| “Meet Vietnam 2009” held in the US |
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A cultural exchange called “Meet Vietnam 2009” was officially held on November 16 in San Francisco, California, the largest of its kind in the US so far. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong attended the opening ceremony of the event. | |
| “Vietnamese days” to be held in China and Russia |
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The Prime Minister has agreed to hold “Vietnamese Days” in China and Russia later this year, according to the Government Office. The events are aimed at promoting the country’s image as well as investment, trade and tourism and boosting bilateral cooperation with the countries. | |
| 1, 000-year-old ploughing festival to be restored |
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The Tich Dien Mua Xuan (Spring Ploughing) Festival, which was initiated more than 1, 000 years ago to promote agriculture, will take place in the northern province of Ha Nam from February 18-20 (from the fifth to seventh day of the first lunar month). | |
| 1700 visitors travel to Vietnam by sea |
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The Voyages of Discovery Cruise Ship carrying 900 passengers on board on January 21 began a tour of Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang, Danang and Halong. | |
| 2000 ancient artefacts found in Khanh Hoa |
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Archaeologists from the Archaeology Institute and the museum of central province of Khanh Hoa have discovered more than 2, 000 objects dating back to 2, 000-2, 500 years ago at the Vinh Yen archaeological site in Van Ninh District. They included 2, 000 stone tools, 24 metal objects like coins and bells... | |
| 2, 000 people to make a record of tale painting |
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A total of 2, 000 people are expected to join in drawing the “Tale of carp turning into dragon” painting at the Tet Viet 2010 Fair slated for the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on February 5. | |
| Americans attracted to Vietnamese culture space |
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Many officials and people from the US city of San Francisco have visited the display area for Vietnamese cultural space after Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong officially opened the “Meet Vietnam 2009” exchange programme in the city on November 16.
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| Archaeologists dig deeper into Sa Huynh Culture |
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Located in Xuan Vien Commune, Nghi Xuan District, the site was first discovered and excavated in the 1970s by experts from the History Department of the Hanoi General University, who said the site was dated back to the later Neolithic period.
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| Artist exhibits old lacquer doors from Hue in Hanoi |
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The former student of the Hue Fine Arts College has employed the traditional method of using lacquer to change the insentient doors into impressive and meaningful artworks. Binh, who was born in the central province of Quang Binh, said he bought all the doors at the Tay Loc flea market in the ancient imperial capital of Hue. | |
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