Cultural features of folk festivals in Vietnam

Cultural features of folk festivals in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the...
Barefoot Dao men dance on red hot charcoals

Barefoot Dao men dance on red hot charcoals

(VOV) - Fire dancing is a typical spiritual culture of Dao ethnic minority people to pray for happiness and bumper crop. Fire dancing festival takes place at night which increases the...
Returning to Asia with challenges

Returning to Asia with challenges

(VOVworld)- US Secretary of State John Kerry began a 4-day tour of to Asia on Thursday. This is the 5th time Kerry visited Asia since he became US Secretary of State a...
Tea farmers celebrate their trade at spring festival

Tea farmers celebrate their trade at spring festival

(VOVworld)-The annual spring tea festival opened on February 10 in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen – a place famous for good tea. The annual festival honors growers and promotes traditional tea...
Instability continues in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Instability continues in Bosnia-Herzegovina

(VOVworld) – Bosnia-Herzegovina was separated from Yugoslavia after the 1992-1995 ethnic conflict ended. For the first time in 20 years, Bosnia-Herzegovina has again become a hot spot in Europe...
Vietnam’s economy to grow sustainably in 2014

Vietnam’s economy to grow sustainably in 2014

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s economy overcame numerous difficulties last year to gain impressive achievements. The results are attributed to experiences gained in the 2 previous years and positive effects of adopted...
Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh...