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Photo: Tophinhpro. blogspot.com In March, rice flowers begin to bloom all over the hillside. This is also the time when clouds fill the valleys at dawn on the top of the Truong Son Dong Range, Son Tay district (Quang Ngai). The sun rising to the top of the hill to welcome a new day combined with the sea of clouds flowing through the valleys creates a poetic natural masterpiece. The land here has a cool climate all year round, and good soil, suitable for growing fruit trees, and medicinal herbs associated with tourism service development. Photo: Chudu24.vn In the early morning, Provincial Road 623 leads to the center of the highland district of Son Tay, looming in the middle of wild mountains and forests. Photo: Dulichgo.blogspot The village of the Kadong people is located around terraced fields in this peaceful highland. In addition to watching the sunrise by the valley of clouds, visitors can also immerse themselves in the festival of “eating buffal...

Quoc Oai District, located about 30 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, has attempted to revitalize traditional tourism products, including investing in spiritual cultural tourism and developing a new tour connecting Thay Pagoda, Tuan Chau tourist site in Sai Son Commune, and So communal house in Cong Hoa Commune.   Thay Pagoda will be received the title “the Special National Monument of Thay Pagoda”. Photos: Mai Huong On April 21 and 22, the district will hold the program “Thay Pagoda Cultural and Historical Tourism Journey in 2023” at the special national relics site of Thay Pagoda and the area around Sai Son Mountain and Hoang Xa Cave. The program’s opening ceremony, scheduled for April 21, will include activities such as “A Day to Explore Quoc Oai,” which will honor various types of intangible cultural heritage in the region and introduce the capital’s cultural and historical tourist attractions. In the event, travel agencies will introduce cultural and historical ...

The tourist area in Son Tay Town, a suburb of Hanoi, has become much livelier these days with art spaces. A variety of activities under the theme “Colors of the Cultures of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups” have taken place to celebrate the important day for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. The annual colorful festival is held from April 14 to 19, where visitors can find a busy, cheerful and happy atmosphere among ethnic minorities participating in cultural activities at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.  Thai ethnic people from Yen Thang commune, Lang Chanh district, Thanh Hoa province, dressed in colorful traditional costumes, passionately performed the Nhay Sap or dance between bamboo poles.  The Cha Mun Festival is an important cultural and religious beauty of the Black Thai ethnic community in Vietnam, conveying their wishes for a healthy and wealthy year with bountiful crops.  The centerpiece of the festival ...

Czech Ambassador Hynek Kmonicek. Photo: TG&VN Czech Ambassador Hynek Kmonicek talks to Viet Nam News prior to the visit of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, to Vietnam from April 20-22. According to hime, the main focus of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s visit to Vietnam is to strengthen the relationship between the Czech Republic and Vietnam. This visit will contribute to enhancing trade, investment, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. The Czech Republic has been gradually gaining more importance in the Vietnamese market over the years. Vietnam is now one of the most promising markets for Czech businesses in Southeast Asia due to its large population, rapid economic growth, and favourable investment environment. The Vietnamese Government has implemented various policies to improve the investment climate and attract foreign investment, the diplomat said. The most promising sectors for Czech businesses in Vietnam are ma...

This spring festival is a traditional ritual of Lao ethnic group. The festival consists of the ceremony and the festival. In the first part, there is a ceremony to pray for rain and a water splash dance. The festival ends with a culinary contest, a bamboo basket weaving contest, ethnic sports competition (tug of war, throwing a scared ball through the ring, stick pushing game) and many folk games (snake catcher game, badminton, crossing the bridge) … bearing the identity of the Lao people. (Photo:Thu Minh – Phương Thanh) For Lao people, this is an important event in the spiritual and cultural life of the community. In addition to the meaning for people to express their gratitude to ancestors and gods, it is also an opportunity to reunite families, villages, and people to participate in games and traditional dances called “Xoe dance” in the Lao people’s indigenous culture beauty. Water splashing scene at the festival (Photo:Thu Minh – Phương Thanh) One of the ...

The festival “Korean Cultural Road 2023” with a variety of activities to experience Korean culture will take place from April 22-23 at the Embassy of South Korea in Hanoi. This year, the festival will highlight the image of Busan as this city has been organizing a campaign to host the World Expo 2030. The stone road area behind Korean Embassy, which attracts people to take photos, will be decorated with images of Busan’s Gamcheon mural village, promising to create a diverse and interesting space for festival goers. Visitors at the previous Korean Culture Road Festival. Photo courtesy of the Embassy of South Korea in Hanoi The festival includes many activities promoting Korean culture such as food experience, hanbok try-on, introduction of tourist attractions and traditional crafts, promotion of small and medium enterprises’ products, learning how to make Kimchi, Korean culture quiz, Korean traditional games, among others. In addition, the audience will also enjoy a sp...