(VOVwrld) – “Earth Hour”, a global campaign against climate change launched annually always receives everyone’s support. This year’s campaign, themed “You and I, Together we act”, has a number of significant activities such as bicycle riding in response to Earth Hour, turning off lights on a national scale.

(VOVworld) – Hundreds of Japanese traditional dolls are on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi. This event is a curtain raiser for the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Year.

(VOV) - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan last Sunday launched 2013 Red Spring festival under the theme “Share Red Blood – Give Hope”. The blood donation campaign is held annually to save lives and build a healthier community. VOV reporter Thu Hang looks at the campaign in an article entitled “Humanity for community”.

(VOVworld) – Crowded, bustling, and imbued with traditional festivals are what visitors feel when they come to this year’s Lim festival in Lim town, Bac Ninh province. Attending Lim festival means you’re coming to the world of folk games and Quan ho folk songs where couples of male and female vocalists are beautiful in “tu than” or four-panel traditional dresses and “quai thao” also called “ba tam” palm hats. All these have created a busy and happy atmosphere of spring. Let’s join VOV’s Le Phuong on a tour of Lim festival to experience such a festive mood there.

(VOVworld) – The terraced fields of Vietnam’s northwestern region are legendarily beautiful. The rice fields loop around the hills, disappearing and reappearing from the clouds to create a stunning picture. The terraced fields are mainly found in the provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai.

(VOVworld) - Every time the new year comes, Black Thai people in Dien Bien province are eager to decorate their houses, prepare peach blossoms, pole trees, five-fruit trays and other food to welcome Tet, the Lunar new year. Despite the busy modern times, the Black Thai still observe their traditional customs at the Lunar New year. Let’s join VOV reporter Lan Anh on a visit to a Black Thai family in Sam Mun commune, Dien Bien district to find out more about these customs.

(VOVworld) - The 23rd day of the last month of every lunar year is when the Kitchen Gods or Kitchen Kings go back to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor what happened on earth during the year. On this day, Vietnamese people prepare a feast to worship their ancestors and teach their offspring to do good deeds.

(VOVworld) - Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri district on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for making Chung cake, a typical sticky rice cake for the Lunar New Year Holiday or Tet in Vietnam. On these days, the spring and Tet atmosphere is prevailing over the village. All villagers from the elderly to children are involved in making Chung cake such as washing Dong wrapping leaves and rice, steaming green beans, preparing meats, and wrapping the cakes.

(VOVworld) – Nhat Tan village on the edge of Hanoi’s West Lake is blooming with a variety of flowers, but especially peach flowers. Let’s take a tour of Nhat Tan village to enjoy the early Tet atmosphere at Hanoi’s flower farms.

(VOVworld) – ‘Imposing’ was the word Professor Phan Huy Le, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences, used to describe the newly unearthed architectural work in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi. The Vietnamese historian said this was a water system of the Ly Dynasty, the first of its kind to have been excavated in the country. VOV’s Phuong Anh introduces this special architecture.