The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Hanoi municipal authorities on March 5 celebrated the completion of the casting of a statue of the legendary hero of Thanh Giong (Saint Giong) in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.

A poetry and music night entitled “Country-Love-Spring” was held in Laos on February 28-the fifteen day of the first lunar month-as an activity to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed the Vietnam Circus Federation to build the most modern circus in the central region in Danang City.

An exhibition displaying 100 antiques with some dating back to the first century will open in Hanoi from February 11 till March 10 for antique lovers as a stop for their city sight-seeing tour during Tet holiday.

Various traditional cultural activities will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from February 19 to 21 to welcome the lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

A writing contest with the theme: Nguoi Ha Noi (Hanoians) was launched to celebrate the capital's 1,000th anniversary.

Traditional art theatres in Ha Noi and HCM City have tried their best to attract tourists, but not all of them have worked effectively enough, according to insiders.

A new kind of tour to discover Vietnam’s traditional martial arts has recently been introduced to visitors.

A group of artists in the central province of Quang Nam are creating a unique calligraphic work comprised of 1,000 poems that will be printed on 1,000m Ma Chau silk.

The giant statue of the Goddess of Mercy, which is made from the largest jade block in the world, will be brought to Vietnam in mid-January 2010.