Swinging is a kind of game for boys and girls and it is also a healthy game well-known in festivals in the new years days. The game is organized under two forms: flight swinging and water wheel swinging. The first is popularly played by the Kinh people across the country while the latter is popular [...]
A delegation of 15 Indian artists will perform at the Hanoi Opera House from April 4-7, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Ladakh artists from India’s northern region will perform traditional Indian music and dance, as well as introduce their traditional costumes and musical instruments to Vietnamese audiences. Established in 2004, [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has agreed to let the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submit two dossiers on two of the country’s cultural practices to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). These proposals are expected to earn the country UNESCO’s recognition of Don ca tai tu Nam bo (southern [...]
Thirty sculptures are on display on Tam Linh (Spiritual) Hill at the Ban Don Eco Resort and Spa in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. They are the works of 16 international and national sculptors from the Central Highlands wood sculpture camp, one of the activities of the recent third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee [...]
More local travel agencies are working on plans to develop caravan services in the ASEAN region, according to a latest report by the HCMC tourism authority. For the first time, Huong Giang Travel has organized caravan tours to Thailand, which will depart from Hue next month. The first journey will start on the anniversary of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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