Grave statues of the Bana

Grave statues of the Bana

(VOVworld) – Grave statues are typical cultural feature of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands. Grave statues of the Bana are not just folk artifacts but contain a philosophy of life
UN’s goals for 2015 action program

UN’s goals for 2015 action program

(VOVworld) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon revealed the organization’s action program for next year at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday
Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve

Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve

(VOVworld) – Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve covers more than 3,000 hectares in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province. This is a beautiful site that holds two national records for having...
Vietnam working toward Millennium Development Goals

Vietnam working toward Millennium Development Goals

(VOVworld) – Vietnam values UNWOMEN’s support for its national development and gender equality promotion, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc at a meeting on Monday with Gonzalo Koncke Pizzorno, President of...
Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

(VOVworld) – A peace worshipping ceremony is one of the oldest rituals of the Bana people, who pray for good health, prosperity, no war, no disease, and no disasters in the...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influence from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. In Vietnam, as in many other countries, an engagement ceremony occurs from a week to...
ADB helps Vietnam upgrade tourism infrastructure

ADB helps Vietnam upgrade tourism infrastructure

(VOVworld) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Vietnam’s government signed a 50-million-USD loan agreement on Tuesday to upgrade Vietnam’s tourism infrastructure, increase tourism revenues, and create...
Idle talks with Tran Đang Khoa

Idle talks with Tran Đang Khoa

(VOVworld) - Meeting Tran Dang Khoa for the very first time, he was totally different from what I had imagined about him as a famous poet