Vietnam festivals 2017

Besides, tourists can take part in other tours to Uncle Ho’s hometown in Kim Lien village, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province; Ho Chi Minh Square in Vinh city; Pu Mat primeval forest in Con Cuong district; sunflower field and TH milk factory in Nghia Dan district, Nghe An province; Vung Chua-Yen Island in Quang Binh province. … [Read more...] about Cua Lo Tourism Festival 2017 to start

A host of other traditional fests also opened on Feb 6, the 7th day of Tet, in other northern provinces. Among them are the “Tich dien” agriculture promoting fest in Ha Nam province and the Xoan fest in Phu Tho province, which showcases “xoan” (traditional northern music) performances, rituals, and folk games to pay tribute to the Hung Kings, the country’s legendary founders. … [Read more...] about Overcrowding plagues ongoing Huong pagoda festival

And then, Vietnamese people have even produced rice in excess of demand to become the world’s top and second top rice exporter from time to time. Even in the central region where the climate is harsh and drought is common, we can still see the growth of paddy, beans, peanuts and corn farms, which have more or less met the demand of the people there. … [Read more...] about On fertile agricultural land, Vietnam’s shooting itself in the foot

Mong Cai will host the opening ceremony, the walking street and the cuisine street festivals, while the other activities, including an international beach volleyball competition and the province’s tennis tournament, will take place in Ha Long.  … [Read more...] about Art performance to replace Carnival festival during Ha Long tourism week

Moscow (VNA) – It is the courage and resolve of soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army that contributed to the victory of the northern border defence war in Vietnam 40  years ago (February 17), said Russian Major General Viktor Demyanenko. Demyanenko was among 21 officers of the former Soviet Union (present-day Russia) sent to Vietnam to help the country during the struggle to defence its northern border in 1979. The 90-year-old Major General told a Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent that he is proud to be one of the three people who advised then Party General Secretary Le Duan to withdraw a major army corp from the southwestern border to assist the northern border. The corp, together with the BM-21 rocket artillery unit, created a shield protecting Hanoi capital city, he recalled. Demyanenko lauded courage of local forces, especially civil defence force, during the struggle, saying Vietnamese people followed President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching that … [Read more...] about Russian Major General recalls Vietnam’s war to defence northern border