(VOVworld) – The 2014 Lunar New Year will arrive in one month and two months ago, Hanoi’s People’s Committee asked relevant agencies to prepare enough goods to meet public demand. Stabilizing prices of essential goods for Tet has received particular attention.

(VOVworld) – Recently, salsa, the Latin dancing style, has become popular in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi, attracting many young people.

(VOVworld) – Thien Son teashop in Hanoi is a good place for anyone who wishes to indulge in a romantic atmosphere. Visitors will learn about Vietnam’s tea culture while enjoying relaxing melodies.

(VOVworld) – December 5th is observed by the United Nations as International Volunteer Day (IVD), aiming to show to the world volunteers’ achievements in a year. This day honors voluntary groups and individuals and their charity activities to boost global development in general and of each country in particular.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week themed “Great National Solidarity – Vietnam Cultural Heritage”, features the diverse cultural identities of ethnic groups across the country. The event, which concluded last Sunday, left a good impression on domestic and foreign visitors and the locals as well.

(VOVworld) – The floating markets of Vietnam’s southwestern region have been revived in the Culture and Tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

(VOVworld) – Every overseas Vietnamese in Washington DC must have visited or at least heard of the garden market. This is a place where they can buy a variety of Vietnamese vegetables such as morning glory, luffa, okra leaves, and herbs. Interestingly, the owner of this vegetable garden is an American.

(VOVworld) – Preparations for the Russian Cultural Day in Vietnam from November 11-17 have been finalized.

(VOVworld) - The exhibition “Hanoi – Spirit of Place” has taken place in Hang Bai Exhibition House in Hanoi. The exhibition showcased nearly 200 photos on Hanoi in the subsidy period taken by British diplomat John Ramsden from 1980 to 1983. It evokes beloved memories of Hanoi in that time.

(VOVworld) – The “School is beautiful” (SIB) project has twice won the Vietnam Anti – Corruption Initiatives contest launched by the World Bank and the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam in 2011 and again in 2013. The aim of the project is to promote a code of conduct for university teachers and students.