Tag: culture
Work begins on Vietnam – RoK Friendship Village
Work started on the Vietnam – Republic of Korea Friendship Village in the mountainous district of Bac Ai, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on February 23.
Ha Giang tourism earns VND12 billion over festive period
VOV.VN - The northern province of Ha Giang welcomed 12,000 tourists, including 105 foreigners, during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, raking in an estimated VND12 billion in tourism revenue, according to the Ha Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Spring festivals suspended as part of COVID-19 prevention efforts
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested that localities nationwide cancel all spring festivals in order to prevent mass gatherings, therefore minimising the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic following the Lunar New Year (Tet).
Red River delta, the land of tugging games
VOV.VN - The tugging rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, the first multi-national project ever recognized by UNESCO.
UNESCO-recognised Hue relic site attracts visitors on Lunar New Year’s Day
VOV.VN - As an exceptional UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site located in the nation’s former imperial capital, the Hue relic complex attracted a large number of tourists on February 13, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Quan The Am festival in Da Nang listed as national intangible cultural heritage
The Quan The Am (Goddess of Mercy) festival at Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain) in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Hoi An announced on February 4.
Hanoi postpones many cultural activities due to COVID-19
A number of cultural activities celebrating the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in Hanoi have been postponed in the face of a new COVID-19 outbreak.
Pandemic-hit localities asked to cancel festivals, mass gatherings
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested COVID-19-hit areas to cancel the organisation of festivals and cultural activities of mass gatherings in an effort to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
Gathering with Vietnamese from the RoK ahead of Lunar New Year
The Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (ALOV) and the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Centre based in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a gathering in Hanoi on January 23 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
Hoa Binh culture on show in downtown Hanoi
Various cultural features of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh were showcased in Hanoi’s pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake over the weekend.
