The Hoi An City People''s Committee has approved a
plan to develop craft and tourism in Kim Bong carpentry village, which
is famous for its skilled carpenters and beautiful carpentry products.
Hoi An has been chosen for the 2013 Townscape Award by the UN-Habitat
Regional Office in Asia, vice chairman of Hoi An city''s people committee
Nguyen Van Dung said yesterday.
Around ten ancient trees in the old quarter of Hoi An City, which were
either uprooted or blown down after the year''s 11th storm, Nari, hit the
central region, have been restored.
Situated in a narrow alley on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Hoi An
City, there stands a house built in 1806 that sheltered 14 generations
of former headmasters of the Royal Army, Nguyen Tuong Van''s (1774-1822)
family.
Nguyen Duy Dung of Hoi An City has won the latest edition of Tieng Hat Mai Xanh (Evergreen Voice), HCM City Television''s (HTV) singing contest for amateurs aged 35 and above.
More than 300 artists from 11 troupes from Indonesia, Australia, South
Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan have registered to take part in the 3rd Viet
Nam International Choir Competition in Hoi An City on June 20-21, the
city''s Culture and Information Centre said yesterday.
Australian runner Patrick Farmer and his Vietnamese
partner, Mai Nguyen Dinh Huy, arrived at Hoai River Square in Hoi An
City last night, completing the 16th stage of the Pole to Pole marathon.
Traditional folk culture from Hoi An City in the
central province of Quang Nam will spice up the annual Mid-Autumn
festival held at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend.
Cultural researchers, academics and historians
discussed solutions to restore the traditional silk craft of Quang Nam
Province at a seminar in Hoi An City on Saturday.
A series of cultural performances and flower
floating along the Hoai River in old Hoi An City will commemorate the
annual Earth Hour on Saturday, the city''s culture and tourism department
said yesterday.
