Viet New Year festival, held by Vietnam UNESCO Club and My Dinh Joint Stock Company, will celebrate New Year 2006 at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium from January 1 to 25, 2006.

The festival will include a flower and bonsai festival, a conference on traditional culture, traditional cuisine and games, cultural activities, a Spring Press festival, and a trade fair. The event offers an opportunity for Vietnamese businesspeople to introduce traditional products, trade villages, and tourism destinations for Tet.

A calligraphy exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary and some calligraphy artworks will be opened. Along with Vietnamese traditional games, a make-up festival will be offered for foreigners living in Vietnam.

Members of foreign UNESCO Clubs from France, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, India, China, Russia, Ukraine, and Bangladesh will participate in the event.

(Source: Vietnamnet)