CULTURE-SPORTS-TOURISM

ASEAN handicraft exhibition to promote people-to-people exchanges

Publish date 21/12/2023 | 03:15 AM  | View count: 9
Handicrafts are one of the key areas of cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges in the ASEAN region.

Pho wins over South African gourmets

Publish date 15/12/2023 | 10:32 AM  | View count: 17
Many South Africans, members of the diplomatic corps and Vietnamese expatriates have enjoyed and learned about Pho and Vietnamese cuisine.

Literature fosters Franco-Vietnamese cultural ties

Publish date 05/12/2023 | 09:50 AM  | View count: 17
Contemporary Vietnamese literary works translated into French have struck a chord with French-speaking audiences.

Hanoi specialties wow French Ambassador

Publish date 15/11/2023 | 08:52 AM  | View count: 14
French Ambassador Olivier Brochet shared that Hanoi's specialties of banh cuon and bun cha are wonderful dishes, while the ca cuong is "scary but has a good taste".

Hanoi autumn – “Come to love”

Publish date 04/11/2023 | 07:50 AM  | View count: 30
It’s autumn in Hanoi, the most beautiful season of the year. All the streets in the capital city turn yellow, the color of autumn sunshine and fallen leaves. Hanoi surprises everyone by nature’s...

Painters who drew Uncle Ho’s portraits

Publish date 19/05/2023 | 02:13 PM  | View count: 36
During the hardships of Vietnam’s resistance war, the beloved image of Uncle Ho was always the thread that bound the nation together, the faith, the flame, strength, love, and the desire for...

Hanoi ranked 5th among safest cities in Southeast Asia

Publish date 03/02/2023 | 08:03 AM  | View count: 30
Statistics site Numbeo recently ranked Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) fifth and 14th, respectively, in the safety index among 20 cities in Southeast Asia.

Acquiring calligraphic pieces for New Year: a beauty of Vietnamese culture

Publish date 01/02/2023 | 09:36 AM  | View count: 76
The practice of acquiring calligraphic pieces - or “Xin chu” in Vietnamese - one of the Vietnamese fine traditions usually seen at the beginning of a lunar new year still exists today, despite many...

Tet in the past and present: core cultural values

Publish date 26/01/2023 | 08:55 AM  | View count: 66
The Lunar New Year is an occasion of convergence of traditional culture more than any other occasion of the year. However, it is difficult to avoid being caught up in the changes of modern society.

Vietnam’s soft power: Ao dai

Publish date 12/12/2022 | 08:17 AM  | View count: 35
Fashion trends are always updated daily; however, not all kinds of clothing have the strength to survive time and a unique position in the hearts of Vietnamese people.

The 7th Hanoi Book Fair in 2022: “Traditions and Integration”

Publish date 10/10/2022 | 08:39 AM  | View count: 49
The opening ceremony of the 2022 book festival themed Truyen Thong va Hoi Nhap (Tradition and Integration), took place on October 7 in the pedestrian zone by Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake.

Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang among top 10 best cities in Southeast Asia

Publish date 04/07/2022 | 01:52 PM  | View count: 44
While announcing its 2022 Best Awards in Asia, the magazine Travel & Leisure ranked Da Nang third, Hanoi fifth and Ho Chi Minh City eighth in the top ten list.

Isabelle Muler, German writer, who is devoted to support of disadvantaged children in Vietnam

Publish date 05/04/2022 | 02:19 PM  | View count: 125
Mrs. Isabelle Muller is a famous German writer. Her mother is Dau Thi Cuc, who lived in Thach Dai commune, Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh province. Mrs. Cuc was born in 1929. She dared to break with...

Vietnamese culture promoted at Francophonie Weekend in France

Publish date 21/03/2022 | 03:13 PM  | View count: 42
The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France on March 19-20 represented Vietnam at the 2022 Francophonie Weekend, which was held in celebration of the International Francophonie Day 2022 (March 20) in...

Lunar Calendar’s First Full Moon celebration in a number of countries around the world

Publish date 03/03/2022 | 02:40 PM  | View count: 109
Not only Vietnam but also a number of other countries consider the full moon day of the first lunar month to be a meaningful event. Eastern people in general, and Vietnamese ones in particular,...

Exotic Festivals in the world

Publish date 14/02/2022 | 02:27 PM  | View count: 109
Starting centuries ago, Eriyn Gurvan Naadam Festival or Naadam for short is the biggest festival ever held in Ulan Bator as well as across Mongolia. In Mongolian, “eriyn gurvan naadam” means “three...

World famous bridges

Publish date 05/07/2021 | 09:06 AM  | View count: 72
Welcoming the bright red dawn or the late afternoon sun, watching the shadows of the bridges printed on the water stretching its spans and connecting the banks, people suddenly feel an...

SLAVIC ALPHABET - SCIENTIFIC INVENTION OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION

Publish date 30/06/2021 | 10:20 AM  | View count: 56
The Bulgarians are proud to have contributed to human civilization two important cultural works: the first one is the Solar Calendar (Golden Chart Ancient Calendar) of the ancient Bulgarians...

Vietnam tourism is ready to welcome visitors

Publish date 28/06/2021 | 02:29 PM  | View count: 57
Vietnam’s tourism is prepared to rebound in the post Covid-19 period.

Hanoi’s tourism sector moves to counter COVID-19 resurgence’s impacts

Publish date 15/06/2021 | 03:32 PM  | View count: 57
Facing the COVID-19 resurgence that is spreading fast and strongly affecting the entire society, travel firms in Hanoi are taking actions to minimise losses and prepare for recovery in the new...