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Major Festivals in March 2009
 Jewelry trade Festival: March 3 - 5 (Lunar February 7 - 9)
 Avalokita Bodhisattva Festival: March 6 (lunar February 10)
 Da Trach Temple Festival: March 6 - 9 (lunar February 10 - 13)
 Voi Phuc (the elephants in a kneeling position) Temple Festival: March 7 (lunar February 11)
 Ma Temple Festival: March 8 - 9 (lunar February 12 - 13)
 Bat Trang Village's Festival: March 11 - 18 (lunar February 15 - 22)
Major Festivals in February 2009
 Giong Festival (Soc Son Temple Festival): January 31 - February 2 (lunar January 6 - 8)
 Co Loa Festival: January 31 - February 6 (lunar January 6 - 12)
 Huong Pagoda Festival: January 31 – April 9 (lunar January 6 - March 15)
 Lim Festival (Love duet singing festival): February 3 - 6 (lunar January 9 - 12)
 Con Son Festival: February 12 - 17 (lunar January 18 - 23)
Major Festivals in January 2009
 Tet Nguyen Dan (traditional Lunar New Year’s Festival): January 26 - 28 (lunar January 1 - 3)
 Keo Pagoda Festival: January 29 (lunar January 4)
 Ngoc Xuyen Village Festival: January 1 (lunar December 6)
 My Duong Festival: January 12 (lunar December 17)
 Tho Tang Festival: January 13 (lunar December 18)
 Dinh Mai Festival: January 15 (lunar December 20)
 Quynh Village Festival: January 22 (lunar December 27)
 Thuong Khe Village Festival: January 24 - 28 (lunar December 29 - January 3)
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Top Ten Domestic Events for 2008 Selected by VNA
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top ten domestic events for 2008, which are as follows:
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Vietnam-India Ties: “Clear like the sky without any cloud”

One year after Vietnam and India signed a strategic partnership agreement during the visit to India by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2007, Indian President Pratibha Patil paid an official visit to Vietnam between November 24th and 28th at the invitation of State President Nguyen Minh Triet. The visit was aimed at fostering and promoting the special relationship between the two countries.
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Vietnam’s role enhanced in APEC

The 16th Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 16) Forum convened in Peru’s capital of Lima on November 22nd and 23rd, 2008, ended with impressive results. Solutions to firmly hold the global economy from the danger of falling into depression were paid prime attention. Together with successful results gained at the 14th Summit hosted by Vietnam in 2006, at the 16th Summit Vietnam again enhanced its role with diverse initiatives and contributions to the forum.
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Vietnam -Venezuela: Comprehensive Partnership in the Spirit of Fraternity and Comradeship

At the invitation of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias, President Nguyen Minh Triet and his wife led a State high-ranking delegation to visit Venezuela, from November 19th to 21st, 2008. This was the first ever official visit to Venezuela by a Vietnamese State leader, which ushered in new perspectives in the relationship and cooperation between Vietnam and Venezuela.
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Vietnam-Cambodia Relationship Gets Thriving and Realistic

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, after taking up office for the fourth term (2008-2013), made his first working trip abroad for two days (November 4th and 5th) of which his first destination was Vietnam. In the past as well as at present, Vietnam and Cambodia have an extremely special relationship, which has attracted the attention of leaders and people from both countries.
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Vietnam - Russia – Mongolia: New Development in Relations

President Nguyen Minh Triet and his wife and a high-ranking delegation from Vietnam successfully ended the official visits to Russia (from October 26th to 29th, 2008) and Mongolia (from October 30th to 31st, 2008) at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar.
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New Height in the Vietnam-Slovakia Relationship
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico paid an official visit to Vietnam from the 26th to 28th of October, 2008 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
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