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Major festivals in March 2010

Con Son Festival: March 3-8 (lunar January 18 - 23)
Jewelry Trade Festival: March 22-24 (Lunar February 7 - 9)
Avalokita Bodhisattva Festival: March 25 (lunar February 10)
Da Trach Temple Festival: March 25 - 28 (lunar February 10 - 13)
Da Trach Temple Festival: March 25 - 28 (lunar February 10 - 13)
Voi Phuc (the elephants in a kneeling position) Temple Festival: March 26 (lunar February 11)
Bach Ma Temple Festival: March 27 - 28 (lunar February 12 - 13)
Bat Trang Village's Festival: March 30 - April 6 (lunar February 15 - 22)

Major festivals in February 2010

Dinh Mai Festival: February 3 (lunar December 20)
Quynh Village Festival: January 10 (lunar December 27)
Khe Thuong Village Festival: February 12 - 16 (lunar December 29 - January 3)
Tet Nguyen Dan (traditional Lunar New Year’s Festival): February 14-16 (lunar January 1 - 3)
Dong Da Festival: February 18 (lunar January 5)
Giong Festival (Soc Son Temple Festival): February 19 - 21 (lunar January 6 - 8)
Huong Pagoda Festival: February 19 – April 28 (lunar January 6 - March 15)
Lim Festival (Love duet singing festival): February 22-25 (lunar January 9 - 12)

Major festivals in January 2010

My Duong Festival: January 31 (lunar December 17)
Ngoc Xuyen Village Festival: January 20 (lunar December 6)

.:::. In brief

Vietnamese Quan ho recognized by UNESCO as a World's Intangible Cultural Heritage

Singing Quan ho during Lim Festival.
Photo: Cong Hoan

According to Doctor Le Thi Minh Ly, Deputy Director of Cultural Heritage Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnamese Quan ho (love duet singing) from Bac Ninh Province has been recognized by UNESCO as a World's Intangible Cultural Heritage. The decision was made at the 4^th session of UNESCO's Inter-Governmental Committee for Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritages, held in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, from September 28^th to October 2^nd, 2009.

Mrs. Ly said that there were 111 nominations from 34 countries filed for UNESCO's recognition this year. After three rounds of strict assessments, only 76 ones have been approved, including Vietnamese Quan ho.

UNESCO has acknowledged the special cultural value, social customs as well as the artistic performance, singing technique, cultural manner, language and attire of the Quan ho from Bac Ninh.

So far, Vietnam has three World's Intangible Cultural Heritages approved by UNESCO, including Hue court music, Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) gongs and Quan ho from Bac Ninh.

Culture-Sports News/VNP

: : Published stories

.:.	World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010 (09/06/2010 11:31:42)

.:.	Vietnam organizes festival on photo, documentaries and TV reportages on ASEAN (19/05/2010 10:46:22)

.:.	Vietnam strongly condemns two suicide bombings in Moscow (05/04/2010 10:41:07)

.:.	Vietnam requests China immediately releases Vietnamese fishermen caught illegally (05/04/2010 10:50:45)

.:.	US National Geographic Society (NGS) prints "Paracel Islands" on its maps (05/04/2010 09:21:38)

.:.	Foreign Ambassadors and Charge d'affaires offering incense at Do Temple (30/03/2010 09:14:11)

.:.	Active contributions to the building of an ASEAN Community in 2015 (26/03/2010 11:39:19)

.:.	National Geographic Society explains “Hoang Sa” denoting (22/03/2010 10:17:25)

.:.	US Human Rights Report on the situation in Vietnam is not objective (17/03/2010 09:43:52)

.:.	US-based National Geographic Society was wrong in publishing the world map (17/03/2010 09:47:28)

.:.	Vietnam urges the US to do more for overcoming war aftermath (16/03/2010 11:37:06)

.:.	Prime Minister appoints three new deputy ministers (16/03/2010 11:31:54)

.:.	Vietnamese leaders seeks more German ODA (16/03/2010 11:31:05)

.:.	Vietnam actively implements foreign news service (16/03/2010 11:23:01)

.:.	Doctor steles in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam win UNESCO documentary heritage status (10/03/2010 16:08:53)

.:.	The 17th APEC Summit: APEC members highly appreciate Vietnam’s recommendations (19/11/2009 11:46:45)

.:.	Vietnam is among the most peaceful countries (04/11/2009 16:32:43)

.:.	Samsung opens a mobile phone factory in Vietnam (04/11/2009 15:23:12)

.:.	Vietnam – A potential market (04/11/2009 15:22:34)

.:.	Vietnamese Ca Tru becomes the World's Heritage (07/10/2009 09:57:24)

