Activities to mark Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day

Activities to mark Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day

(VOVworld) – The Steering Committee for the Northwestern Region held a meeting with representatives from media agencies to mark Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, June 21. Deputy Head of the Committee, Hau...
Visiting Hon Dat, Kien Giang province

Visiting Hon Dat, Kien Giang province

(VOVworld)- Hon Dat is one of the most famous historical sites in Kien Giang province, popularized by Anh Duc’s novel “Hon Dat”. Hon Dat is a vivid reflection of the...
Another bloody shooting in the US

Another bloody shooting in the US

(VOVworld)- The US suffered its worst mass shooting since the September 11 terror attacks. The guns used in the massacre were purchased legally. Alarms are once again being raised that...
Tran Nguyen Dan - An Icon Woodblock Painter

Tran Nguyen Dan - An Icon Woodblock Painter

(VOVworld) - In woodblock carved paintings, a design or picture is carved into a block of wood, then printed onto a sheet of paper or other special materials. Tran Nguyen Dan...
Rain blessing ceremony of the Ha Nhi

Rain blessing ceremony of the Ha Nhi

(VOVworld) – The rain blessing ceremony is one of 7 annual festivals of the Ha Nhi. It takes place at the end of the summer when rice and maize are maturing. Rituals at the rainy season festival...
Crop blessing rite of the Ha Nhi

Crop blessing rite of the Ha Nhi

(VOVworld) – The Ha Nhi have many important ceremonies each year including the Lunar New Year festival, forest worship, and crop blessing rite. To Tuan describes the Ha Nhi’s crop...
Vietnam has two more world documentary heritages

Vietnam has two more world documentary heritages

(VOVworld) - The “Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture” and “Phuc Giang School Woodblocks” were recognized as documentary heritages by the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP...