Wednesday, August 13 2014

Wednesday, August 13 2014

The village of Thanh Tien has been famous for its paper flowers for over 300 years. Like the people of Hue, Thanh Tien paper flowers have a simple, delicate beauty

Ukraine only receives humanitarian aid from ICRC

(VOVworld) – Ukraine can accept any kind of humanitarian aid solely within international law and solely from the International Committee of the Red Cross. Interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said this...
 Earthquake in China takes large casualty toll

Earthquake in China takes large casualty toll

(VOVworld) – A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale that struck Ludian County, Zhaotong city, in China’s Yunnan province on Sunday has claimed 367 lives and injured...
Titles honor contributions of artisans

Titles honor contributions of artisans

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has many policies to honor artists and artisans in particular. In the future, granting the titles ‘people’s artisan’ and ‘meritorious artisan’ in terms of intangible cultural heritage...
Thanh Tien paper flowers village in Hue

Thanh Tien paper flowers village in Hue

(VOV) - In the tiny village of Thanh Tien on the outskirts of Hue City, a tradition of paper flowers craftsmanship has been handed down from one generation to another for more than 300 years. The...
Ly Sin Sinh, a dedicated village chief

Ly Sin Sinh, a dedicated village chief

(VOVworld) – People in northern Ha Giang province consider arable land as valuable as gold because most of the local terrain is rocky. Ly Sin Sinh, who is of Mong ethnicity, has donated 300...