Vietnam to Host Asem Seminar on Cultural Diversity

 Member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) forum, as well as other countries from around the world, will meet in Hanoi on December 15-16 to share experiences in preserving and promoting cultural diversity.The event takes place at a time when a number of nations...

Hcm City Kids’ Choir Sings Christmas Carols at Hotels

A choir composed of under-privileged children studying at the Thang Long Vocational School will be performing in city hotels and restaurants from now until Christmas Eve.Performance venues include the New World Hotel, the Caravelle Hotel, the Park Hyatt Sai Gon Hotel, the...

Romanian Piano Trio to Perform in Vietnam

The Romanian piano trio will hold a performance on December 15 at the Hanoi Opera House on the occasion of 90th National Day of Romania (1918-2008), co-organised by the Vietnamese Art Performance Organising Centre and the Romanian Embassy.The trio includes pianist Horia...

Vietnam – Korean Food Festival to Value Traditional Dishes

Traditional dishes of Vietnam and Korean people will be introduced to Hanoians during the Vietnam – Korean Food Festival which will be held at the stadium of the Foreign Language – National University, Hanoi. This is the first time both Vietnamese food and Korean food...

Culinary Contest Ends in Multi-Cultural Wins

A Japanese and an Italian dish were among the winners of a culinary contest for local restaurants at Van Thanh Park in HCM City last Saturday. Samurai maki by Samurai restaurant is a kind of sushi made from salmon, tuna, fish skin, cucumber, and other ingredients served with...

Contest for Most Creative Redesign of Public Spaces

Everyday public spaces in the nation’s cities, like streets, parks and shopping malls, will be transformed into art as part of a competition called Awakened Spaces launched in Ha Noi on Tuesday. Put on by the British Council and the newspaper The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport...

Training Profession for Sailors Staying Overnight at Ha Long Bay

The training course to equip sailors serving basic skills about: waiters, bars, teaching and enhancing the English knowledge, ways of communication, mentality of visitors…On 7-12 recently, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ninh already opened the course...

Various Vietnam Records to Be Announced Next Year

Many Vietnamese records will be announced in 2009, through a project seeking records in 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam, stated the Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings). The 15th Meeting of Vietnamese Record Holders will be held on January 4, 2009 at the HCM City-based...

Vietnam’s population density five times higher than world average

The rate of third child newborns has increased by nearly 14 percent this year. Currently, Vietnam’s population density is five times higher than the average world density and 1.5 times higher than China. According to the latest report...