.:.	Vietnam to host WEF East Asian Meeting 2010 (21/09/2009 16:11:38)

.:.	Vietnam in the top list of countries having the world’s biggest cement productivity (21/09/2009 16:06:15)

.:.	Vietnam – major exporter of seafood to South Korea (21/09/2009 16:02:52)

.:.	Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese Established (14/08/2009 09:06:01)

.:.	Vietnamese enterprises show their optimism about economic recovery (21/07/2009 14:40:31)

.:.	Vietnam to lead the world in entertainment and media’s growth (21/07/2009 14:38:03)

.:.	Vietnamese Prime Minister approves the Agreements on Visa Exemption for Diplomatic Passport Holders between Vietnam and Israel and Switzerland (21/07/2009 14:36:18)

.:.	Vietnam ranks first in Southeast Asia for world biosphere reserves (18/06/2009 10:41:43)

.:.	Vietnam remains an ideal place for US investors (08/06/2009 11:05:09)

.:.	Vietnam among most attractive countries for software processing (08/06/2009 11:04:23)

.:.	Vietnam is the 39th safest country in the world (08/06/2009 11:03:29)

.:.	Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited the Republic of Korea and attended the meeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK relationship (08/06/2009 10:55:01)

.:.	World Bank plans 1.3-1.5 billion USD loan to Vietnam in the fiscal year 2009 (08/06/2009 10:54:20)

.:.	Ha Long Bay is ranked first in Group G of the www.new7wonders.com (08/06/2009 10:53:41)

.:.	Vietnam has two more world biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO (08/06/2009 10:52:58)

.:.	Vietnam leads Asia in FDI attraction (18/05/2009 10:21:47)

.:.	Visa fee exemption for visitors to Vietnam (18/05/2009 10:17:09)

.:.	Jubilant Ha Long Tourism Carnival 2009 (18/05/2009 10:31:17)

.:.	Vietnamese tra and basa fish re-exported to Russia (23/04/2009 14:55:15)

.:.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches campaign to vote for Ha Long Bay (20/04/2009 15:37:20)

.:.	Vietnam Airlines joins SkyTeam Alliance (20/04/2009 15:34:35)

.:.	Vietnam prepares for it presidency of the UN Security Council (08/04/2009 10:45:23)

.:.	Ba Na Cable Car set two Guinness World Records (24/04/2009 09:11:03)

.:.	Vietnam affirms its clear viewpoint on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes (20/03/2009 14:20:41)

.:.	Vietnam affirms sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos (16/03/2009 09:44:00)

.:.	Vietnam protests against the Philippine’s promulgation of a new baseline law (16/03/2009 09:42:16)

.:.	The Vietnamese people is extremely unhappy with the unjust decision by the US Supreme Court (05/03/2009 16:15:38)

.:.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects biased remarks on human rights in Vietnam (03/03/2009 14:26:21)

.:.	Vietnam will organizes “Mrs. World 2009” Contest (09/02/2009 10:49:22)

.:.	International community pledges to continue supporting Vietnam (20/01/2009 10:00:05)

.:.	Japan intensively invests in Vietnam (12/01/2009 14:49:02)

.:.	Vietnam Airlines strives to be ranked second in the region (12/01/2009 14:48:34)

.:.	Real estate prospect in Ho Chi Minh City rated first in Asia (22/12/2008 10:04:05)

.:.	Da Nang ranks first in the PCI list (16/12/2008 10:12:58)

.:.	Opportunity and potential for development of Vietnam’s civil aviation are great! (08/12/2008 15:22:13)

.:.	Vietnam’s economic achievements praised by German expert (08/12/2008 15:21:44)

.:.	Ground-breaking ceremony for the largest steel industrial zone (02/12/2008 10:49:50)

.:.	Canon’s fourth plant in Vietnam (02/12/2008 10:49:21)

.:.	Moscow House to be built in Hanoi (02/12/2008 10:48:58)

.:.	Russian Gaz Car Group enters Vietnam (25/11/2008 10:51:07)

.:.	Rejecting the fabrication about destroying Thai Ha parish area (25/11/2008 10:50:37)

.:.	Successful liver transplantation for 10-month-old baby in Vietnam (25/11/2008 10:50:04)

.:.	UNESCO apologizes for its mistaken report on Vietnamese education (19/11/2008 10:26:58)

.:.	Ambassadors of G.4 paid a working visit to Tay Nguyen (19/11/2008 10:26:28)

.:.	SOS Children’s Village in Qui Nhon built with funds from International SOS (19/11/2008 10:25:55)

.:.	A Vietnamese writer awarded with the British literary prize (19/11/2008 10:25:28)

.:.	Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Voted Ha Long Bay as One of the World’s Seven Wonders (11/11/2008 10:51:55)

