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Youths preserve Ca Tru folk singing
29/03/2013 04:55
VOV reporter To Tuan has a story about how the younger generation is preserving Ca Tru folk singing. Ca Tru is a unique type of folk music in Vietnam that dates back to the 15 th century. Ca Tru folk singing has a strong influence on people’s cultural and social life in the Red River...
When will Vietnam have national costumes?
26/03/2013 01:33
It is quite clear that the ao dai will be the national dress of Vietnamese women. The agency has launched the competition on designing national ceremonial dress. It will also organize at least two workshops in the central and southern regions to collect opinions on the issue, with the...
Honoring Hung Kings’ worship rituals
15/03/2013 03:20
The event, due to be held from April 13-19, 2013 by the Phu Tho Province People’s Committee,�will attract the participation of nine provinces (Lang Son, Ha Nam, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Dak Lak, Binh Dinh, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Tien Giang). The festival will host a program to honor...
Vietnam’s film industry celebrates 60th anniversary
15/03/2013 03:17
On March 15, 1953, in Dinh Hoa District in Thai Nguyen Province, the late President Ho Chi Minh signed an Executive Order to establish the revolutionary film�industry of�Vietnam. The industry was established on March 15, 1953; however, Vietnamese films were being made since 1947, two years...
Ca tru strikes fresh chord with young lovers
15/03/2013 03:14
At the recent engagement ceremony of their friend Le Sy Tuyen’s daughter in Ha Noi’s Nguyen Khuyen Street, Nguyen Van Phuong and his wife were impressed most by the performance of ca tru (an ancient genre of Vietnamese�chamber music). “We are native Hanoians, so we...
Forging craft of Nung ethnic people in Cao Bang
15/03/2013 02:55
Phuc Sen commune has 10 hamlets, 6 of them involved in forging.�Local productsincluding knives, scissors, and�farm tools�have been famous in the region and neighboring provinces for years. While in other regions, farmers are involved in forging only between crops, in Phuc Sen, the forging...
Foreign tourists go to Vietnam to… eat, why not?
06/03/2013 04:14
Many foreign travelers accept to queue up to wait for their turn to taste pho at traditional pho shops in Hanoi. When arriving in Hanoi, pho (noodle soup served with chicken, beef…) proves to be the first dish travelers want to enjoy first. This is why many foreign travelers accept to...