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The Prime Minister has agreed to hold “Vietnamese Days” in China and Russia later this year, according to the Government Office. The events are aimed at promoting the country’s image as well as investment, trade and tourism and boosting bilateral cooperation with the countries.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung cut the ribbon to open a photo exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties in Hanoi on January 14.

The 11th Fun Cup Windsurfing Competition will be held in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan from January 28-30 with the participation of over 60 windsurfers from 15 countries and territories.

Poems were selected from 5, 000 works nationwide and the silk was woven in Ma Chau Village, said Ho Trung Viet from Duy Xuyen District’s Ornamental Creature Association.

An exhibition of photos, paintings and drawings on the theme “This is not an advertisement” by Australian artist Ian McIntosh will open in Hanoi on the evening of January 14. He first came to Vietnam in 1992 and has since returned regularly to work and live in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

A photo exhibition opened in Beijing on January 11 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations. The week-long exhibition was jointly held by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and China's Xinhua News Agency (XNA).

Thanksgiving Day is as good an excuse to eat out as any, which is why most if not all of the big hotels and restaurants in Vietnam will be laying on the turkey later this month.

Many officials and people from the US city of San Francisco have visited the display area for Vietnamese cultural space after Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong officially opened the “Meet Vietnam 2009” exchange programme in the city on November 16.

A culture tourism week opened on November 23 in the ancient city of Hoi An to mark the 10th anniversary of its recognition as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO.