Four beauties to represent Vietnam at international pageants 2024
Four beauties to represent Vietnam at international pageants 2024

VOV.VN - So far four Vietnamese beauties have been officially chosen to vie for titles at global beauty contests this year.

Four beauties to represent Vietnam at international pageants 2024
Thousands of lanterns float in canal celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday
Thousands of lanterns float in canal celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday

VOV.VN - Thousands of people gathered together at Phap Hoa Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19 in the largest lantern releasing ceremony in order to pray for peace on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2568th birthday.

Thousands of lanterns float in canal celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday
Reenactment of forest thanksgiving festival of Co Tu ethnic people
Reenactment of forest thanksgiving festival of Co Tu ethnic people

VOV.VN - Tac Ka Coong Festival is a celebration held by Co Tu ethnic people in order to offer thanks to the gods of mountains, forests, rivers, and streams within the village in order to bestow upon their descendants a life of warmth, happiness, prosperity, bountiful harvests, and good health.

Reenactment of forest thanksgiving festival of Co Tu ethnic people
Second baguette festival gathers 50-year long standing brands
Second baguette festival gathers 50-year long standing brands

VOV.VN - The second Vietnamese Banh Mi (baguette) festival opened on May 17 in Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing many 50-year long standing brands from across the country.

Second baguette festival gathers 50-year long standing brands
Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his birthday
Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his birthday

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on May 18 at his mausoleum in Hanoi to commemorate the late President’s 134th birth on May 19, 1890.

Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his birthday
Thousands visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on his birthday
Thousands visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on his birthday

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi welcomed thousands of guests as both international visitors and Vietnamese people from across the country paid their respect ahead of the 134th anniversary of his birth on May 19.

Thousands visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on his birthday
Party Central Committee’s ninth plenum wraps up
Party Central Committee’s ninth plenum wraps up

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee concluded its ninth plenum on 18, with all of its agenda completed after three working days.

Party Central Committee’s ninth plenum wraps up
Second Dong Thap lotus festival opens
Second Dong Thap lotus festival opens

VOV.VN - A lotus festival, the second its kind, opened on May 16 in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap with the aim of introducing hundreds of One Commune One Product (OCOP) products and delicacies made from the lotus plant.

Second Dong Thap lotus festival opens
Buddhists join parade in HCM City to mark Buddha’s Birthday
Buddhists join parade in HCM City to mark Buddha’s Birthday

VOV.VN - Worshippers, monks, and nuns across Ho Chi Minh City took part in a parade carrying a statue of Buddha on May 15 to mark the occasion of the Buddha’s Birthday.

Buddhists join parade in HCM City to mark Buddha’s Birthday
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
Impressive images of grand military parade for Dien Bien Phu Victory celebration
Impressive images of grand military parade for Dien Bien Phu Victory celebration

VOV.VN - A military parade and a procession of civil forces gathering over 12,000 people took place on the morning of May 7 in Dien Bien province to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism.

Impressive images of grand military parade for Dien Bien Phu Victory celebration
Inside command tunnel of French general De Castries in Dien Bien province
Inside command tunnel of French general De Castries in Dien Bien province

VOV.VN - Throughout May historical sites in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, including the command tunnel of French general De Castries, have been crowded with people keen to learn about the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954.

Inside command tunnel of French general De Castries in Dien Bien province
Fireworks light up Dien Bien Phu skies for Victory Day commemoration
Fireworks light up Dien Bien Phu skies for Victory Day commemoration

VOV.VN - A dazzling firework show took place in Dien Bien Phu in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 6 as part of efforts to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

Fireworks light up Dien Bien Phu skies for Victory Day commemoration
Grand military parade celebrates 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
Grand military parade celebrates 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary

VOV.VN - A grand military parade in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism (May 7, 1954 - 2024) was held at the stadium of the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on May 7.

Grand military parade celebrates 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
French Defense Minister Lecornu visits former Dien Bien Phu battlefield
French Defense Minister Lecornu visits former Dien Bien Phu battlefield

VOV.VN - French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornu made a tour of major historical landmarks, including Hill A1 and general de Castries’s bunker system, in the former Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Dien Bien province on May 6.

French Defense Minister Lecornu visits former Dien Bien Phu battlefield
Drone show lights up Dien Bien Phu skies ahead of Victory Day ceremony
Drone show lights up Dien Bien Phu skies ahead of Victory Day ceremony

VOV.VN - On May 5 evening, Dien Bien Phu city in the northern province of Dien Bien teemed with spectators who were eager to witness a drone performance put on in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism.

Drone show lights up Dien Bien Phu skies ahead of Victory Day ceremony
Final rehearsal for 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
Final rehearsal for 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary

VOV.VN - A final rehearsal was held on May 5 in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien for a national celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Final rehearsal for 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
Residents rejoice to watch military parade on Dien Bien streets
Residents rejoice to watch military parade on Dien Bien streets

VOV.VN- Hordes of residents showed their joy to see armed forces and militia members march along the main streets of Dien Bien city on May 5 following the official rehearsal of a grand military parade in celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Residents rejoice to watch military parade on Dien Bien streets
Art programme in Son La marks Dien Bien Phu victory anniversary
Art programme in Son La marks Dien Bien Phu victory anniversary

VOV.VN - An art scheme was held in the northern mountainous province of Son La on the evening of May 3 as part of celebrations ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

Art programme in Son La marks Dien Bien Phu victory anniversary
Preliminary rehearsal held ahead of Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
Preliminary rehearsal held ahead of Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary

VOV.VN - A preliminary rehearsal was held on May 3 at Dien Bien province’s stadium in preparation for a grand military parade which will be held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism on May 7.

Preliminary rehearsal held ahead of Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary
People spend sleepless night watching forces practice for victory day parade
People spend sleepless night watching forces practice for victory day parade

VOV.VN - Plenty of local residents and tourists have converged on Dien Bien province’s stadium from midnight to see forces put the finishing touches to a rehearsal of a grand military parade ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7.

People spend sleepless night watching forces practice for victory day parade