Culture

Festival-goers will have the chance to enjoy unique folk singing, dancing and performing arts of Thái Bình, namely chèo performed by artists from Khuốc Village, Ông Đùng Bà Đà – a dance of legendary giants who created the Earth – and múa tứ linh – a dance of lions, dragons, phoenixes and tortoises to pray for prosperity, longevity, strength and happiness. … [Read more...] about Museum to host spring festival inspired by Thái Bình culture

Hoi An ancient streets Geographically, Vietnam is a country on the Indochinese Peninsula with three directions of East, South and Southwest facing the sea. Vietnam has a coastline of 3,260 km stretching from Quang Ninh to Kien Giang provinces. It also has a territorial waters of 12 nautical miles and an exclusive economic zone with some 3,000 islands of different sizes, of which the most prominent are the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands. World history shows that countries with islands and sea have an advantage in becoming economic and military powers. … [Read more...] about Preserving the ancestors’ invaluable heritage

Pretoria (VNA) – South Africa considers Vietnam one of leading partners in Southeast Asia and continues exerting efforts to promote the bilateral ties to a new high in the coming time. The statement was made by Deputy Foreign Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini at a reception on January 27 for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Vu Van Dung who came to bid farewell to the ministry’s leaders. The Deputy FM said that South Africa attaches importance to developing ties with Vietnam, and stands ready with Vietnam to effectively implement common perceptions of the countries’ senior leaders, while expanding and deepening cooperation in economy, trade, investment, tourism, science-technology, culture and education, and increasing people-to-people exchange. Deputy FM Dlamini said there is huge potential for cooperation between the two countries, especially in trade, investment and tourism. She expressed her belief that Ambassador Dung continues making … [Read more...] about South Africa considers Vietnam one of leading partners in S.E Asia

HÀ NỘI — In the face of complex developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired an urgent meeting with officials of relevant ministries and sectors in Hà Nội on January 27 to discuss countermeasures. … [Read more...] about Fighting against nCoV like fighting against enemies: PM

Since that event, the Filipino officer has joined other exchange programs between the two navies. However, the event that he remembered the most was the fifth personnel interaction between Vietnamese and Philippine naval forces garrisoned on Song Tu Tay (Southwest Cay) Island and Song Tu Dong (Northeast Cay) Island, respectively, in September 2019. Several days before the program, he received an order from his superiors to join the event instead of his colleague. That is why Anthony Mark Evangelista Gaco said that the meetings between him and Vietnamese officers are “a destiny”. … [Read more...] about Filipino naval officer fascinated by Vietnamese country and people