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Vietnamese culture to be introduced in France
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An exhibition featuring dragon and fairy images carved in Vietnamese communal house will be held in France from September 21 to October 31.
The event will be co-organized by the Vietnam University of Fine Arts (VUFA) and the Vietnam Culture Centre in France.
Within the framework of the exhibition, there will be a number of art performances and seminars to praise the land and people of Vietnam.
The VUFA will present all exhibits to the Vietnam Culture Centre in France to popularize Vietnamese culture amongst international friends.
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Sep
10
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European culinary festival held in HCM City
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As many as 30 special dishes and drinks from 20 European businesses and trade offices in Vietnam were featured at the European culinary festival in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8.
Visitors enjoyed Greek salad, Spanish lamb, fried seafood rice and Vermeer cheese from FrieslandCampina Vietnam, which triumphed at the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest in the US.
EuroCham representative Kristof Claes said the festival is an important event that helps strengthen diplomatic, economic and cultural ties between Europe and Vietnam to promote sustainable development.
Meanwhile, an organic food festival with 50 stands from businesses, restaurants and hotels in the southern provinces will also be held in the city from September 11-14.
The event will showcase green materials and products along with some programmes providing useful information for consumers.
It aims to raise the public's awareness of protecting their health, as well as the environment, by consuming organic food.
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Sep
10
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ASEAN nations promote tourism in HCM city
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According to organizers, Cambodia and Myanmar will introduce their heritage tourism products, while the products of Vietnam and Laos focus on sea tourism and ecotourism respectively. The four countries will bring to the expo their typical products and jointly promote to attract international tourists.
Nguyen Van Tuan, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said at a press conference in HCMC on Thursday that the tourism ministers of the four countries would meet at the expo to discuss tourism cooperation.
After that, mayors of cities in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Yangon, Bangkok and HCMC, will also meet in the city and promote tourism cooperation between the four countries and the Mekong Sub-region with specific activities to create competitiveness in the area.
“Through previous travel expos, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar have had several joint tourism promotion programs. But now we want to expand the scale and cooperate with countries of the Mekong Sub-region to create a greater competitiveness,” said Mr.Tuan.
The expo will take place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7 from Thursday until next Saturday.
According to organizers, the expo will feature 233 booths of travel firms and hotels from 19 nations and 26 local tourism promotion agencies. Around 200 customers from 33 markets will buy international tourism services and meet partners at the expo.
In addition to meetings for travel firms, the expo will include programs for tourists.
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Bac Giang to organise Culture, Sports and Tourism festival
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10/09/2012 10:39:58
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Cheap fares at Vietnam Airlines
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10/09/2012 10:36:57
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Caravan visitors deeply impressed by Hue
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10/09/2012 10:36:02
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Simultaneous investment to boost craft village tourism
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10/09/2012 10:34:05
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Air Mekong announces promotion on its anniversary
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10/09/2012 10:32:30
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Real life of delta via Duong Sen’s brush
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10/09/2012 10:29:26
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H-Artistry returns to Vietnam
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10/09/2012 10:28:16
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Piano, flute duet to perform in Hanoi
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10/09/2012 10:24:19
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Huge budgets get disappointing results for Vietnamese cinema
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10/09/2012 10:22:39
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