With more than two weeks still to go until Christmas, a festive atmosphere has started to grip everywhere around Vietnam. Given the complex development of COVID-19, many people have instigated preventive measures to celebrate a Christmas of peace and joy.
Extensive “tam giac mach” (buckwheat) flower fields have become a brand and tourist attraction of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. The flower is in bloom at year-end, adorning the Dong Van Karst Plateau with its romantic and gentle charm.
The second national ethnic minority congress looked back at a decade implementing a letter of resolve adopted by the first congress, which showed ethnic minority people’s trust in the leadership of the Party and State has unceasingly been consolidated; social harmony has been enhanced and the national unity bloc has grown solid.
APEC leaders recently adopted the APEC Vision 2040, and Vietnam will actively contribute to its realisation to help build an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community, according to Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
The Spanish King’s Order of Civil Merit Encomienda was bestowed upon General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi at a ceremony held by the Spanish Embassy in Hanoi on November 30.
Tet hoa mao ga (Cockscomb flower festival) is one of the most important celebrations of the Cong ethnic group in the northern province of Dien Bien. It has existed for generations and reflected the distinctive cultural identity of the local people.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam will continue partnering with APEC member economies to turn its vision and aspirations into peace, stability and happiness of people in the region.
A group of Vietnamese students in China have presented over 4,000 notebooks, financial aid to schools and nearly 400 aid packages to help students in the three flood-hit provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
Many students in Din Chin – one of the poorest, most remote communes in Muong Khuong district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, consider teacher Lo Thi Lan a second mother thanks to her dedication.
An exhibition in Hanoi is showcasing Hang Trong paintings, one of the most outstanding folk painting genres in Vietnam, recreated on lacquer and silk items.
“Phu the” (husband and wife) cake, a renowned specialty of Dinh Bang ward in Tu Son township in the northern province of Bac Ninh, has been an indispensable part on the Tet offering tray, at wedding parties and many important festivals of the northern region.
As an active member of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN), Vietnam has built policies and made efforts to develop smart cities, considering this one of three key tasks in the national digital transformation process, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stated.
On the occasion of the 1,010th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi, let’s take a look at outstanding construction works which were inaugurated to mark the millennial celebration of the capital city.
The “Nhay lua” (fire jumping) ceremony of the Red Dao ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has been listed as a national intangible heritage.
COVID-19 pandemic has changed the habit and thought of tourists around the world. Recent surveys by independent organisations revealed that their behaviours and choices have changed in an unpredictable manner after the pandemic broke out.
The “Nhay lua” (fire jumping) ceremony of the Red Dao ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has been listed as a national intangible heritage.