A “Vietnam Culture Day” programme took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 19, aimed at increasing understanding on the land and people of Vietnam as well as promoting cooperation. Apart from a display of coloured photos and banners with images of Vietnam, the programme exhibited traditional musical instruments, embroideries, handicraft items, books and publications promoting [...]

The world’s largest cruise liner, Queen Mary 2, with over 2,430 tourists aboard, visited Nha Trang Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa on March 21. The tourists, mostly from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Canada, visited scenic and relic sites as well as enjoying special dishes and shopping in the [...]

An exclusively royal ritual conducted through hundreds of years during the feudal regime was resurrected for the fourth time in the former capital of Hue on March 20. The ritual, Le Te Xa Tac (Worshipping the Genies of Earth and Crop), is one of the most important rituals performed by kings under successive feudal dynasties [...]

A cuisine culture exchange among ASEAN countries was held in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on March 22. The event, themed “Vietnam and ASEAN food” offered a chance for women from ASEAN member countries’ representative offices in Malaysia to discuss and share experiences in social activities and family life. At the event, Director [...]

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) was due to launch a series of activities abroad this year to further promote Vietnam’s culture to the world. It will organise a Vietnam week programme in Laos, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Algeria and Morocco and take part in a tours festival and a Vietnam [...]

01 photos featuring legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap are on display at the Thong Nhat Palace in Ho Chi Minh City. The photos, taken by journalist-photographer Tran Tuan of the Vietnam News Agency, captured moments of General Giap in the daily life. Addressing the exhibition’s opening ceremony on March 22, Deputy General Director of the [...]

Sunday 6th March We’re off on our Mekong River cruise today and it began by bus south towards Bến Tre which is one of the country’s southern provinces situated in the delta of the Mekong River. The Mekong Delta is where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. [...]

Caro After a quick lunch at the Same Same but different Cafe both of us were liking Nha Trang, it was nice to have our freedom back and whilst there was nothing particularly wrong with the Cult we were ready to move on. Joff having not shaved since HK was increasingly looking like a traveler. [...]

We haven’t had a decent internet connection in forever. I’ll try to get a little caught up… Hue In Hue we visited the Hue Imperial Palace, which was home to emperor’s from about 1800-1945. It’s like a city inside of a city…it has a huge wall around the entire area, which I seem to remember [...]

The special aroma of Vietnamese coffee and the coffee drinking culture of Vietnamese people will be introduced in a 12-episode film produced by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). The film is the second part of a TVB programme named, “Aroma of coffee” which aims at introducing coffee and the culture of coffee drinking in [...]