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This year’s event sources its 70,000 baskets of fresh flowers from the three famous flower-growing regions, including Phu Tho Village in Can Tho, Sa Dec Village in Dong Thap Province and Da Lat Town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta hub set for Tet with blooming flower street

An upcoming exhibition at the National History Museum in Hanoi is featuring 320 relics from various eras of Vietnamese history, including prehistoric, Iron Age and feudal. The items will be on display from April 12 until the end of July 2018. Archived photos acquired by VnExpress … [Read more...] about New exhibition unearths Vietnam’s colorful history

Hanoi (VNA) – Together with sli and luon singing, “lay co” folk game has been indispensable at any gathering, especially during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in Lang Son and many other provinces. Actually, the organisation of the game creates a jubilant atmosphere while helping preserve traditional values. “Lay co”, also called “sai ma”, is similar to the “rock – paper – scissor” game of Kinh people. However, it is a little bit more complicated as it requires a combination of mouth, hands and brain. In the game, two people sit face-to-face with each other and the winner will compete with the other person while the loser will be fined by drinking wine. “Lay co” helps players nurture their patience, and challenges their agility. According to Vi Hong Nhan, head of the provincial association for traditional folk songs preservation and a researcher of Tay and Nung … [Read more...] about “Lay co” – a unique tradition of Tay and Nung people in Lang Son

Hanoi (VNA) - Archaeologists have recently unearthed wooden stakes that are thought to have been planted in a river in the coastal city of Hai Phong to repel Yuan-Mongol invaders' boats and secure the Bach Dang River victory in 1288 for Dai Viet (then Vietnam). Researcher Bui Van Hieu from the Vietnam Archaeology Institute said the stakes would have been deployed by Tran Dynasty (1226-1400) fighters as a trap to destroy enemy boats and divert the current. The historic victory reported in records has been proved by traces of wooden stakes on the river bed found in Yen Giang, Dong Van Muoi and Dong Ma Ngua in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Recently, traces of the same wooden stakes have been unearthed in Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city. They were discovered by chance near the Da Bac River dyke by locals. The stakes measured 3-4m in height with a diameter of 30cm. Experts examined the stakes and decided to … [Read more...] about Ancient war trap shows great campaign by Tran army

Working part-time to help his parents is not new for Duc, but during the first semester of the year he could not find time for it. Since he has a long Tet break, and not just the seven days of official holidays between January 23 and 29, he decided not to waste the chance to earn some money. … [Read more...] about Tet trade-off: college students stay back in Saigon for casual work