Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison

Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison

(VOVWORLD) - Visiting Hanoi in the daytime, you can visit cultural and historical relic sites, shop in craft villages, or enjoy the capital city’s typical food. How about at night? What...
Tan Trao revolutionary base lives on in memory

Tan Trao revolutionary base lives on in memory

(VOVWORLD) - In May, 1945, after moving from Cao Bang to Tuyen Quang province to direct the national revolution, President Ho Chi Minh chose Tan Trao commune to set up a revolutionary base for...
Artisan strives to preserve clay statue making

Artisan strives to preserve clay statue making

(VOVWORLD) - Clay statues are a traditional type of toy in Vietnam and common during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year (Tet). They are usually figurines of animals, like turtles and birds...
Night tour of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo prison

Night tour of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo prison

(VOVWORLD) - A night tour of Hanoi’s Hoa Lo Prison, called “Sacred Night — Glorious Vietnamese Spirit,” will open on July 24. It will take visitors on a rollercoaster ride of emotions:...
Craft villages conserve energy

Craft villages conserve energy

(VOVWORLD) - Using renewable energy and conserving energy have become a growing trend in craft villages because of the obvious benefits. But they need more support from state agencies in the...
Tra Dong bronze casting village

Tra Dong bronze casting village

(VOVWORLD) - Tra Dong village in Thanh Hoa province is known as the cradle of Dong Son culture from 1000 BC until the first century AD. The village has a long history of traditional...
Discrimination protests spread outside US

Discrimination protests spread outside US

(VOVWORLD) - The world community is focused on the United States, where mass protests are taking place across the nation, triggered by the death of an unarmed black man while in police custody...
South Korea reports gunshots at DMZ

South Korea reports gunshots at DMZ

(VOVWORLD) - Several gunshots from North Korea hit a South Korean guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sunday, prompting the South to fire back