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As many as 24 businesses have committed more than VND27.5 billion to the 2012 Danang International Fireworks Competition (DIFC).

A joint fine art exhibition by 14 Vietnamese and Korean artists will be held at 49 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, on February 14, marking the occasion of 20 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Korea.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has preserved 2,307 sets of bronze gongs, said the local relevant agency.

A special water puppet programme that takes place on Feb. 10-25 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris is delighting French people, both young and old, and helping them to gain a deeper insight into Vietnamese culture.

Saigontourist welcomed two international luxury cruise ships carrying more than 4,000 passengers and crew in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Feb. 9.

A programme entitled ‘Spring Honours National Culture’ was held at the Sui Pagoda historical and cultural site in Gia Lam district, Hanoi on February 6, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

In January 2012, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) received 310,000 foreign tourist arrivals, reported the city Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam started offering free wireless internet (wifi) access at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, becoming the first city in Asia to provide such service.

The Yen Tu Pagoda Spring Festival in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh opens on February 1 (the tenth day of the first lunar month).

A stone road dating back to the 14th century has been discovered at the remains of the Ho citadel complex in the central province of Thanh Hoa.