo: SGGP) Ms. Phuong Hoang made the statement at a meeting with tourism businesses in the city chaired by Chairwoman of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Le. In addition to the plan to develop tourism products, many businesses also gave ideas to get preferential loans, reduce electricity bills and reduce value-added tax. According to Ms. Dang Thi Thy Thanh, Deputy General Director of BenThanh Tourist, businesses fall into difficult situations in terms of cash flow and loans. The tourism industry’s profit margin is very small but some partners want to receive money soon after selling following tours, making it difficult for businesses to arrange cash flow; as a result, tourism businesses raised their concerns about difficulties in getting loans and loans' high interest rates. In addition, tourism companies have bumped into difficulties related to input costs, recruitment of personnel, and operating costs. … [Read more...] about HCMC needs to develop night economy products to retain international visitors

The capital city aims to develop unique and attractive services such as sports tourism, MICE tourism and golf tourism in the coming years. Hanoi has welcomed 13.87 million visitors in the first nine months of this year, an increase of more than four times over the same period last year. Of these, 766,000 are international visitors. Large-scale tourism events will be organized An Ao dai performance in Van Mieu Temple of Literature in Hanoi in early 2022. Photo: toquoc.vn Despite the significant recovery, the municipal tourism sector may not meet its target of receiving between one and 1.2 million visitors in 2022, according to experts, who added that Hanoi should organize large-scale tourism events soon to get closer to the previously set target. According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, it will organize new tourism programs and cultural and entertainment events to attract more tourists to the capital until the end of the year. The department … [Read more...] about Build up a unique and appealing Hanoi tourism