The first Rice Festival for heightening the values of the age-old rice civilization and honouring rice growers has been held in the Mekong delta province of Hau Giang on November 28. In his opening speech, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized that the Rice Festival is significant in bringing together rice producers, businesses, importers, distributors, consumers and scientists to seek opportunities for cooperation and partnership.

As many as 21 countries have registered to take part in Hue Festival 2008, an increase of 10 countries compared to the festival two years ago, according to the event organisers.

A four-day festival celebrating the culture and sports of the Khmer ethnic group is set to take place in Can Tho city, Can Tho province, on November 23.

With the theme "Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development", the Hue Festival 2008 promises to be a great, impressive, and attractive festival with hundreds of specific cultural and tourist programs aiming at enhancing unique cultural values of Vietnam and Hue Ancient Capital.

Khmer ethnic minority people in southern Tra Vinh province are gearing up for Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival celebrations set to begin after the year’s first harvest.

The Government has approved a proposal by the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to host the 2009 national tourism year.

The Lim Festival, where the folk songs Quan Ho are performed, takes place 18km from Hanoi in Lim village every year on 13th day of the 1st lunar month.

The Spring Flowers Festival 2008 of HCMC, which lasted 12 days (from 5 days before Tet to the 6th day of the Lunar New Year) wrapped up on Tuesday, having attracted approximately 400,000 visitors, Saigon Giai Phong reports.

The cold weather couldn't keep thousands of pilgrims and tourists away from the Huong Pagoda Festival, the nation's longest and most elaborate annual festival that opened yesterday morning in the northern province of Ha Tay.

The capital city will soon begin counting down the days until the 1,000th anniversary of its founding in 1010 with the name Thang Long.