Hanoi to host annual dragon boat race
Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.
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Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.
The live entertainment show “Tinh hoa Bac Bo” (The Quintessence of Tonkin) has received two entries in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records.
More than 20 years ago, artisan Nguyen Dang Che convinced his family members to stop making votive paper and resume their old livelihood making Dong Ho folk paintings.
After 500 years of existence, Dong Ho paintings the making of the painting is now on the brink of oblivion.
Lacquer is the link between one artist from Vietnam and two from France at the painting exhibition “The Soul of Vietnamese Lacquer” at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Da Nang city (VFF Da Nang) has carried out many activities to support local poor and ethnic minority people.
The Hanoi Chapter of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) plans to launch another friendship association in late 2018, while expanding its operation and activities for friendship with other countries.
The 2019 Lunar New Year holiday will fall on February 4-8, which means it will span nine days including the two weekends, according to a newly approved proposal.
Illegal construction on Cai Ha Mountain inside the UNESCO heritage site of Trang An in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been completely removed, local authorities confirmed on July 10.
With a love for Chung or glutinous rice square cake and a desire to turn it into a high quality gift, a young girl in Hanoi has devoted time to giving chung cake a new look.
Moments in the life of Vietnamese families were captured in photos taken by Vietnam News Agency photo journalists.
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in June expanded by 0.61 percent over May, the highest pace over the past six years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on June 29.
The Vietnamese celebrate the Doan Ngo (also called Doan Duong) festival on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month - this year
Vietnamese students in Beijing, China, have performed well not only in their study but also in charitable activities in support of disadvantaged people in the home country.
Carrying more passengers and cargo than permitted and lack of fire safety equipment including extinguishers were the most common violations committed by inter-provincial public transport buses, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport reported following inspections.
The live entertainment show “The Quintessence of Tonkin” recently won the Gold Stevie Award for Innovation in Media, Visual Communications & Entertainment, beating projects from all over Asia.
The Live & Learn organization and the (USAID jointly held a conference in Hanoi on June 7 aiming to share solutions and mobilise actions to improve air quality in Hanoi.
With strong support from authorities, cooperatives in Ho Chi Minh City have developed strongly and are making efforts to expand their trade on agricultural products even into international markets.
