Hanoi Heritage Club honors youth cultural values

Hanoi Heritage Club honors youth cultural values

(VOVworld) - It's difficult to preserve traditional cultural heritage without community effort. Over the past few years, a number of heritage items have been promoted thanks to efforts by individuals and...
“Non ba tam” club preserves folk melodies

“Non ba tam” club preserves folk melodies

(VOVworld) – Preserving intangible heritages in the community is very important to uphold cultural values in social life. In recent years, a number clubs of folk song lovers have been established in Vietnam. One example is...
Visiting special schools in Ho Chi Minh City

Visiting special schools in Ho Chi Minh City

(VOVworld) – For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need. A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate...
Hanoi Street Art Festival

Hanoi Street Art Festival

(VOVworld) – Thousands of young people have taken part in the Street Art Festival, organized by Hanoi’s Youth Union to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union...
Eating insects in Hanoi

Eating insects in Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Locusts, crickets, ants, silkworm cocoons, and stink bugs…just mentioning these small insects makes some people shiver
Exhibition “Story of the market”

Exhibition “Story of the market”

(VOVworld) - An exhibition titled “Story of the market” has been opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum. At the exhibition, markets of the past, present and future are vividly depicted through...
Street cleaners and their honorable work

Street cleaners and their honorable work

(VOVworld) – The work of street cleaners is hard and dangerous. But with a passion for their work, they help to keep the streets and environment clean in the interests of...
One day in the homeland

One day in the homeland

(VOVworld) – 21-year-old Phan Huy Bach has returned to Hanoi, his birthplace, after 8 years studying abroad. He was accompanied by Marina Berezovikova, his Belarusian girlfriend who is studying economics....
Unity festival of Vietnamese ethnic groups

Unity festival of Vietnamese ethnic groups

(VOVworld) – The unique festivals of all the 54 ethnic groups across Vietnam have been held at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups on the outskirts of Hanoi. This...
Kitchen God worshiping

Kitchen God worshiping

(VOVworld)- The ritual of worshiping the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is an indispensable tradition in Vietnam. This year, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology recreated...
The custom of "buttock flapping" of Mong ethnic people

The custom of "buttock flapping" of Mong ethnic people

(VOVworld) – H’ Mong ethnic people of the northern mountainous provinces welcomed the New Year 2014 with colorful activities. On the 1st of January, after rituals to commemorate their ancestors at home, H’ Mong...
Soldier’s Heart Initiative organization

Soldier’s Heart Initiative organization

(VOVworld) - Returning home from the war in Vietnam, many US veterans had to turn to therapy to heal the wounds of their souls. The images of the war still haunt their...
Hanoi prepares goods for 2014 Tet holiday

Hanoi prepares goods for 2014 Tet holiday

(VOVworld) – The 2014 Lunar New Year will arrive in one month and two months ago, Hanoi’s People’s Committee asked relevant agencies to prepare enough goods to meet public demand...