Vietnam culture facts

San Diu women in their traditional clothes. (Photo: vietnam.vnanet.vn) Traditionally, San Diu ethnic women make their own clothes. A piece of traditional clothing often takes  several months to complete. Diep Thi Vong from Vinh Phuc province is one of a few San Diu women keeping the tradition of making her own clothes and teaches the younger generation how to weave and embroider. “My grandmother and mother used to make their own clothes. They taught me and even sent me to a weaving class to learn how to make San Diu traditional clothes. A San Diu woman was required to make what she wore on her first day of marriage,” Mrs. Vong said. San Diu women often layer their clothes — a traditional white top inside and an indigo black light jacket outside. Young women secure their jacket with a green or red belt, right side over left  while older women do it the other way around. The highlight of the San Diu’s traditional women’s clothes is … [Read more...] about San Diu ethnic people in Vietnam’s northern midlands and mountainous areas

At a ceremony to hand over the ASEAN Chair to Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam attaches much importance to its role as the ASEAN Chair 2020, and wishes to build a strong ASEAN Community which is resilient to regional and global challenges, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung has said. Briefing nearly 70 foreign ambassadors and representatives from embassies of ASEAN member states and ASEAN’s development partners at a conference in Hanoi, Dung, who is also Secretary General of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, affirmed joining ASEAN’s activities is among the priorities in Vietnam’s foreign policy, and the country will spare no efforts to successfully act as the ASEAN Chair 2020. Vietnam has selected the theme “Cohesive and Responsive” for ASEAN 2020, he said, holding the two elements are interdependent and complimentary to each other. He laid stress on five priorities of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year, … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants to sustain ASEAN resilience to global challenges: Deputy FM

Delegates at the congress (Photo: VNA) Kiev (VNA) – The eighth congress of the Ukraine-Vietnam Friendship Association was held in Kiev on December 12. Chairman of the association Shlapak Alexandr Vitalievich said the association will carry out practical activities in 2020 to promote Vietnamese land and people in Ukraine, as well as serve as a bridge to connect bilateral relations in economy, trade and culture. Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova Nguyen Anh Tuan said the embassy will always support and accompany the association in implementing people-to-people diplomacy activities to increase mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between the two countries in all fields. The congress discussed and adopted a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Ukraine-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Vietnam-Ukraine Friendship Association for 2020-2024, and a cooperation plan between the two sides in 2020. It also elected a new executive … [Read more...] about Ukraine-Vietnam Friendship Association convenes eighth congress

A lot of people attended AEON MALL's Role Play Contest 2018 With more than 20 years of history in Japan, the full-scale Role Play Contest was brought to Vietnam by AEON MALL for the first time ever. The contest was organised to encourage employees to show their knowledge about goods and products as well as the ingenuity of handling situations and showcase their customer service attitude. Carrying the slogan “Touch the heart – Spread the smile,” the contest has attracted the participation of nearly 400 contestants from four AEON MALL Vietnam shopping centers. The eight most talented contestants attended the final round after a rigorous training course with Japanese experts and passing two extremely difficult rounds. Role Play Contest 2018 consists of three rounds. To reach the final round, contestants have to pass the first two. In the first round, contestants had only three minutes to welcome, understand customers’ needs, and introduce the most suitable … [Read more...] about AEON MALL brings contest of 20-year history from Japan to Vietnam

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister visited Vietnam on June 13-14 at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry of Vietnam to attend the ninth Vietnam-Russia Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defense-Security and Political Consultation at the deputy-foreign-ministerial level, which aimed to roll out the cooperation plan between the two foreign ministries for the 2017-2018 period. At the reception on June 13 in Hanoi, Mr. Minh suggested that the two sides boost their discussions on regional and global issues for better coordination and wished Russia to further cooperate with ASEAN and actively contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister I. Morgulov. Photo: baoquocte.vn  Minh also showed his pleasure at fine developments in relations between the two countries and hoped the two foreign ministries would continue boosting cooperation in all fields to be … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia reinforce strategic partnership