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Hoi Ancient Town in central Quang Nam Province was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, and has ranked as one of the best travel destinations in the world many times since. Photo by Do Anh Vu. … [Read more...] about Spring colors boom across Vietnam

A Vietnamese map in the rice field The Cai Rang floating market in the southern Vietnamese city of Can Tho. Phuong Hoang Pass lies on National Highway 26, which connects Khanh Hoa Province with Dak Lak Province. A stunning scene is captured in Bac Son District in the northern Vietnamese province of Lang Son. A slope in Hau Thao Village in Sa Pa, a resort town in Lao Cai Province. The U Minh Forest in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region. A peaceful moment on the Da River located in northwestern Vietnam. A giant sunbeam illuminates a part of Son Doong Cave in Quang Binh Province. … [Read more...] about Photos of Vietnam’s timeless charm displayed in Japan

Bac Ninh (VNA) – Dong Ho village, formerly named Mai village, in Song Ho commune of Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, is known as the cradle of one of the most famous folk painting genres of Vietnam. Telling the history of Dong Ho paintings, artisan Nguyen Dang Che, who has been working hard to preserve this genre, said according ancestors’ documents, the craft of making paintings in Dong Ho dates back to the 16th century, and it is now more than 500 years old. So far, no one has ever heard about the founder of this craft, and all the quintessence of this folk painting genre has been handed down from generation to generation by artisans for centuries. This genre had been in its prime before 1944. At that time, local residents mainly earned their living by making paintings to sell in the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival and producing votive papers. The village was busy all year round, and there were up to 17 clans involved in making paintings. Usually, … [Read more...] about Dong Ho – An outstanding folk painting genre

Phu Tho (VNA) – The Vietnam Paper Corporation (Vinapaco) earned nearly 2.6 trillion VND (111.8 million USD) in revenue in 2018, exceeding the yearly target by 19 percent and recording an annual increase of 15 percent. The figures were released at a conference to review the company’s performance last year and set out tasks for 2019, which took place in the northern province of Phu Tho on January 22. Accordingly, in 2018, Vinapaco’s paper output surpassed 120,000 tonnes, of which over 113,000 tonnes were consumed. It exploited 160,000 cubic metres of timber and planted new forests spanning more than 2,300 hectares. The company’s contribution to the State budget and profit reached 131 billion VND (5.63 million USD) and 70 billion VND (3.01 million USD), respectively. Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Vinapaco Members’ Council Hoang Quoc Lam said that in 2019, Vinapaco will focus on restructuring its apparatus, finances, development investment, … [Read more...] about State-owned paper producer surpasses yearly revenue target