The beautiful sound of the Chau Yen panpipe

The beautiful sound of the Chau Yen panpipe

(VOVworld)- Yen Chau district in Son La province is famous for its sweet fragrant bananas and mangos and also for the beautiful sounds of the Thai ethnic people’s panpipes,...
Vietnamese, Lao twinned border villages

Vietnamese, Lao twinned border villages

(VOVworl) – Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri shares 260 km of land border with Laos’ provinces Savannakhet and Salavan. Since a program to establish Vietnamese-Lao twin was signed in 2005, 24...
Weddings among the Van Kieu

Weddings among the Van Kieu

(VOVworld) - Among the Van Kieu a wedding is an important event not only for the two families but for the whole village. After a period of dating, the boy and girl...
Yemen rejects Iran’s peace plan

Yemen rejects Iran’s peace plan

(VOVworld)- Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday
Giay folk singing - binding the community

Giay folk singing - binding the community

(VOVworld) – The Giay have diverse genres of folk singing. The lyrics are about legends, natural and social phenomena, love, and life. Community singing sessions always rally all villagers in the...
Wednesday March 25, 2015

Wednesday March 25, 2015

(VOVworld) - Have you looked at the weather forecast for Hanoi this week? It’s going to rain until next Thursday
Wedding of the Giay in Lao Cai

Wedding of the Giay in Lao Cai

(VOVworld) – The Giay people care a great deal about marriage and the continuation of the family line. Their least concern is a family’s wealth or poverty. For them, the most important...
 Panpipe playing at Dao weddings

Panpipe playing at Dao weddings

(VOVworld) – Panpipes are an integral part of the spiritual life of the red Dao ethnic minority in Vietnam. The red Dao only play the panpipes at weddings and maturity rituals, not...
5th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opens in Dak Lak

5th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opens in Dak Lak

(VOVworld) – The 5th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival opened Tuesday in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to promote local and national coffee products. The biennial event lures investment in the...
Exhibition: “Two sisters – two front lines”

Exhibition: “Two sisters – two front lines”

(VOVworld) – An exhibition entitled “Two sisters – two frontlines” opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on Friday, portraying how Vietnamese women fought and coped with the difficulties of...
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...
First rites in the lifespan of the Tay people

First rites in the lifespan of the Tay people

(VOVworld) – The Tay people believe that during a person’s lifespan he must meet all his relatives in 4 ritual ceremonies: his 1st month ceremony as a newborn, his wedding, his housewarming...
“Then” singing of the Tay in Binh Lieu

“Then” singing of the Tay in Binh Lieu

(VOVworld) – “Then” is a ritual singing and dancing genre of the Tay. Female and male Then singers perform Then in front of the altars at sacred places. The Tay in Binh Lieu, Quang...