The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is one of only a few
localities in Vietnam in a prime position to develop spiritual tourism –
which can enrich the spiritual and cultural lives of people.
The new Viet Tri bridge, which connects the northern provinces of Vinh
Phuc and Phu Tho, is expected to facilitate socio-economic development
in the northwestern region once completed.
The sixth Vietnam – India people’s friendship festival kicked off in
Hanoi on October 21, targeting to make Vietnamese and Indian people
become closer via a series of cultural and tour events in the city as
well as central Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh City until October 26.
The upcoming sixth Vietnam-India People Friendship Festival will help
increase understanding, friendship and cooperation between the peoples
of the two countries.
Vietnamese communities around Europe on October 12 organised memorial
services for General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away on October 4 at the
age of 103.
The northern province of Nam Dinh on September 24 held a ceremony to
offer incense to Tran Hung Dao, a national hero, on his 713th death
anniversary at the Thien Truong temple.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Hai Duong on September
21 to commemorate the 713rd anniversary of the passing of national hero
Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on
August 11 led a delegation to northern Quang Ninh province's Van Don
island district to inspect the area's socio-economic development.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and member of
Party Central Committee, Le Hoang Quan and other municipal officials are
visiting neighbouring Laos.
The Vietnamese communities in many countries organised activities to
express their respect to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his
123 rd birthday (May 19).
Together with two other common village symbols - the banyan tree and the
well - a temple is essential to the spiritual life of almost all people
in rural areas.
All 1,417 relic sites of worshipping Hung Kings and honouring their
period nationwide will offer incense at the same time to commemorate the
country’s founders on the 10 th day of the third lunar month (April 19).
The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc launched a
Culture-Tourism Week at a grand ceremony on March 24, in response to the
2013 Red River Delta - Hai Phong National Tourism Year.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the Vietnamese community in
Australia have gathered to welcome their biggest festival of the year,
serving traditional Vietnamese food like Chung cake, Xoi and Gio Lua.
As well as worshiping their ancestors,
famous craftsmen and heroes who fought off foreign invaders, they
worship the Four Immortals, who include Tan Vien (the God of the
Mountain), Saint Giong, Chu Dong Tu and the Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh,
all of whom had many unique features.
A delegation of 180 overseas Vietnamese students offered
incense at the Temple of Tran Kings and attended a ceremony to
commemorate martyrs in the northern province of Thai Binh.
The 2012 Overseas Vietnamese Youth Camp will get underway on July 11 and
run until July 30, with 170 young campers taking part, said the State
Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA).
The 2012 Lang Sen (Sen Village) Festival will be held in the late
President Ho Chi Minh’s home village of Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan
district in central Nghe An province from May 17-19, as part of a range
of activities to celebrate his 122nd birthday.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
