(VOVworld)- Like To Hoai, Vo Quang and Pham Ho, writer Doan Gioi is popular among children. His stories are close to life and appeal to children inspiring them with a love for nature and people’s fates. His stories about the southern region are the most popular.
(VOVworld)- Over the past 70 years, the character Cricket in the “Adventures of a Cricket” by To Hoai has become a close friend to children in Vietnam and elsewhere in the world. The energetic brave cricket overcomes numerous difficulties and challenges to realize his dream. The Youth Theater has recently dramatized the story as a gift to children on International Children’s Day.
(VOVworld)- Ho Chi Minh devoted his lifetime to Vietnam’s national struggles for independence and freedom. Generations of Vietnamese people have upheld Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts and followed the late President’s moral example. Vietnamese writers, poets, composers and journalists have produced works praising the beloved leader of the Vietnamese.
(VOVworld)- Since ancient times, Don ca tai tu or Amateur singing in southern Vietnam has been rooted in the cultural and spiritual life of the southern people. After a day of hard work, lovers of amateur singing gather to relieve their hardships and express their feeling. For people on Tho Chu island, Kien Giang province, amateur singing brings pleasure to their lives and enriches their souls.
(VOVworld)- During the war, many people in northern Vietnam left behind their loved ones and families to go to the southern front. At that time, letters were the only means of communicating with the people back home. The letters resembled diaries and living documentaries on the war. Doctor Nguyen Van Ich and his wife doctor Vu Thi Nhu Hien wrote hundreds of letters to each other between 1962 and 1975.
(VOVworld) – Xoan singing is a typical cultural product of Phu Tho province, home to the 18 dynasties of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Van Lang – the first known State of Vietnam. The local worship of the Hung Kings was officially recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO in 2011. The preservation of Xoan singing is vital for developing Vietnam’s cultural identity.
(VOVworld)- During the war, Hien Luong bridge on Ben Hai river divided north and south Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people laid down their lives in there to fight for national independence and freedom.
(VOVworld)- Vietnam has 17 UNESCO-recognized heritage sites, of which 2 are natural, 5 are cultural, and 1 is a combined cultural and natural heritage and the rest are tangible or intangible cultural remains. This heritage reflects the beauty of Vietnam’s natural landscape and the richness of Vietnam’s culture.
(VOVworld)- Hosting the 2015 National Tourism Year, Thanh Hoa province will organize a number of activities to further promote Vietnam tourism. They include a festival of heritage, sports competitions and a culinary festival. This year, the province aims to attract up to 200,000 foreign tourists and earn about 160 million USD from tourism.
(VOVworld)- Villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Ta Bhing village, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province, have become a popular tourist destination in recent years. Traditional Guol houses, bamboo bridges, brocade weaving products and the Song Thanh Nature Reserves attract a lot of tourists.
