(VOVWORLD) - President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people, is much loved and respected by the Egyptians. One Egyptian, Mohamed Anees Sharara, reads books and listens to songs about Uncle Ho and his simple, humble lifestyle. Mohamed even wrote a song about Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi children are excited with a range of activities celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and on Friday this year.

(VOVWORLD) - A national concert entitled “Soaring Vietnam” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on September 2nd . Inspirational and patriotic songs in praise of the Vietnamese nation will be performed to celebrate National Day, September 2nd.

(VOVWORLD) - A national concert entitled “Soaring Vietnam” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on September 2nd . Inspirational and patriotic songs in praise of the Vietnamese nation will be performed to celebrate National Day, September 2nd.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people call the 7th full moon festival “Vu Lan bao hieu” (Parents' Day) or “Xa toi vong nhan” (Wandering Soul’s Day). The festival is the second largest annual traditional festival in Vietnam after the lunar New Year (Tet) festival, and it is celebrated by Vietnamese people through various religious rituals and humanitarian activities.

(VOVWORLD) - The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam topped the list of 15 best cities in the world in a recent readers’ vote of the US travel magazine Travel & Leisure, surpassing many well-known destinations like Japan’s Tokyo and Italy’s Rome. The magazine’s readers rated cities on their sights and landmarks, culture, friendliness, shopping, and especially its street food.

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Binh is endowed with pristine natural scenery. In recent years, local people have turned to developing community-based tourism. Tourism services like Homestays and Farmstays have helped the province lure more visitors.

(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition called “Diary of Peace” is taking place at the Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi It symbolizes heartfelt gratitude to international friends for their support in the fight for peace in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - During the fierce time of the US resistance war, many volunteer youth were mobilized to join the battlefields or open a strategic route through the Truong Son mountain range, contributing to Vietnam’s complete victory. In peace time, the volunteer youth continue to dedicate the rest of their lives to national construction.

(VOVWORLD) - The third Vietnamese language proficiency test has been given by the Japan College of Foreign Languages under the Bunsai Gakuen Non-Profit Education Foundation in Tokyo, Japan. This is the first and only organization so far to conduct a Vietnamese language proficiency test in Japan.