American physicist falls for Kieu, immerses himself in Vietnamese culture
16:00 | 01/03/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - American Jaipal Kenneth Tuttle, who holds a doctorate in physics, found his true calling after coming to Vietnam for a vacation in 1998.
Banana sticky rice cake for a sweet Lunar New Year
06:00 | 28/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Banana sticky rice cakes for Tet, the Lunar New Year, made of sweet ripened bananas, soft-chewy sticky rice, peanut and coconut milk, have become a hit overseas with exports expanding as far as Germany and Australia.
Traditional craft villagers work to preserve the time-honoured values of Tet
13:00 | 16/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
As life is changing every day, people are getting busier with more and more of the traditional practices during the Tet (lunar New Year) festival fading away. Fortunately, traditional craft villagers in Thua Thien – Hue province have worked silently to preserve the time-honoured values of Tet and preserve the national spirit of the festival.
A cultural feature in a special Tet
14:00 | 15/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
The three first days of the 2021 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival have just passed with memorable experiences. This is a special Tet, because everyone celebrates Tet in the context of a new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks. Different from Tet in previous years, many people have not gone out, and rarely flocked to flower streets or pedestrian streets even though the weather was very nice.
Goat fighting festival in Ha Giang Province
13:00 | 14/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - In the spring, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is bustling with dozens of festivals. One of the most unique events of that period is a two-day goat fighting tournament held in different districts of the province.
Nguyen Hue Flower Street uploaded online for first time
08:00 | 14/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
For the first time the beauty of Nguyen Hue street, usually Ho Chi Minh City’s most visited place during Tet (Lunar New Year), can be enjoyed online at duonghoanguyenhue.vn.
Vietnamese square sticky rice cake: A must-have dish for Tet
13:00 | 12/02/2021 Trade
(VEN) - Square sticky rice cakes (banh chung) are a must on Tet, the Lunar New Year celebrations. The dish is an essential offering with which the Vietnamese express gratitude to their ancestors and homeland.
Raising the brand value of the Trang An landscape complex
15:00 | 10/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - From an unfamiliar, little-visited destination in the domestic and international tourism market several years ago, the Trang An landscape complex in Ninh Binh Province has become an attractive destination on the world travel map.
Vietnamese fashion industry graces global catwalks
10:00 | 08/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Vietnamese fashion has made a mark on the international market in recent years, contributing to development of the country’s fashion industry.
Lan Ha Bay, pristine beauty not to be missed
19:41 | 07/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Located next to Ha Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay covers an area of more than 7,000 hectares, highlighted by the breathtaking beauty of about 400 islands of varying shapes. Unlike the rocky limestone islands of Ha Long Bay, all the Lan Ha Bay islands are covered in green trees.
The lion-cat dance of the Tay, Nung people
13:00 | 05/02/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The lion-cat dance, performed by dancers wearing cat masks is a unique, long-standing tradition of the Tay and Nung ethnic minority groups living in the northeastern province of Lang Son’s Cao Loc, Loc Binh, Van Lang, Van Quan, Binh Gia and Trang Dinh districts.
Phu Quoc Island to serve as catalyst for Vietnam’s tourism recovery
13:00 | 29/01/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The island of Phu Quoc in the southwestern province of Kien Giang is considered a top holiday destination for domestic and foreign visitors. According to Director of the Kien Giang Province Department of Tourism Tran Chi Dung, the island received about 2.9 million visitors in the first 10 months of 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The total for the year was expected to exceed three million.
