Giay ethnic group in Lao Cai

Giay ethnic group in Lao Cai

(VOVworld) – The Giay ethnic group, which has about 38,000 people, lives mainly in Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Cao Bang provinces. They are called by different names such as Dang,...
Kerry holds talks with Middle East leaders

Kerry holds talks with Middle East leaders

(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks on Friday with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan on the Middle East peace process
2nd old book festival opens in Hanoi

2nd old book festival opens in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - The 2nd old book festival opened on Saturday in Hanoi’s Dong Da district with the participation of 10 individuals and organizations involved in exchanging and trading old books...
Vietnam Poetry Day 2015

Vietnam Poetry Day 2015

(VOVworld) – The 13th annual Vietnam Poetry Day was celebrated last week at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi with Vietnam’s sea and islands as its theme. The event drew...
Active communications to guide the public

Active communications to guide the public

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Information and Communications will strengthen state management in press, publication, post and telecommunication, and information technology. It aims to realize the Party Central Committee’s resolution...
2015 Valentine Day in Hanoi

2015 Valentine Day in Hanoi

(VOVworld) – 5 days ahead of the lunar New Year Festival, Hanoi streets are crowded with people busy shopping for Tet or preparing for their Valentine celebrations. VOV’s Le Phuong...
Muong Hoa- a romantic valley in Sapa

Muong Hoa- a romantic valley in Sapa

(VOVworld)- Muong Hoa valley is about 10 km southeast of Sapa town. Its romantic beauty added to some unspoiled nature and the cultural richness of local ethnic minority people inspires...
Stilt-house of the Tay in Ha Giang province

Stilt-house of the Tay in Ha Giang province

(VOVworld) – Ha Thanh, a community-based cultural tourism village in Phuong Do commune, Ha Giang province, has preserved several traditional stilt-houses of the Tay. The stilt-house reveals several...
Vietnam's top culture events in 2014

Vietnam's top culture events in 2014

(VOVworld)- Many cultural events made 2014 an impressive year for the Vietnamese. Today, we’ll review Vietnam’s major cultural events last year
Tay people earn a living from chestnuts

Tay people earn a living from chestnuts

(VOVworld) – Chestnuts grown in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, have long been considered the best in Vietnam. But recently people in several northern provinces and Hanoi have a new appreciation for...
Preserving ethnic culture

Preserving ethnic culture

VOVworld)- In the context of international integration, cultural exchanges and tourism development, preserving and promoting traditional festivals of ethnic minority groups is of great importance. Much effort has been made...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

In today’s show, we’d like to delve into Tet dos and don’ts because in the traditional perception, if things go smoothly during Tet, good luck will be...
Closer Sapa

Closer Sapa

(VOVworld) – Sapa is a popular tourist destination in Lao Cai province in northwestern Vietnam. It used to take tourists 12 hours to go from Hanoi to Sapa by car or train...