Residents of the capital city will be able to exchange nylon bags for li xi (lucky money) envelopes made from recycled materials next week.
(TITC) - In recent years, Nguyen Hien Dinh Classical Opera Theatre (155 Phan Chu Trinh, Da Nang City) has became an attractive destination for many visitors, especially international visitors thanks to art performance program imbuing Vietnamese folk culture characteristics.
Thierry Montaner and Killian Blais may be forgiven for looking a little weary as they finally arrived in Ha Noi. After all, they had come a long way. The Vietnamese capital is their fourteenth destination in a bold bid to travel the world on foot. The duo left Paris to embark on their quest in 2008 and have been walking ever since. More remarkably still, in all of that time they have been living on just two euros (US$2.70) per day.
In recent years, the house owned by Huynh Thuy near Tien River in Sa Dec in Dong Thap Province has become a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.
A conference to hear suggestions from embassies in Vietnam, international organisations, and sponsors on how to deal with climate change was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in Hanoi on January 29.
Officials from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and northern Dien Bien province have agreed to expand their pilot forest sustainable management project beyond selected areas given initial encouraging achievements.
The second southern folk cake festival will open on Saturday (February 2) at the Hoa Su Restaurant in Can Tho City, providing a cultural and gastronomic feast to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year).
Hanoi is the land of noodles and dumplings in daunting variety. At least, that is what British visitor David Bobby had concluded local culinary after his three-week trip around the capital city.
Preservation of the ceremonial gongs in the Central Highlands is facing serious challenges because the culture is being lost, according to experts.
The central province of Quang Tri on January 27 held the Arieu Ping and gong festival in Ta Rut commune of Dakrong district to honour the traditional cultural values of local ethnic minority groups