23/02/2016
Gong performances of the Bahnar at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
(VOVworld) – Gong performances by a Bahnar gong team from the province of Kon Tum charmed audiences in Hanoi at a New Year program held by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.
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19/02/2016
Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery- a beautiful monastery
(VOVworld)- Set atop Tay Thien mountain in Vinh Phuc province, 85 km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery, which together with a Zen Monastery in Da Lat and one at Quang Ninh Provinces’s Yen Tu Mountain, is one of the three largest monasteries in Vietnam.
11/02/2016
Visiting Kien So Pagoda on early days of the New Year
(VOVworld) - Located on the left bank of the Duong River, Kien So pagoda is part of the Phu Dong relic site, 15km to the northeast of Hanoi.
10/02/2016
Quang Ba night flower market
(VOVworld) - The Quang Ba flower market becomes more crowded and busier than ever on the yearly Tet Holiday.
04/02/2016
Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi's Old Quarter
(VOVworld) - Buying a peach blossom branch and a kumquat tree to decorate for Tet is a long-time tradition of the Vietnamese people, especially in the North. A week or two before Tet, seasonal flower markets open in multiple locations around Hanoi, of which the flower market in Hang Luoc Street in the Old Quarter seems to be the most exciting and crowded.
03/02/2016
Traditional Vietnamese market at Hanoi Sofitel Metropole
(VOVworld) – Some of the most distinctive features of the Vietnamese Tet holiday were showcased at an event called “Cho Que”, or a traditional Vietnamese market, at the Hanoi Sofitel Legend Metropole.
27/01/2016
People in Meo Vac struggle with freezing weather
(VOVworld) – Due to the impact of intensified northeast monsoon, Meo Vac district in Ha Giang province has seen snowfalls since January 24. Ho Mi Vu, Chairman of Can Chu Phin commune’s Farmers Association, said this has been extremely cold weather in several years. Teacher Nguyen Danh Toan of Can Chu Phin secondary school said he came here in 2000 and this is the first time Meo Vac is blanketed with snow. The temperature ranges from 0 to minus 2 or 4 DC in some places.
22/01/2016
Tet Dome exhibition in Hanoi
(VOVworld) - Vietnam’s biggest annual arts and handicrafts fair, Tet Dome, is in Hanoi. 200 paintings, 200 ceramic items, 50 and Áo dài (Vietnamese traditional female costumes) collections are on display.
21/01/2016
Program “Explore and create Tet paintings with children”
(VOVworld) – More than 400 children in Hanoi participated in a program called “Explore and create Tet paintings with children” at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts on Sunday. They took part in activities to learn how to print and color folk paintings and create New Year greeting cards. This event was part of a project launched by Dr. Trang Thanh Hien, with the participation of lecturers and students from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.
20/01/2016
VOV5’s spring charity program in Can Nong border commune
(VOVworld) – Every year when spring comes, the Overseas Service of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV5) holds charity trips to present Tet gifts to people in poor border areas of the North. This year, VOV5 presented gifts to 253 students, 50 teachers and 120 poor households in Can Nong commune, Cao Bang province.
