Vietnamese movie wins top prize at French film festival

Vietnamese movie wins top prize at French film festival

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese feature film "Tro tan Ruc Ro" (Glorious Ashes) by Bui Thac Chuyen won the "Golden Balloon" award at the Festival des 3 Continents, also known as the Three Continents Film Festival, in Nantes,...
Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

(VOVWORLD) - Teaching Khmer language at Khmer Theravada Buddhist pagodas has long been a tradition in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. All pagodas in the province have Khmer language classes for people...
Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

(VOVWORLD) - 80% of the population in the northern birder province of Lang Son are Tay, Nung, Dao, Hoa, San Chay, and Mong, who speak their ethnic languages and practice different customs and...
A majestic pagoda in Tra Vinh province

A majestic pagoda in Tra Vinh province

(VOVWORLD) - Phno Don pagoda is one of the biggest and most majestic of the 143 pagodas in Tra Vinh province. It is a splendid example of Khmer architecture
Ong Met Pagoda, a national relic site in Tra Vinh

Ong Met Pagoda, a national relic site in Tra Vinh

(VOVWORLD) - Ong Met Pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas of the Khmer in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. The Theravada Buddhism pagoda with a Khmer architectural style has remained intact...
Xoe Thai folk art honored by UNESCO

Xoe Thai folk art honored by UNESCO

(VOVWORLD) - Xoe Thai is a unique art form in the cultural and religious life of the Thai ethnic minority in the northwestern province of Son La. "The art of Xoe Thai...
OECD slashes world GDP growth forecast

OECD slashes world GDP growth forecast

(VOVWORLD) - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned on Monday that the world economy next year will be affected more heavily than previously forecast due to the consequences...
Binh Thuan promotes folk singing, dancing

Binh Thuan promotes folk singing, dancing

(VOVWORLD) - The southern province of Binh Thuan has 35 ethnic groups living together. In recent years the province has worked to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritages of its...