CULTURE-SPORTS-TOURISM

Hanoi's autumn must-do experiences

Publish date 17/09/2024 | 09:23 AM  | View count: 32
Hanoi's crisp fall weather is perfect for outdoor strolls and sampling some of the local specialties.

Hanoi's pho bo in top 10 Vietnamese specialties

Publish date 11/08/2024 | 10:52 AM  | View count: 30
Pho bo, or beef noodle soup, is one of the unmissable dishes for any traveler to Vietnam's capital.

Japanese man, 63, earns master's degree in Vietnamese studies

Publish date 28/07/2024 | 02:02 PM  | View count: 36
A Japanese man has graduated with a master's degree in Vietnamese Studies at the Vietnam-Japan University, becoming the first foreign student to complete the program entirely in Vietnamese.

Hanoi restores West Lake lotus ponds ahead of first major Lotus Festival

Publish date 28/05/2024 | 02:50 PM  | View count: 63
The Hanoi Lotus Festival 2024 will be held over five days in July at the Tay Ho District Creative and Cultural Space, the first large-scale event of its kind in the city, featuring various...

ASEAN handicraft exhibition to promote people-to-people exchanges

Publish date 21/12/2023 | 03:15 AM  | View count: 24
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: 39
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: 34
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: 32
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: 56
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: 53
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: 39
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: 103
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: 114
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: 48
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: 67
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: 56
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: 163
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: 52
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: 149
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: 134
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...