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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ratified Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee’s proposal on compiling a dossier on Cham ethnic pottery to secure UNESCO’s recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.  A wide range of activities will be held to observe the 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc Victory in Ha Tinh Province, heard a press conference in Ha Noi on June 15. The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22, said the municipal Department of Tourism on June 15.  Vietnamese landscapes and culture have been introduced to Cuban friends at an annual gala night recently held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in the country.  Increasing cultural exchanges based on traditional friendship and cooperation as well as cultural and historical similarities have promote mutual understanding between Viet Nam and Mexico, said a Mexican official.
 Japanese Days in Quang Nam will take place in the cities of Hoi An, Tam Ky and Nui Thanh District, the central province of Quang Nam from August 17th to 19th. The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Ha Noi, is hosting a series of activities introducing the cultural diversity of the Central Highlands region this June. (TITC) - According to the General Statistics Office, international visitors to Viet Nam in May 2018 estimated over 1.16 million arrivals, up 19.4% over the same period last year. A series of 23 exciting events under the 2018 Da Nang Summer Destination programme, taking place from June 16 to 20, promises to give visitors a new and interesting experience in the coastal city this summer. In the first five month of the year, the number of visitors to the northern province of Quang Ninh increased by 26% to nearly 6.6 million compared to the same period last year. The first-ever Thanh Ha litchi festival will be organised in the northern province of Hai Duong on June 10 to promote consumption of the local specialty fruit, the organising board said at a press conference on May 30. The schedule of 12 flights to and from the Con Dao Airport in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been adjusted due to a drill held by the Con Dao District’s Military Command near the airport on May 29-30.  The second night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 took place on the banks of the Han River on May 26, featuring firework displays of the teams from France and the US. A wide variety of traditional folk games from different countries will be introduced at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on May 26-27 as part of activities to mark International Children’s Day. The Singapore Food Festival will be held on May 26 and 27 at the Atrium of Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Singapore.
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