Ninth plenum of 13th Party Central Committee opens in Hanoi
Ninth plenum of 13th Party Central Committee opens in Hanoi

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong chaired the ninth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, with the event opening on May 16 in Hanoi and scheduled to last until May 18.

Ninth plenum of 13th Party Central Committee opens in Hanoi
Ao Dai fashion show promotes Vietnamese culture in Australia
Ao Dai fashion show promotes Vietnamese culture in Australia

VOV.VN - Ao Dai (the traditional Vietnamese long dress) inspired by the landscapes of both Vietnam and Australia are presented at a fashion show which is underway from May 13 to May 17 in New South Wales and Victoria.

Ao Dai fashion show promotes Vietnamese culture in Australia
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers

VOV.VN - Moving into the middle of May, seen streets throughout Hanoi have become decorated with the bright purple tones of giant crape-myrtle flowers, known as “Bằng lăng” in Vietnamese, as they appear in full bloom, serving to create picturesque scenery.

Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebrations
Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebrations

VOV.VN - Streets across the capital have been adorned with national flags, flowers, and banners to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 134th birthday on May 19.

Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebrations
18 national treasures presented to public at Hai Phong Museum
18 national treasures presented to public at Hai Phong Museum

VOV.VN - A total of 18 historical national treasures are being exhibited at Hai Phong Museum as part of the 2024 Hoa Phuong Do (red flamboyant flower) festival.

18 national treasures presented to public at Hai Phong Museum
Lang Co Bay – one of the world’s most beautiful bay
Lang Co Bay – one of the world’s most beautiful bay

VOV.VN - A trip to Thua Thien-Hue province in central Vietnam cannot be complete without setting foot at in Lang Co Bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

Lang Co Bay – one of the world’s most beautiful bay
Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kick-starts tourism season in Hai Phong
Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kick-starts tourism season in Hai Phong

VOV.VN - The Red Flamboyant Flower Festival 2024 was launched in Hai Phong city, the largest port city in northern Vietnam, on May 11 evening, kick-starting this year’s tourism season in the locality.

Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kick-starts tourism season in Hai Phong
A glance at Nine Dynastic Urns inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register
A glance at Nine Dynastic Urns inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register

VOV.VN - The Nine Dynastic Urns, which have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register, can be found in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A glance at Nine Dynastic Urns inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register
Post military parade: Mixed emotions of leavers and stayers on parting day
Post military parade: Mixed emotions of leavers and stayers on parting day

VOV.VN - Armed forces and militia members have impressed local residents and tourists with a grand military parade marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism, and both leavers and stayers now find it hard to say goodbye to each other on the parting day.

Post military parade: Mixed emotions of leavers and stayers on parting day
Locals show joy at seeing military forces march on Dien Bien streets
Locals show joy at seeing military forces march on Dien Bien streets

VOV.VN - Crowds of residents rejoiced at watching armed forces and militia members parade along the main streets of Dien Bien Phu city on May 7 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Locals show joy at seeing military forces march on Dien Bien streets