Exhibition on Vietnamese Heritage to tour cities, provinces

An exhibition on Vietnamese Heritage opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi with aiming at calling on people to join hands to protect and preserve the country's heritage.

VietJet Air opens HCMC-Quy Nhon route

Low-cost carrier VietJet Air has launched a new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon, offering more than 2,500 seats on seven round-trips per week since November 9.

Quang Nam Province to conserve rare flora

The central province of Quang Nam has approved a conservation programme for eight precious and endangered flora genes in the province in 2014-20.

Going to Cai Rang floating market in the flood season

With the crisscrossed rivers and canals, plus the annual flood season, Cai Rang floating market was born as a necessity to meet the demands of goods exchange of local people. As one of the three largest floating markets in the Mekong region, with hundreds of boats grouping up, Cai Rang market is a must-see destination when it comes to Can Tho.

Int’l tea festival kicks off in Thai Nguyen

The second International Tea Festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen on November 9.

Nam Dinh to seek UNESCO recognition for musical genre

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the northern province of Nam Dinh to compile a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the Chau Van (spiritual singing) ritual as a piece of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Rare butterfly on Red Book found in Soc Trang

A local resident in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang discovered a rare butterfly in his garden, which he later released into the wild.

2.8 billion VND to renove ancient houses

Hoi An tourist city will received more than 2.8 billion VND (US$133,000) from Central government and Quang Nam province for the restoration, repairs and preservation of two ruined ancient houses.

Project launched to restore Truong Son forest

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Forest Protection Department of the central province of Quang Nam have started the program to rehabilitate forest in the Truong Son range in the border area of Laos and Vietnam.

Sweden supports An Giang’s environmental protection

Sweden’s agencies will continue support for environmental protection and climate change adaptation projects in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.