The Hồ Chí Minh Museum here has launched a new project using smart technology to offer online displays as part of efforts to develop its business. HISTORY ONLINE: The Southern Women’s Museum of HCM City has opened online exhibitions of ancient artefacts, paintings and sculptures from different periods on their website www.baotangphunu.com.vn. — Photo courtesy of Southern …
Read More »Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival should be annual: organisers
The organisers of the successful Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival, an international drone light show competition held in July, has proposed making it an annual event to boost tourism. The 2024 Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival held in July. VNA Photo KHÁNH HÒA The organisers of the successful …
Read More »Singapore fundraising concert raises funds for Vietnamese kids’ mid-autumn festival
The auditorium at the Band Academy Singapore recently filled with a crowd who came for a live concert called Hanoi in Me jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and community there, with the goal of raising funds for the upcoming mid-autumn festival for children. “Hanoi in Me” live concert is jointly …
Read More »Exhibition highlights diplomatic activities under Nguyễn Dynasty
A three-dimensional exhibition featuring documents selected from the collection of the Nguyễn Dynasty’s Imperial Archives -World Document Heritage will commence on August 22 at https://archives.org.vn, according to Hà Nội’s Department of Culture and Sports. A Nguyễn Dynasty document to be displayed at the exhibition. — Photo courtesy of National Archives …
Read More »An Giang launches first cultural space commemorating Uncle Hồ, Uncle Tôn
The An Giang Federation of Labour on August 20 inaugurated the cultural space dedicated to President Hồ Chí Minh and President Tôn Đức Thắng – the great leaders of the nation. Visitors at the cultural space dedicated to President Hồ Chí Minh and President Tôn Đức Thắng in An Giang …
Read More »Festival celebrates 70 years of Hà Nội’s liberation
Tens of thousands of people expected to take part in a series of cultural events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation Day of Hà Nội, on October 10. Photo shows the Temple of Literature by night. The Culture Festival for Peace 2024 will promote Hà Nội and it’s heritage. …
Read More »Traditional customs of Vietnamese preserved in Hong Kong
A large number of Vietnamese people in Hong Kong (China) have come to a local pagoda on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival to express gratitude to ancestors and pray for the best for their families, which is also an act to uphold traditional customs of the homeland. An …
Read More »More TCM herbs grown in S.E. Asia
Traditional Chinese medicine is very popular in Cambodia because it can treat a variety of diseases,” said Nhek Soparama, minister counsellor of the Cambodian embassy in China. A medical worker performs cupping therapy on a patient at Shanxi Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on July 26. — …
Read More »Visually impaired Japanese man still feels the loss of friend in WWII 79 years on
Isao Shirahata, now 88, was trained to distinguish the sounds of fighter planes during World War II. He still grieves the loss of a friend who was killed in an air raid during the war. Isao Shirahata speaks about his experiences during World War II in Kyoto on July 31. …
Read More »Vietnamese, Chinese first ladies enjoy tea, Chinese art performances
The two first ladies exchanged opinions on and shared about the unique cultural features of the two countries. Ngô Phương Ly (left) and Professor Peng Liyuan, the spouses of the Party General Secretaries and Presidents of Việt Nam and China had talks over tea in Beijing on Monday. — Photo …
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