Three hundred journalists from 43 domestic and foreign press agencies have registered to cover the 2010 Hue Festival.

Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2010, themed “The ocean of the life, preserve the life of the ocean”, will be held in the central province of Quang Binh from June 4-6. 

The National Fine Arts Exhibition 2010 will be held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from November 30 to December 20.

The 2010 Goddess Ponagar Festival opened in Nha Trang city of the south central province of Khanh Hoa on May 5, attracting more than 5,000 pilgrims of 100 delegations from surrounding provinces. 

An exhibition of more than 400 German books opened in Hanoi on May 5.

40 travel agencies and leaders of the Hanoi, Quang Nam, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provincial Departments for Culture, Sports and Tourism attended a seminar on “the introduction of Responsible Tourism Initiatives in Vietnam” in Hue City on May 4.

The fifth Vietnam Federation International Cinema Television Sports (FICTS) Festival will be held in Da Nang City from May 27-30.

The World Cuisine Festival will be held in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province from July 21-25.

The Hanoi-based Goethe Institute, a cultural organisation of Germany, will display two new publications on Vietnam’s relics at the An Dinh palace in the former imperial city of Hue from June 7-13.

The Week of Buddhist Culture 2010 will be held in the ancient capital of Hue from May 16-22 in the lead up to the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

“Don’t burn!” – a film by director Dang Nhat Minh, was shown on May 1 at the Vietnam Culture Centre in Paris, a Vietnamese and French audience.

Ha Long Tourism Festival Week and Ha Long Carnival 2010 opened at the city’s central theater on May 1.  

The ground-breaking ceremony for building a Lao-Vietnamese-Thai cultural village has been held in Laos’ central province of Borikhamsay.

Tourism festival dubbed “Walking in a Cloud” was held in Sapa, one of Vietnam’s top holiday and relaxation destinations, on April 30. 

Leaving the bustling street life of Hanoi’s old quarter behind, you will enter a quiet world of books and magazines, all second-hand, lying in piles, in house No.5 on Bat Dan street.

The Department of Cinematography on April 29 organised a film show to celebrate the nation’s major festivals in coordination with the Vietnam Film Import-Export and Distribution Company (Fafilm Vietnam)  

A delegation of Vietnam’s film industry will attend the 63rd Cannes Film Festival for the first time from May 12-23 at the invitation of Chivas Regal – an official partner of the festival.

A flower festival will be held in the relic site of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi to usher in the capital city’s 1,000th birthday.

An exhibition on the history of the ancient capital of Thang Long and Ha Long Bay opened on April 29 in the coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh province.

General Vo Nguyen Giap is reputed as a fine military strategist and leader, not only in Vietnam but all over the world. He is also considered a true humanitarian.

Several German films will be screened in Vietnam during a festival held by Hanoi’s Goethe Institute from May 5-9 as part of German Year in Vietnam.

An exhibition highlighting Vietnam’s cultural heritage opened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France on April 27.

Hands Oxide an exhibition on Vietnam – Myanmar cultural exchanges featuring Myanmar artist Moe Satt entitled has opened at Nha san (Stilts House) Studio in Hanoi.

The Japanese Satsuki festival will take place in the capital city of Hanoi for the first time.

The first Vietnam art gallery, themed “Apricot”, and an exhibition of pictures drawn by five Vietnamese modern painters officially opened in London, UK on April 27.

The “Europe Days 2010” will be held in Vietnam in May, showcasing a wide variety of events representing the cultural richness and diversity of all the 27 member states of the European Union.

An exhibition of 50 selected photos taken by Japanese photographer Hagiwara Takeshi and Vietnamese reporter Nguyen Tien Truong opened in Tokyo on April 27. 

A documentary about the My Lai massacre, where more than 500 unarmed Vietnamese citizens were killed by American troops in 1968, was shown on TV by the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on April 26.

Washington audiences had a good opportunity to enjoy a selection of Vietnamese folk music at a concert including the dan tranh (16-string zither) and the dan bau (monochord) given by Vietnamese musicians on April 26.

The year 2010 will bring Vietnamese photographers many opportunities and challenges as Hanoi will host the 30th International Federation of Photographic Arts Congress in August.