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Lê Hương Though Sa Pa District in the northern province of Lào Cai has long lured tourists all year round due to its mild temperatures, spectacular mountains, beautiful forests and unique ethnic minorities, social distancing has now led to the vast majority of people staying home. However, two innovative Sa Pa residents are now offering online tours of the classic Việt Nam destination. Vũ Ngọc Hướng, 22, of the Giáy ethnic group, was the first to offer such tours in the region. Vũ Ngọc Hướng guides an online tour to ancient stone site in Mường Hoa Valley. Photo courtesy of Vũ Ngọc Hướng Virtual tours involve a guide going out and visiting various tourist sites as normal, but these are livestreamed so the ‘virtual tourists’ can watch from the comfort of their own homes. Hướng’s tours allow people to ‘visit’ ancient stone sites in Sa Pa and explore the Giáy ethnic cuisine and lifestyle. Over a hundred participants throughout the country have joined her tours … [Read more...] about Online tours take people to another Sa Pa

An art project featuring typical women’s costumes during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) was created during the social distancing period by Nguyen Quoc Tri, a.k.a Kris Nguyen, an illustrator in Binh Thanh District in HCM City. Women’s Clothing from the Nguyễn Dynasty, which consists of over 10 illustrations in chibi style, aims to shed more light on Vietnam costumes during the historical period. — Photo courtesy of Kris Nguyễn Women’s Clothing from the Nguyen Dynasty, which consists of over 10 illustrations in chibi style, aims to shed more light on Vietnam's costumes during the historical period. “Many people think that the costumes of the Nguyen Dynasty were not diverse. The most widely known clothing during this period is traditional five-flap tunic with tight-fitting sleeves, the predecessor of the current ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress),” Kris told Việt Nam News. “In fact, they were truly varied. Different regions in the nation had different ways of … [Read more...] about Women’s clothing from the Nguyen Dynasty revived in chibi-style paintings

Vietnamese photographer Pham Huy Trung took the top spot in the ‘People’ category of the 2021 Drone Photo Awards with his work ‘Fishing in Mangrove Forest.’ The Drone Photo Awards is an aerial photography competition held annually as a part of Italy’s Siena International Photo Awards. This year marked the seventh iteration of the event. The event attracted around 14,000 submissions from over 100 countries. Norwegian photographer Terje Kolaas was the overall winner of the competition, thanks to his photo of pink-footed geese flying over a snow-laden landscape. Meanwhile, Vietnamese photographer Pham Huy Trung’s photo of a fisherman in a mangrove forest in Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Tam Giang Lagoon won the ‘People’ category. His winning photo illustrated the beauty of Vietnam’s mangrove forests as their leaves turn white in winter. Though his experience as a photographer spans a mere five years, Trung has already seen success in the photography competition circle, scooping … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photographer takes top prize at international drone photography competition

Addressing the Politburo meeting collecting ideas on the project amending and supplementing functions, tasks and power of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control on September 10, the Party chief stressed that it is necessary to not only fight corruption in the economic field, but more importantly, negative phenomena in political thought, morality, and lifestyle. Corruption and degradation in political thought, morality, lifestyle, “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” all are manifestations of negative phenomena. Corruption in particular and negative phenomena in general have robbed the transparency of the Party and State apparatus, seriously affecting the honor, prestige, morality and role of setting example of officials, Party members and public servants, and undermining the people's trust in the Party, State and regime, he noted. The Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control now is called the Central Steering Committee for … [Read more...] about Corruption fight must be associated with negative phenomena prevention: Party chief

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng speaks at the meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI  — Anti-corruption work should be associated with the prevention of 'negative phenomena' among officials, Party members and public servants, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has requested. Addressing a Politburo meeting on amending and supplementing functions, tasks and power of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control on Friday, the Party chief stressed that it was necessary to not only fight corruption in the economic field, but more importantly, to fight negative phenomena in political thought, morality and lifestyle. Corruption and degradation in political thought, morality, lifestyle, “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” all are manifestations of negative phenomena, he said. Corruption and negative phenomena have robbed the transparency of the Party and State apparatus, Party members and public servants, which has seriously affected the honour, … [Read more...] about Corruption fight must link with prevention of misconduct: Party chief

A young artist from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is earning recognition for her clay miniatures of traditional southern foods, which she uses to tell stories of the carefree agrarian lifestyle of her hometown. Pham Thuy Thanh Thao, 27, from Ninh Kieu District in Can Tho, has spent years perfecting the art of clay sculpting thanks to tutorial videos from the Internet. While clay modeling started as a hobby for Thao, it soon turned into a burning passion, motivating her to abandon her career as a preschool teacher in order to pursue art full-time. Though many consider clay modeling to be a child’s hobby, creating the perfect pieces requires just as much dexterity and perseverance as any other art discipline. According to Thao, her inspiration comes from the nourishing and vibrantly colored southern meals she has enjoyed since childhood, including traditional dishes and produce. Miniature version of a traditional Mekong Delta meal. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta woman pays homage to native cuisine with clay miniatures