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Thousands of people from different regions across the country have flocked to Tien Du district in northern Bac Ninh province to attend the Lim festival which is dedicated to Quan Ho (love duet singing), part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
An annual festival that features the cultural colours of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups through their New Year celebrations will take place at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi from February 15-17.
The border gates of Chang Riec and Vac Sa in the southern province of Tay Ninh will be upgraded to national fifth-tier border urban areas by 2020.
The five-star cruise liner Celebrity Millennium of Malta on February 11 docked at the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, carrying over 2,100 foreign tourists and nearly 1,000 crew.
The Japanese Government will provide US$455,612 in non-refundable aid to the second phase of a maternal and infant healthcare project in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.
The southern province of Dong Nai held a conference on February 10 with the aim of helping its businesses expand their market and seek cooperation opportunities with those from other countries, especially the United Arab Emirates.
A traditional buffalo fighting festival took place in Ham Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on February 10.
Construction of the Tan Nam-Mon Chay Bridge, linking border areas between Vietnam and Cambodia, is expected to be completed in April 2014.
The Suoi Lon cooperative in the southern province of Dong Nai has signed a contract to export over 20 tonnes of fresh mango to Ukraine every month.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inspected the progress of the Nhan Co Aluminum Plant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on February 10.