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In the past, Dong Ho paintings were used as decorations at homes in the Red River Delta during the lunar New Year festival (Tet). Hanging a Dong Ho painting in the house at the beginning of a new year was believed to bring happiness and prosperity for the family. The folk paintings have become part of Vietnamese life through generations and are now used in the modern arts, including painting, sculpture, fashion, and pottery. Dong Ho painting is special because it is printed by hand entirely from woodblocks. Each painting has one woodblock for the outline and several others for printing colors. The number of the woodcuts corresponds to the number of colors a painting has. The colors of paint are processed from natural materials Vietnam. The woodblocks are engraved by hand and can be kept for many years. Dong Ho paintings are printed on "do" paper made from "do" tree bark and covered with a layer of scallop shell powder mixed with sticky rice paste. The scallop seashell gives a … [Read more...] about Dong Ho paintings – unique folk culture in Red River Delta

A number of expressways have been built or are under construction in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, enabling the region to keep up with the rapid socio-economic development momentum of the rest of the country. The Mỹ Thuận 2 Bridge on the North-South Expressway is expected to be completed in 2023 to facilitate traffic in the Mekong Delta. In April last year the Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway opened to traffic after 13 years of construction and frequent delays. Part of the incomplete 196km HCM City-Cần Thơ Expressway and passing through Tiền Giang Province, the six-lane road is 51km long and cost VNĐ12.7 trillion (US$539 million) to build. It plays an important role in enabling nearly 20 million people to travel to and trade with HCM City and other south-eastern localities, and reducing the congestion on National Highway 1A. Trần Văn Đạm, director of Lộc Phát Company Limited, a cargo transporter on the Cần Thơ - HCM City route, said the expressway has … [Read more...] about New expressways in Mekong Delta expected to create socio-economic breakthroughs

Dich Diep village was formed at around the beginning of the 11th century with the name Dich Diep Trang. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Dich Diep, an ancient village in Truc Chinh commune of Truc Ninh district, the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh , is a mirror of the traditional culture of Vietnam. Dich Diep village was formed at around the beginning of the 11th century under the reign of King Ly Thai To, who ruled from 1009 to 1028, with the name Dich Diep Trang . Local residents share the pride as the village has kept its name over the past 1,000 years. Dich Diep follows the common style of a traditional Vietnamese village in the northern delta that is characterised by temples, pagodas, wells, rivers, and banyan trees. According to the local elderly, the village takes the shape of a boat with its bow being the southern gate and its stern being the western gate. They said visitors to the village will easily get lost as local roads are like a bagua map. Passing … [Read more...] about Dich Diep Trang millennium-old village in northern Vietnam

Visitors can find more than a dozen vendors selling banh xeo , a kind of Vietnamese crepe, served with jungle herbs on the way to the summit of the 700-meter-high Cam mountain in An Giang Province. Most of them are centered around Phat Lon Pagoda. Instead of signs, each vendor arranges over a dozen baskets of fresh, wild herbs in front of their restaurant stalls. At the busy tables of restaurants atop the mountain, servers place a plate of jungle herbs in front of you as soon as you sit down. Diners can get up to grab anything they want from the herb counter if there's not enough at the table. According to Hoang, one of the restaurant's owners, banh xeo is served with roughly 30 different kinds of herbs that were harvested in the forests that coat the mountain. Each kind has a distinctive flavor, and some are even thought of as natural medicines. Bushes of jungle herbs surrounding banh xeo stalls is an iconic scene at Cam mountain. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Tai … [Read more...] about 30 shades of herbs: the more, the better

It is about 20km north of the capital city of Hanoi. The construction of Dinh Bang was initiated by a mandarin in the village namely Nguyen Thac Luong. He and his spouse Nguyen Thi Nguyen along with locals in the region donated workdays and money to build the communal house. Dinh Bang is used for worshipping Cao Son Dai Vuong (Mountain Spirit), Thuy Ba Dai Vuong (Water Spirit), and Bach Le Dai Vuong (God of Agriculture), together with the six individuals who rebuilt the village in the 15th century after it was devastated during the Ming occupation (1408-1428). The communal house is located on a high ground and faces the south. It was surrounded by 17 lakes – which were the remains of the Tien Luong (or Tieu Thong) river, a canal which was linked to the Duong River and served as a convenient water way for the Kings of the Ly dynasty (1009-1225) to come to visit the area from Thang Long, the then royal capital. Yet only a small lake in front of the communal house still exists. … [Read more...] about Dinh Bang communal house – A must-see place for tourists

N Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talks with residents from Nam Van commune, Nam Dinh city. (Photo: VNA) Nam Dinh (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh to accelerate economic restructuring in parallel with growth model reform, at a meeting with local officials on January 15. Nam Dinh needs to consolidate its mechanisms and policies, and step up regional connectivity to utilise its resources, potential and strengths, and improve its competitiveness, he said. The PM also urged the province to expand its tourism space, work to remove obstacles to infrastructure construction in service of industrial production, speed up the building of coastal routes, boost human resources development, further reform administrative procedures, pay more heed to environmental protection, and ensure social welfare. At the working session between PM Pham Minh Chinh and local officials (Photo: VNA) He assigned the locality with other tasks … [Read more...] about PM asks Nam Dinh to step up economic restructuring

The communal house of Diem village in Hoa Long ward of Bac Ninh city is one of the tourist destinations in the northern province of Bac Ninh. Built in 1692, it is dedicated to Tam Giang Saints, who were Truong Hong and Truong Hat, who accompanied King Trieu Viet Vuong in the fight against the Liang invaders in the 6th century. It was recognized as a national treasure in January 2020. The Diem Communal House boasts typical architectural features of a communal house in the Red River Delta. But what makes it special is a giant and magnificent screen called “cua vong” with sophisticated carvings. Located inside “dai dinh” (the main hall of the communal house), this screen dates back more than 300 years and is 7 meters in height and 3.9 meters in width. It is completely covered with red lacquer trimmed with gold. The screen has four main parts which are arranged on top of each other and decorated with sophisticated and vivid carvings, making it an imposing but also meticulous … [Read more...] about Woodcarving masterpiece of old communal house in Northern Vietnam

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has announced a water resources planning scheme for the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision towards 2050, which was granted approved by the Prime Minister in December, 2022. The scheme offers a foundation for MoNRE and other ministries, agencies, and localities looking to map out their own plans relating to water resources, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh said in his opening remarks. The official went on to express confidence that close co-ordination between the ministries, agencies, and localities will help to ensure the overall quality of relevant planning schemes, thereby creating a premise for the economical, effective, and sustainable exploitation, use, and protection of water resources. Chau Tran Vinh, director of the MONRE’s Department of Water Resources Management, noted that this is the first national planning scheme being implemented in the water resources sector, which regulates … [Read more...] about Water resources planning scheme for 2021 to 2030 period announced

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with workers, trade union members and ethnic minority community in Ta Lung town of Quang Hoa district. (Photo: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 16 visited and presented gifts to local armed forces, policy beneficiary families, revolutionary beneficiaries and the needy in the northern province of Cao Bang on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important and longest festival of Vietnamese people in a year. In Quang Hoa district, PM Chinh presented 200 sets of Tet gifts to policy beneficiary families, people who rendered services to the nation, poor households as well as needy members of trade unions. Briefing local residents on the achievements that the country made in 2022, PM Chinh hailed contributions by Cao Bang in this overall success. He asked local authorities to better care for locals, especially the needy during Tet, ensuring a warm festival for all without leaving anyone behind. … [Read more...] about PM pays pre-Tet visit to northern border Cao Bang province

In Quang Hoa district, PM Pham Minh Chinh presented 200 sets of Tet gifts to policy beneficiary families, people who rendered services to the nation, poor households as well as needy members of trade unions. Briefing local residents on the achievements that the country made in 2022, PM Pham Minh Chinh hailed contribution by Cao Bang in this overall success. He asked local authorities to better care for locals, especially the needy during Tet, ensuring a warm festival for all without leaving anyone behind. The PM reminded local authorities and residents to ensure safety during the festival, while continuing to implement their tasks in security - defense and economic development, building a shared border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development. He also extended New Year greetings to the Party Organization, administration and residents of Quang Hoa district. Visiting officers and soldiers of border guard post of Ta Lung border gate in Ta Lung townlet of Quang Hoa … [Read more...] about Prime Minister pays pre-Tet visit to Northern border Cao Bang province