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Thanks to a wonderful meeting with international writers in the spring of 2019, Vietnamese literature has seen higher levels of promotion worldwide. German translator Guenter Giesenfeld, poet Sándor Halmosi, writer Kieu Bich Hau, poet Laura Garavaglia. This is contained in the prologue of writer Kieu Bich Hau's piece about international literary friends. The first is Italian poet Laura Garavaglia who first came to Vietnam in spring 2019. Writer Kieu Bich Hau welcomed her as directed by the Vietnam Writers Association. On the bus to the guest house, they exchanged business cards and she was surprised to learn that Laura Garavaglia is President of the House of Poems in Como, Director of the European Poetry Festival, besides being a poet, literary translator and journalist. Looking at the tall, thin woman, having entered her sixties, writer Kieu Bich Hau wondered how she could do so many things at the one time. The House of Poems in Como and the Vietnam Writers' Association signed a cooperation agreement, with the Italian side publishing Vietnamese literature, cuisine, tourism, and general cultural research in Italy while at the same time, the Vietnamese side will establish an Italian cultural club in Hanoi. Currently, Garavaglia is gathering Vietnamese literature and cultural books to teach students, so that young Italians can better understand Vietnam, a place she loves. Meanwhile, Vietnam has also become captivated with Sándor Halmosi, a Hungarian poet, for the country’s freedom, enthusiasm and colorful tropical cuisine. With a continuous future connection, the promotion of cross-published works between the two countries will introduce readers to the beauty of traditional and contemporary literature, the richness, differences and similarities in the souls of Hungarians and the Vietnamese. Sándor Halmosi has paid much attention to Vietnam, not only its food, traffic, music on the bus, but also Vietnamese architecture. Writer Kieu Bich …

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At the event, the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan recalled the historic day 70 years ago when President Ho Chi Minh issued his call to the whole nation for patriotic emulation. In the context that the whole country was still in needy situation with a lot of challenges and difficulties, Present Ho Chi Minh called for patriotic emulation. He clearly pointed out that the movement which called on all Vietnamese people to demonstration their patriotism to be echoed and repeated had the aim of eradicating hunger poverty and illiteracy, as well as repelling foreign invaders. He called on the whole people to continue overcoming difficulties to fight and safeguard the nation. Nhan stressed that the great national unity and that each person strives to surpass himself/herself at work have generated the strength to help the country earn various achievements in the construction and protection of the Fatherland despite difficulties. Sending his message to the younger generations, Nhan called on them to expend more efforts, continue with ever more necessary patriotic emulation movements, and promote the spirit of great national unity to vigorously develop Vietnam as President Ho Chi Minh once hoped, that Vietnam would be someday on a par with other powerful countries in the world. During the television program, apart from songs of pride and solidarity, the audience had chances to interact with some historical witnesses and outstanding examples in patriotic movements from different periods of time. Typical young examples in start-up movements, innovation, scientific research, IT application to agricultural production, health care, etc. and those working in remote and border areas as well as far-off islands were also present at the event. The most moving moment of the program was when the letters and diaries written during the fiercest time of the war were displayed. The authors of those letters and diaries were none others than Uncle Ho’s …

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In the past few years, the locality has become popular among domestic and international tourists for its spectacular natural landscape and the rich cultures of various ethnic groups including Nung, Dao and Mong. Many of the ethnic groups plant cotton and weave embroidered cloth with a distinctive identity. Nam Hong culture tourism village, in Thong Nguyen commune, is one place where visitors can experience local cultural life and watch women use their looms. At the end of the last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism worked with local authorities to launch a project to preserve the weaving and embroidering handicraft of the Red Dao group, equipping locals with proper materials. According to Trieu Van Khuan, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thong Nguyen commune, Dao people account for 67 percent of the commune’s population. “Due to the impact of modern life, locals once used to wear clothes like the majority Kinh people,” he said. “That’s why the traditional weaving handicraft has somewhat faded.” “But since the State built the local community house, where Red Dao people gather to teach one another the weaving skills, the handicraft has recovered,” he said. “Especially, more and more locals wear traditional clothes instead of clothes like the majority Kinh group.” Phung Mui Thu, a villager, said at the age of 10, she was taught skills of weaving and embroidering from the simplest to most complex tasks. Now, she has become an artisan and teaches younger people in the commune. “Since the community house was built two years ago, women flocked there to weave,” she said. “It’s easier for them to exchange techniques than working separately at homes. Hundreds of young women have learnt the skills at the community house.” Visitors can also find their products at the community house. “We are happy as we have not only maintained the traditional handicraft but also earned some extra income from selling products,” said local Ly Thi Huong. …

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