Traveler's Guide Spring festivals abound in first lunar month Hoang The Phong Monday, Feb 26, 2018,22:05 (GMT+7) Spring festivals abound in first lunar monthHoang The Phong Tourists take a boat trip along Yen Stream which leads to the Huong Pagoda Festival during the first month of the lunar new year - PHOTO: MINH SON In the first month of the Lunar New Year, there are many traditional cultural festivities in different parts of the country. Following are some notable festivals in the northern region. Yen Tu Spring Festival The Yen Tu Spring Festival is taking place from the 10th of the first lunar month until the end of the third lunar month at the Yen Tu historical site on the mountain of the same name in Uong Bi City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. As one of the first activities to usher in the National Tourism Year 2018 hosted by the province, investment has been heavily made, including the construction of a … [Read more...] about Spring festivals abound in first lunar month
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HCM City co-operatives seek expansion to int’l markets
With strong support from authorities, co-operatives in HCM City have developed strongly and are making efforts to expand their trade on agricutral products even into international markets.– Photo htxphuocan.tvnn.vn HCM CITY – With strong support from authorities, co-operatives in HCM City have developed strongly and are making efforts to expand their trade on agricutral products even into international markets. When it was established in 2011, Phú Lộc Agriculture – Trade – Services Co-operative had only 12 members growing vegetables and capital of VNĐ600 million (US$26,300). By 2016 the capital had increased 10-fold to VNĐ6 billion ($263,000), with the co-operative attributing it to members’ efforts to save. To sustain production, the co-operative has developed five farming areas in Củ Chi and Bình Chánh districts of HCM City and in the provinces of Lâm Đồng, Tiền Giang and Long An. It has … [Read more...] about HCM City co-operatives seek expansion to int’l markets
An American woman’s spiritual bond with Vietnam
Carolyn is wearing a Vietnamese conical hat. A blue stamp In her stamp collection, Carolyn is particularly interested in a small Vietnamese stamp that depicts a blue dragon on a red background. At 12 years old, the little girl asked her father “Where in the world is Vietnam?” She was too young to figure out the location of the country but for some unknown reason, Carolyn had “a good feeling about Vietnam”. In 1967 when she was a third-year student at the State University of New York, Carolyn was allowed to choose to study in any country she wanted over the course of the next two years. She chose France and it was the first opportunity for her to learn more about Vietnam. “I thought Vietnamese students were the best. My French teachers also said the same. Any educated American knows that Vietnamese students are very smart. It is one of the things, other than the war, that Americans know about Vietnam.” At that time, America was in the middle of the … [Read more...] about An American woman’s spiritual bond with Vietnam
Northern festivals remembering Tran Dynasty draw public crowds
Food parcels that contained corn, soybeans and rice - key feature of the Tran Thuong festival (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival in northern Ha Nam province and Tran Kings temple’s seal opening ceremony in the other northern province of Nam Dinh took place on March 1, the 14th day of the first lunar month. Tran Thuong temple is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300), the supreme commander of Vietnam in the Tran Dynasty, who repelled three major Mongolian invasions in the 13th century. It is located in Nhan Dao commune of Ly Nhan district, which was chosen by Tran Hung Dao as a food storage area to supply his army during the fight against the invaders. In honour of the past event, a food-distributing festival is held annually at Tran Thuong Temple on the 14th day of the first lunar month. Traditional rituals performed at Tran Thuong Temple's food-distributing festival (Photo: VNA) … [Read more...] about Northern festivals remembering Tran Dynasty draw public crowds
Stamps marking 50th anniversary of General Offensive and Uprising issued
At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Post Corporation (VPC) issued a special set of stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising in Hanoi on February 8. Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan signed and sealed the set. At the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong recalled Vietnamese history, saying that on early January 31, 1968 morning (the first day of the Lunar New Year), Vietnamese armed forces and people launched attacks in four out of six major cities, including Sai Gon – Gia Dinh and Hue, 37 out of 44 townships and hundreds of towns and districts in the south. The Tet Offensive upset strategic posture on the battlefields, forcing the US to deescalate the war and paving the way for the next attacks, ultimately the Great Spring 1975 Victory that ended the American war in Vietnam, contributing to the liberation of the south and … [Read more...] about Stamps marking 50th anniversary of General Offensive and Uprising issued