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The HCMC-based Ben Thanh Tourist is promoting a series of tours to the ecological tourist area of the Mekong Delta region. The six-day and five-night tour to the region will give foreign travelers a comprehensive understanding of the impressive region. The tour will visit the center city of Can Tho as well as the Cai [...]
One cannot help feeling surprised when visiting Dam Long-Bang Ta forest eco-tourist area for the first time. Dam Long provides an escape from the bustle and hustle of urban life as one breathes the fresh air and embraces the tranquility of the mountains, forests and landscapes. A tram ride runs through the primeval forest from [...]
Though farmers in Mu Cang Chai are harvesting paddy on the last parts of their terraced fields, the remote mountainous district of Yen Bai Province still boasts its charms that are hidden in the scenic rice fields and thin blankets of fog at the beginning of the winter. The popular attraction of Mu Cang Chai [...]
Without doubt, Nguom Ngao Cave and Ban Gioc Waterfalls are two must-see natural wonders in the northern province of Cao Bang. As these two natural wonders are on the same route, it is convenient to explore them both. Ban Gioc is situated on the border with China, approximately three hours travel on 100 kilometers of [...]
There is a pathway of which both sides are lined with Cai and Kim Dong rivers leading to a 200-year-plus pottery village, a 10-minute drive from central Nha Trang City. Lu Cam Village in Ngoc Hiep Commune is known for baked-clay stoves. Despite great social and economic changes, the craft still exists there. Nearly 200 [...]
Yang Bay Tourism Park in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa announced a record-sized “ruou can” wine jar on June 28. Ruou can is a kind of Vietnamese wine drunk from a jar through bamboo pipes. The jar, which is 2.7m high, has a diameter of 1m at its mouth, 1.8m in the middle [...]
Singing quan ho through mobile phones has become a service in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the home of quan ho (love duet). Many elderly quan ho singers equip themselves with mobile phones to serve customers. Visiting Gieng, which is called the cradle of ancient quan ho in Bac Ninh, one sees that most [...]
The preservation of My Son World Cultural Relics with the help of UNESCO has entered the second phase. The project to preserve My Son is funded from the Italian government with US$435,000 in non refundable aid and US$19,000 from Vietnam. The Italian government has agreed to provide non-refundable aid of more than $435,000 to preserve [...]
Calligraphy is considered to be a classic art form pursued by adults, but the fact that nearly 1,000 young students are studying it in Hanoi belies the claim. They gather together at various clubs like the Young Calligraphers Club of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. “We founded the club in November last year [...]
Vietnamese Cultural Days in Russia will be organised from September 13-20 in Moscow and St Petersburg with various activities, ranging from exhibitions to movie shows, and culinary festivals. Around 50 Vietnamese artists, led by People’s Artist Le Ngoc Cuong, will go to Russia on this occasion. The event will begin on September 13 at Tchaikovsky [...]