In the evening of Sept 28th at Hội An Theater, the People’s Committee of Hội An city (Quảng Nam province) held a show to introduce their new cultural tourism product of Water puppetry.
During the working trip and visit to Quang Nam province, Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited the ancient town of Hoi An – the world cultural heritage and various historical – cultural relics here.
A choir troupe from Indonesia won a special award at an international choir competition which closed on Saturday in Vietnam.
More than 1,500 artists from 15 countries are poised to contend at an international choir competition, which will run in central Vietnam during the upcoming holiday.
On March 30th, Quang Nam co-operative and International Labour Organization (ILO) opened the display house of Quang Nam traditional products at 35 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An city. A workshop on operating this house was also held on this occasion.
On Aug 20 – the Independence day of Hungary, at 11:00 am (16:00 GMT+7), The friendship signing ceremony between the two cities of Hoi An and Szentendre officially took place with the presence of Mr Nguyen Viet Khue - The commissioner (Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary), Mr. Le Van Giang, Chairman – Hoi An People’s Committee and overseas national.
The central city of Hoi An will promote the use of bicycles this year as part of a plan to build the city into the first eco-city in Viet Nam.
More than 300 local high school students on September 22 joined the first “Car Free Day” event in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.
“Pole to Pole Run Việt Nam” together they aim to highlight the 40th anniversary of the friendship agreement between Vietnam and Australia. They also hope to raise $275,000 for vital projects in Vietnam through the support of the Australian public-Sponsor Pat today. This marathon run is really a humanitarian event for people all over the world to reduce the numbers of death f-rom shortage of clean water. It is also an inspiration for many people and a motivation for athletes. In addition, It is also a chance to showcase parts of Vietnam TV never seen before and introduce Viet Nam images to Australian as well as international friends.
The central city of Hoi An yesterday launched its first rubbish classification programme in the four major precincts of Minh An, Son Phong, Cam Tho and Tan An, said the city's vice chairman Nguyen Van Dung.
Hoi An has launched to more than 1000 owners of Hoi An relics to apply flower trellis in front of their relic area.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will grant central Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An Town US$4 million to resolve serious pollution problems in the Japanese Bridge area.
Besides surfing in Hawaii, Yoga in India, cooking in Hoi An is one of the activities ranked in the top 10 special travel experiences in the world. This is voted by the Lonely Planet, the "lodestar of backpackers".
The performing arts group of Hoi An city (Quang Nam Province) is on the way to Korea for the performance to congratulate Osan’s citizens Day. The Day is on Sept 14, 15 in Osan city which is twinned with Quang Nam province.
On September 09th, the people’s committee of Hoi An city in cooperation with The action center for urban development celebrated “Car Free Day” and “No Plasic Bag Day” that funded by Irish aid agency ( Ambassy of Irland).
Hoi An has released 10 endangered sea turtles to their natural habitat in the Marine Conservation Park on the Cham Islands.
Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam, city of Hoi An and the Japanese city of Naha, on August 25 signed an agreement on applying the latter’s model of reducing and managing waste for the future.
According to The Japan Foundation for Cultural exchange in Viet Nam., the best Japanese rapper - Comachi are going to perfom in Ha Noi on Aug 23 and Hoi An on Aug 25, 26. Her performance in Hoi An is within the framework of the Hoi An – Japan festival, 2012.
The conference “ Sharing Experiences on organizing Car Free Day” was taken place at Phan Chau Trinh University, Hoi An City. It is held by the people’s committee of Hoi An city in co-operation with Japan Car Free Day Organization and the action center for urban development.
In the morning of July 28, a number of Hoi An people and tourists were enjoying the hilarious and spectacular performances of the Danish gymnastics team Fjeldsted - Harndrup GFH at Hoi An scuplture garden (the opposite side of Japanese covered bridge).