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The art space will promote Vietnamese art and culture to Vietnamese and international visitors. “The fashion show by the Seine River brought much inspiration for me in fashion,” said Thuy. “I am aware that fashion is a good way to promote culture and images of the country.” … [Read more...] about Thuy inaugurates space reviewing 10 years in art

They include the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum, Hill A1, de Castries’ bunker, the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument, the command centre of the Muong Phang Campaign, the site of the military parade to welcome the victory, and the path where cannons were pulled up manually. … [Read more...] about Free entry to historical sites in Dien Bien open during Lunar New Year

The answer was invariably the same. "We will call back when someone is available."One particular well-advertised company with a huge staff even helped her to install an app to book appointments. But even after waiting for a whole day, she did not get a response. … [Read more...] about Housekeeping acquires premium status as Lunar New Year nears

Sydney (VNA) – The largest ever Lunar New Year festival will be held in Sydney city, New South Wales state of Australia, from January 25 to February 11, with exciting music performances and fairs planned for most popular tourist attractions and well-known squares. Speaking at a ceremony on January 21 to announce the festival’s programme, Councilor of Sydney city Robert Kok said as a multicultural community with people coming from China, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam, Sydney wants to bring all communities closer to welcome a New Year. He said the 2019 festival drew nearly 1.5 million visitors, raking in 28.56 million USD, contributing to promoting tourism and increasing revenue for the local economy. This year, over 1 million visitors across the world are expected to flock to Sydney to enjoy the largest annual celebration in Asia, he added. Artist Valerie Khoo, curator of the festival, said over 100 events will be organised across the city such as community … [Read more...] about Largest-ever Lunar New Year festival to be held in Sydney

Tay Ninh (VNA) - A new two-line cable car system has opened in the southern province of Tay Ninh, taking visitors to the top of Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain and Ba Den Pagoda. Developed by Sun Group, the cable car system, which is part of the Ba Den Mountain Sun World Tourism Area project, was designed by Austrian company Doppelmayr at an estimated cost of 2 trillion VND (86.5 million USD) for the first phase. With a designed speed of eight metres per second, it can transport 4,400 passengers per hour. Each cabin can accommodate 10 people. The two-way cable car line 1 extends from the foot of the mountain to the peak of Ba Den Mountain. It travels 986 metres above sea level with a length of 1,847 metres. With its 113 cabins, the cable car takes only eight minutes to reach the mountain’s summit, compared to a dangerous four-hour trek. From the foot of … [Read more...] about New cable car at Ba Den Mountain launched