Initiative to preserve Ha Long Bay

Initiative to preserve Ha Long Bay

(VOVworld) – The Ha Long Bay Alliance Initiative was launched on Tuesday by Quang Ninh province and the US Embassy in Vietnam to mobilize greater resources for the preservation of Ha...
Long An brands protected in the US

Long An brands protected in the US

(VOVworld) - The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Nang Thom Cho Dao rice and Chau Thanh dragon fruit, which are special foods of Long An province....
Madonna Lily - the flower of April

Madonna Lily - the flower of April

(VOVworld) - Thought to be a native of the semi-deserts between Turkey and Afghanistan, Madonna Lily spread to Carthage and Greece with the Phoenicians, to England with the Romans and from there to Central Europe...
Traditional houses of Flowery Mong people

Traditional houses of Flowery Mong people

(VOVworld) – The Mong people live mainly in Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Son La, and Yen Bai province. Each Mong group has its own construction techniques but the Mong traditionally use wood...
NATO urges its allies to lift defense budget

NATO urges its allies to lift defense budget

(VOVworld) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has pledged to strengthen the shield along the border with Russia, and urged allies to increase their military budgets. He made the remarks...
Costumes of Mong women

Costumes of Mong women

(VOVworld) – There are a number of Mong ethnic groups, White Mong, Black Mong, Flowery Mong, and Blue Mong, living in Vietnam’s northwestern mountain provinces. Their costumes are colorful. The women make the...
PM meets regional leaders on summit sidelines

PM meets regional leaders on summit sidelines

(VOVworld) - Prime Mister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday met separately with leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on the sidelines of the second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in...
Boosting the Mekong river’s sustainable development

Boosting the Mekong river’s sustainable development

(VOVworld) - The second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit will open in Ho Chi Minh city on Saturday, April 5. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and leaders of MRC member countries, MRC’s dialogue partners,...
Vietnam to attend Boao Forum for Asia 2014

Vietnam to attend Boao Forum for Asia 2014

(VOVworld) – Vietnam, along with 8 other countries, will attend the Boao Forum of the Asia Annual Conference 2014 which takes place from April 8 to 11 in Boao town, Hainan province...
Mong people in Na Tau hamlet make banh day

Mong people in Na Tau hamlet make banh day

(VOVworld) – The Mong people consider banh day, a kind of sticky rice cake, to be a symbol of the sun and the moon, which are the origin and vitality of humans and every thing on...