Tag: culture
President attends ethnic spring festival in Hanoi
VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on February 24 attended the opening of the “spring festival in all regions of the country” at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi.
A close-up of most instagrammable places in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Travel website Culture Trip of the UK has released a new list of the most instagrammable places in Vietnam for a 12-day tour, with Hanoi, Ha Giang, Da Lat, and Phu Quoc among the numerous fantastic destinations on offer.
Vietnam gets tough on drink driving with stricter penalties
VOV.VN - Competent authorities in Vietnam are proactively enforcing traffic laws, with tougher penalties to be imposed on drink driving offences with the aim of reducing traffic accidents, including deaths and injuries, whilst also promoting traffic safety culture in society.
Hanoi’s sticky rice cooking craft recognised as national heritage
The People’s Committee of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district has organised a sticky rice festival and a ceremony to announce the craft of cooking sticky rice in Phu Thuong village as a national intangible cultural heritage.
What to do to develop cultural industries in Vietnam?
VOV.VN - Cultural industries boast great potential and opportunities for development, and they are increasingly playing an important role in the economy, becoming a driving force for sustainable development.
Higashi Hiroshima festival promotes Vietnam-Japan cultural exchanges, friendship
VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Japan festival took place in Higashi Hiroshima city of Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture on February 18, featuring a myriad of exciting activities to celebrate Vietnam’s lunar New Year and diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2024).
Vietnamese students promote traditional culture in Russia
A cultural, art and food exchange programme titled “Vietnamese Day” was held at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Russia on February 16.
President attends New Year writing ritual at Nguyen Trai Memorial Temple
VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on February 18 offered incense and took part in a lunar New Year writing ritual at a memorial temple dedicated to National Hero and World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Trai, in Nhi Khe commune of Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district.
Traditional Tet rituals launched at foot of Yen Tu Mountain
VOV.VN - A programme aimed at introducing traditional Tet rituals is held at the foot of Yen Tu Mountain each year in order to restore Vietnamese cultural values as spring draws near.
Tet reflects diversity of Vietnamese culture: British researcher
The Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, with its unique traditions and customs, is an important part that reflects the diversity of Vietnamese culture, according to British researcher of Vietnamese politics and history Kyril Whittaker.
