Luc Ngan lychee granted GI protection in Japan

Luc Ngan lychee granted GI protection in Japan

(VOVWORLD) - Thieu lychees of Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, were the first products to be granted a certificate of geographical indication from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF...
Foreign banks pour investment into Vietnam

Foreign banks pour investment into Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has provided a financing package of 70 million USD to Indo Trans Logistics Corporation of Vietnam (ITL Corp...
COVID-19 continues to be under control in localities

COVID-19 continues to be under control in localities

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi authorities have proposed easing of social distancing measures after Wednesday, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung told the National Steering Committee for COVID-19...
Unique mud ball wrestling festival in Van village

Unique mud ball wrestling festival in Van village

(VOVWORLD) - A mud ball wrestling festival is held every four years in Van village, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province. The festival shows the farmers’ desire for favorable weather and bumper crops....
Bo Da Pagoda - special national relic site

Bo Da Pagoda - special national relic site

(VOVWORLD) -Bo Da Pagoda on Phuong Hoang (Phoenix) Mountain, in Tien Son commune, Bac Giang province, was a major center of Lam Te Zen Buddhism during the Le Trung Hung dysnasty (1533 ...
Preserving Quan Ho folk singing

Preserving Quan Ho folk singing

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Quan Ho folk singing was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind in 2009. In the cradle of Quan Ho, on the northern bank of...
Workshop boosts fresh lychee exports

Workshop boosts fresh lychee exports

(VOVworld) - A workshop was held yesterday to boost lychee exports to China via border gates in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son. The event, the third of its kind, was jointly organised...
Policies support socio-economic development in mountain regions

Policies support socio-economic development in mountain regions

(VOVworld) – Over the past two years, a number of programs supporting ethnic minority people in mountain regions have succeeded thanks to government efforts to strengthen international cooperation and support for those programs. Financial resources have...