.:.	A 150 Million USD Credit to Support Vietnamese Rural Areas’ electrification (11/11/2008 10:52:16)

.:.	Prospects for a Booming Investment in Vietnam by Italian Investors (11/11/2008 10:51:00)

.:.	VN Helps Cuba Overcome Hurricane Consequences (19/09/2008 15:41:43)

.:.	Vietnamese Footwear Export to Germany on the Rise (19/09/2008 16:01:52)

.:.	Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives British Prince (11/09/2008 10:26:15)

.:.	Vietnam Takes the Post of Rotating President of the UN Conference on Disarmament (16/09/2008 14:37:01)

.:.	First Fibre Cable Plant Built in Southeast Asia (09/09/2008 15:53:04)

.:.	The Second Vietnam Economic Forum (09/09/2008 15:52:30)

.:.	Phu Yen Becomes the Gate for Tay Nguyen Development (09/09/2008 15:50:12)

.:.	Export turnover from rubber reached 405 million USD, a 24% increase (20/05/2008 10:43:11)

.:.	Over 3,200 billion VND for building the cultural-tourist village of Vietnamese ethnic groups (20/05/2008 10:44:04)

.:.	Vinasat 1 to be Launched (27/03/2008 15:35:42)

.:.	United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 (27/03/2008 15:34:16)

.:.	10.5 Billion USD Invested in Dung Quat Economic Zone (27/03/2008 15:33:43)

.:.	Contracts Signed at Vietship 2008 (27/03/2008 15:33:05)

.:.	WB Helps Improve Medical Services in Northern Provinces (27/03/2008 15:32:27)

.:.	Cham Islands Eyes World Biosphere Reserve Recognition (25/01/2008 10:42:55)

.:.	Hotels Awarded ASEAN Green Hotel Prize (25/01/2008 10:42:09)

.:.	Large Community of Endangered Langur Discovered (25/01/2008 10:41:35)

.:.	Disabled Children Benefit from Charitable Project (25/01/2008 10:40:34)

.:.	Five Joint-stock Banks Established (25/01/2008 10:39:48)

.:.	FPT Builds High-tech City in Da Nang (25/01/2008 10:39:09)

.:.	Garment Export on the High Rise (25/01/2008 10:38:22)

.:.	A New Project in Southern Saigon Urban Area (25/01/2008 10:37:46)

.:.	Vietnam-Italy Trade Turnover Sharply Increases (25/01/2008 10:36:59)

.:.	1,250 Foreign Representative Offices in Hanoi (25/01/2008 10:36:15)

.:.	Agricultural and Aquatic Products for Export Reach 12.5 Billion USD (25/01/2008 10:35:27)

.:.	UNFPA’s 30 Years of Work in Vietnam (02/11/2007 15:11:32)

.:.	10 Billion USD Earned from Agricultural Product Exports (29/10/2007 14:32:45)

.:.	Investment in Dung Quat Economic Zone (29/10/2007 14:45:21)

.:.	Three Vietnamese Companies win Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Award (29/10/2007 14:45:03)

.:.	Cham Tower-Da Lat Train Route Restored (29/10/2007 14:47:33)

.:.	ADB Funds Mong Duong Thermal-power Electric Plant (29/10/2007 14:48:34)

In brief

World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010

.:: Vietnam organizes festival on photo, documentaries and TV reportages on ASEAN

.:: Vietnam strongly condemns two suicide bombings in Moscow

.:: Vietnam requests China immediately releases Vietnamese fishermen caught illegally

US National Geographic Society (NGS) prints "Paracel Islands" on its maps

Foreign Ambassadors and Charge d'affaires offering incense at Do Temple

.:: Active contributions to the building of an ASEAN Community in 2015

.:: National Geographic Society explains “Hoang Sa” denoting

.:: US Human Rights Report on the situation in Vietnam is not objective

.:: US-based National Geographic Society was wrong in publishing the world map

.:: Vietnam urges the US to do more for overcoming war aftermath

.:: Prime Minister appoints three new deputy ministers

.:: Vietnamese leaders seeks more German ODA

.:: Vietnam actively implements foreign news service

.:: Doctor steles in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam win UNESCO documentary heritage status

The 17th APEC Summit: APEC members highly appreciate Vietnam’s recommendations

.:: Vietnam is among the most peaceful countries

.:: Samsung opens a mobile phone factory in Vietnam

.:: Vietnam – A potential market

Vietnamese Ca Tru becomes the World's Heritage

President Ho Chi Minh

DIEN BIEN PHU VICTORY

Memories of 30 April

Hanoi-Millennial history

UN DAY OF VESAK - VIETNAM 2008

Agent Orange/Dioxin Lawsuit