Activities to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and a programme to make thousands of “banh chung” (square glutinous rice cakes) for the poor are slated to be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism. (Photo: VNA) … [Read more...] about Tet activities set for ethnic cultural village
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First Hanoi flower street to debut in February for Tet celebrations
Hanoi (VNA) - A flower street with the theme of “Home Hanoi Xuan 2021” is set to be held for the first time between February 7 and 17 in Splendora urban area of Hoai Duc district in Hanoi in order to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival, known locally as Tet. The street will feature a traditional Tet space, including Dong Ho folk paintings, Bat Trang ceramic products, and calligraphic works, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV). In addition, the area will also include traditional items such as Chuong village’s Non La, a type of conical hat, and Chung cake, a festive delicacy consisting of a square sticky rice cake, in order to offer visitors an ideal check-in location. Alongside various art performances, water puppetry show and folk games are also set to entertain visitors throughout Tet. A traditional market featuring flowers, ornamental trees, and food will also take place during the event. As the first event of its kind, the street is being organised by the … [Read more...] about First Hanoi flower street to debut in February for Tet celebrations
Việt Nam achieves poverty reduction goals
According to the National Steering Committee on National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2016-2020, poverty alleviation is still not sustainable with a high rate of poor households and the increasing gap between the rich and poor as well as among the groups. The poverty rate among ethnic minority groups is still high. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam achieves poverty reduction goals
Huge bombs deactivated by Son La’s sappers
Earlier on January 22, engineers of the Son La provincial Military Command and the Military Command of Thuan Chau district deactivated a 340-kg bomb in Na Lan village of Tong Lanh commune, Thuan Chau district. The bomb, 30cm in diameter and 1.26m in length, was detected by a local while he was laying the foundation of his house. … [Read more...] about Huge bombs deactivated by Son La’s sappers
