The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the “Cau Ngu” (whale worship) festival in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica recently introduced foreign visitors to major tourist attractions in Viet Nam, including capital Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and some others in the northern mountainous region.
Viet Nam is filled with beautiful and exotic sights ranging from rural countryside to ancient Temples and tombs. Petal Mashraki, a freelance travel writer, has suggested 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Viet Nam in an article published on globalgrasshopper.com
The Khmer ethnic minority people of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh are fastidiously preparing for their traditional New Year festival, Chol Chnam Thmay.
Over 200 images, artefacts, books and newspaper stories on the formation and development of “Don ca tai tu”, Viet Nam’s latest piece of world intangible cultural heritage, are being offered to the public at the Museum of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Thousands of people, including Party and State officials, pilgrims and Vietnamese expatriates, offered incense to commemorate Hung Kings – the nation’s founders – at a solemn ceremony in Phu Tho province on April 9.
Thousands gathered in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 7 for a grand procession to honour the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation.
An exhibition of over 100 photos is casting the spotlight on the everyday life of Vietnamese people over the past two centuries in the French southern city of Perpignan.
Viet Nam joined more than 50 other nations and territories from around the globe at an international tourism exhibition held in Ottawa, Canada on April 5-6.
Nine foreign troupes and 16 local ones have registered to attend the Viet Nam International Dance Festival 2014, which will be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 14-18.
On April 3, the first Xoan singing festival for teenagers took place in Viet Tri city, the northern midland province of Phu Tho.
The annual Hung Kings’ Temple Festival kicked off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 5 (the sixth day of the third lunar month), beginning with two photo exhibitions.