Country music star Bob Livingston, known as “the inter-national cowboy,” said in a recent interview that he is impressed with Vietnamese music and wishes to learn more about its instruments and folk-lore.
Four hundred new books for children will be displayed in Hanoi from January 8 to 22.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rolled out detailed plans in preparation for a colourful festival of beverages, flowers and parallel sentences to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet).
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh stressed that the tight co-operation between tourism and culture, between businesses and artists were great importance in popularising the image of Vietnam to international tourists.