On February 28th, in Hanoi, the Steering Committee of the Japanese Fund-in-trust held a meeting to review the project for the preservation of Thang Long – Hanoi cultural relics.

Nguyen Van Tam, an 80-year-old overseas Vietnamese painter in France is displaying 40 paintings in his self-invented style called galbism at an exhibition in Paris.

Japanese jazz pianist Yamashita Yosuke will greet Vietnamese audiences at a concert at the Hanoi Opera House on Feb. 25-26.

Having disappeared from the market for 40 years, the pottery products of the historic handicraft village of Phuoc Tich in Hue City has been revitalised by local artists.

On the occasion of Brunei’s National Day on Feb. 23, the Brunei Food Festival will be organized at El Patio Restaurant of the Melia Hanoi Hotel at 6-10 p.m. on Feb 24-26.

Twelve groups and 59 individuals were honoured at a ceremony in the northern province of Phu Tho on February 18 for their contributions to preserving hat Xoan (Xoan singing), the world intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection.

A week featuring Australian culture as well as its education sector will be held in Hanoi from Feb. 17-25 with a programme of events taking place across the city.

Tourists are not only attracted by famous landscapes, beauty spots or shopping centres but also by regional specialties and street food has long played an exciting role in different cuisines throughout the world.

A joint fine art exhibition by 14 Vietnamese and Korean artists will be held at 49 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, on February 14, marking the occasion of 20 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Korea.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has preserved 2,307 sets of bronze gongs, said the local relevant agency.

A Vietnam-Japan friendship association in Chukyo, Japan, presented 500 cherry trees to Hanoi on February 11.

On February 7, the Hai Luu traditional buffalo fighting festival 2012 was organised in Vinh Phuc.

An eighty-minute programme featuring Xoan (Spring) singing from the ancestral land of Phu Tho will take place at the Hung Kings temple historical site on February 18.

Luxury Travel Company revamps its website for Germany, launches brochure and attends ITB Berlin 2012 in their campaign to attract luxury German travelers to Viet Nam.

In January 2012, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) received 310,000 foreign tourist arrivals, reported the city Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.