• Hue owns biggest plain rice cake in Vietnam
  Hue owns biggest plain rice cake in Vietnam
  

  

  Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 20 organised a ceremony to announce the city’s 2010 tourism year and presented to the public the country’s biggest plain rice cake.
  20/03
• RoK beauty queens visit Vietnam for cultural exchange
  RoK beauty queens visit Vietnam for cultural exchange
  

  

  The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh City has organised a cultural exchange programme from March 18-22 to commemorate the 18th establishment of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations.
  20/03
• Shanghai’s photo exhibition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
  Shanghai’s photo exhibition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
  

  A “Shanghai – World exhibition” opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition Centre on March 19.
  19/03
• Epic collection of minority stories on display
  Epic collection of minority stories on display
  

  The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences officially opened a display of bound volumes containing the epics of ethnic groups in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) on March 18.
  19/03
• Norwegian trio return to HCM City
  Norwegian trio return to HCM City
  

  Norwegian conductor Tgruls Sanaker and his colleagues will stage a concert at the HCM City Opera House this week, accompanied by the city’s Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).
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• From Hanoi to Houston
  From Hanoi to Houston
  

  The American people now have the chance to learn more about Vietnamese fine arts and culture, when ‘Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea’ opens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH), Texas.
  23/10
• Nearly 200 students receive Kumho Asiana scholarships
  Nearly 200 students receive Kumho Asiana scholarships
  

  The Kumho Asiana Corporation of the Republic of Korea on October 21 handed over 180 Vietnam-Kumno Asiana scholarships to outstanding university students nationwide.
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• Hanoi to host Russian film week
  Hanoi to host Russian film week
  

  “The Star,” which received the golden statuette award at the Pyongyang Film Festival in 2002, will open the fourth annual Russian film week to be held in Hanoi from October 24-28 to mark the 91st anniversary of the October Revolution (November 7).
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• Central Highlands to host Gong festival
  Central Highlands to host Gong festival
  

  The 2009 International Gong Festival will be organised for the first time in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city from November 12-15.
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• Vietnam’s photo exhibition in Germany
  Vietnam’s photo exhibition in Germany
  

  The Association of Vietnamese People in Berlin-Brandenburg opened a photo exhibition on Vietnam in Lichtenberg district, Berlin, on October 19.
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