Additional 14 people in the northern province of Phu Tho have been presented with the “Xoan singing artisan” title in recognition of their contributions to preserving and promoting the value of the UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage.
Tugging rituals and games of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea were performed at Tran Vu temple in Long Bien district, Hanoi during an exchange held on November 23.
From a small-scale economy and disaster-prone province, Phu Tho has grown to become the second most developed province in the northern midland and mountainous region after implementing the local 18th Party Congress’ resolution for only half of the 2015-2020 tenure.
Bestowed with an array of world and national cultural heritages, the northern midland province of Phu Tho is looking for breakthrough measures to capitalise on its strength to become a must-visit destination for both domestic and international tourists.
The national research centre specialising in the Hung Kings’ period (2879 – 258 BC) launched a branch in the central city of Da Nang on August 14.
A new bridge spanning the Hong (Red) River and connecting Hanoi’s Ba Vi district and Phu Tho province’s Viet Tri city will be open for trial run on July 31 after two years of construction.
Young Vietnamese expatriates on July 14 visited the central province of Nghe An – the homeland of late President Ho Chi Minh who founded and led the Vietnamese revolution to victory – as part of activities of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2018.
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 kicked off at the Temple of Hung Kings in Phu Tho on July 12, drawing 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 30 nations and territories, and a crowd of local youths.
The Vietnam Summer Camp has helped inspire the pride of the homeland of young overseas Vietnamese since it was initiated in 2004.
The Vietnam Summer Camp 2018 takes place from July 10 to 25, marking 15 years of the event connecting local and overseas Vietnamese youngsters.
Authorities in northern Bac Ninh Province are planning to compile a dossier on the Vietnamese folk art of Dong Ho painting in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.
The Chem Communal House, dating back more than 2,000 years and one of the oldest of its kind in Vietnam, in Bac Tu Liem district of Hanoi was awarded a certificate as a special national relic site.
Electricity losses in the northern region have continued to drop, standing at 5.21 percent in the first four months of 2018, down 0.34 percent year on year, according to the Northern Power Corporation (NPC).
Twenty football teams representing overseas Vietnamese students, entrepreneurs and intellectuals in Singapore were brought together at the fifth Hung Kings Cup championship opened in the island country on May 6.
The central province of Phu Yen kicked off a Culture-Tourism Week on April 25 night, which is designed to introduce the unique local culture and promote tourism potential of Phu Yen, thus attracting more investments in the locality.
The daily reference exchange rate continued the rising trend since the beginning of this week, going up 15 VND compared to April 24 to stand at 22,522 VND/USD on April 26.
Vietnamese people nationwide held activities in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the country, on April 25 or the 10th of the third lunar month.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Party and State leaders and people across the country offered incense to the national founders, Hung Kings, at the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in Phu Tho province.
