Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

B: Nguyen Du, who was born in 1765 and died in 1820, wrote many valuable works, the most famous being The Tale of Kieu. This masterpiece has been now translated into more...
Calligraphy fest to run during Tet

Calligraphy fest to run during Tet

(VOVworld) - The Hanoi cultural department will organize the 2016 Calligraphy Writing Festival at the Literature Lake in Hanoi's Temple of Literature from February 2-15
Tran Temple Festival sets to open on Feb 20

Tran Temple Festival sets to open on Feb 20

(VOVworld)- The Tran Temple Festival, one of the biggest annual spring festivals in Vietnam, will open in the northern province of Thai Binh from the 13th to the 16th of the...
Orbis brings life into focus for Mekong Delta

Orbis brings life into focus for Mekong Delta

(VOVworld) - Standard Chartered Bank has donated 800,000 USD to an initiative to help prevent and treat cases of avoidable blindness in the Mekong Delta, according to officials at Orbis...
Flat “Cốm’ of the Khmer

Flat “Cốm’ of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – “Com dep”, flat glutinous green rice is a specialty of the Khmer in Soc Trang and people in the Mekong River Delta. “Com dep” is a popular dish and...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

This week is a festive one for Vietnamese teachers because November 20th has long been a special day for Vietnamese students to show their respect and gratitude to their teachers....
Wednesday Novermber 11, 2015

Wednesday Novermber 11, 2015

(VOVworld) - This week we got a Halloween postcard from Robert Krolikowski of New York, the US. The black cat and orange jack-o-lantern are more funny than scary. Although Halloween is...
Folk songs of the San Chi

Folk songs of the San Chi

(VOVworld) – The San Chi have developed a rich cultural tradition with various types of folk arts. “Sinh ca” is a type of call and response singing that has been preserved...
Vietnam reduces poverty sustainably

Vietnam reduces poverty sustainably

(VOVworld) – October 17 is observed as the Day for the Poor in Vietnam. Much is being done to improve their living conditions and justify their trust in the government’s...
Bac Kan’s efforts to preserve Then singing

Bac Kan’s efforts to preserve Then singing

(VOVworld) - The “Then” singing of Vietnam’s Tay and Nung ethnic minority groups is of particular importance to people in the northeast region. Bac Kan, one of Vietnam’s cradles of...