Quang Nam brings folklore arts closer to public

Quang Nam brings folklore arts closer to public

(VOVworld) The central province of Quang Nam has been successful in bringing traditional folklore arts closer to the public. Visitors to the ancient town of Hoi An will be amazed with traditional...
Kovaleskaya awards are presented

Kovaleskaya awards are presented

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Women’s Union today/ on Saturday conferred the Kovaleskaya Award to two Vietnamese scientists for their great contributions to science. Speaking at the award ceremony, Chairman of...
Media's role in human rights protection

Media's role in human rights protection

(VOVworld) - Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Do Quy Doan, said that the press has promoted the implementation of various international conventions on human rights protection and anti-discrimination against...
The Hue garden house

The Hue garden house

(VOVworld) Hue’s garden houses, which harmoniously blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature, are a unique expression of the cultural values of Vietnam’s former imperial city...
Vietnam set to strengthen health communications

Vietnam set to strengthen health communications

(VOVworld) - The Health Minister has urged for increasing health communications, saying hand, foot and mouth disease, H5N1 influenza and environmental sanitation should be high on the agenda. Addressing a conference on...
PM calls for better care for women and children

PM calls for better care for women and children

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for more efforts to increase the number of trained female laborers and create more jobs for women. The Prime Minister said that the Vietnam Women’s...
Pentatonic music of the Khmer people

Pentatonic music of the Khmer people

(VOVworld) Each ethnic group in Vietnam has a unique cultural identity that is expressed in its traditional. Pentatonic music is typical of the Khmer people in Vietnam. The jubilant sound...
Gongs in the lives of Central Highlanders

Gongs in the lives of Central Highlanders

Gong music is sacred to the Ede, for whom the sound of gongs evokes their origin myth, the Dam San epic. This story tells about the Ede leader, Dam San, longed to marry...
Bac Ha Sunday market in Lao Cai province

Bac Ha Sunday market in Lao Cai province

Bac Ha Sunday market in Lao Cai province is considered one of the most exciting, interesting and colorful in the northern border area. Located about 120 km from the resort town...
Ede costumes constitute aesthetic  values

Ede costumes constitute aesthetic values

Vietnam has 54 brotherly ethnic groups whose traditional costumes present their own unique features. We now come to the central highlands and explore the costumes of Ede ethnic minority