World cultural tours

We arrived at the house of Mr. Nguyen Van Chin in Ham My Commune in Ham Thuan Nam District of Binh Thuan Province when he was welcoming a group of nearly ten foreign tourists. After enjoying the Southern amateur music and cai luong (reformed opera) performances, these foreign tourists were guided by Mr. Chin to visit his dragon fruit field. At the dragon fruit field, tourists learned about the different growth stages of dragon fruit plants, the method to make dragon fruit plants to flower, harvesting and preserving dragon fruits after harvesting and they had the experience of a true farmer.  ‘Awesome! They look like a cactus farm on some desert,’ a Russian tourist named Viktoryia Nanumiam said in amazement. Other foreign tourists also expressed their excitement, making the dragon fruit field more vibrant. After that, these foreign tourists continuously asked questions, such as ‘How are dragon fruit plants grown?’, and ‘Why do they need lighting … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan opens tours to dragon fruit fields

Former Vietnamese Ambassador Phạm Sanh Châu at the UNESCO headquarters is trying to recognise Tết as cultural heritage of humanity. His dream is to promote Vietnamese Tết around the world.Tết was recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.  … [Read more...] about Photographer takes pictures of Tết moments

Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said the event has brought together 25 artists from 15 countries in five continents, including Vietnam, Australia, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Thailand and the US. … [Read more...] about Da Nang hosts first international fine arts exchange workshop & exhibition

The painting Sea at Night by Vu Nguyen Huong Nhi (R). The highest prizes at the event were given to two calligraphically paintings by two students from Iwate and Saitama prefectures, Japan. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese student’s painting exhibited in Japan

Members of loto troupes typically belong to the LGBT community who are disowned by their families and subjected to social prejudices a lot of the time. Their sad, powerful stories have inspired the young and talented actor Huy (Su Su) to produce and direct the musical called "Bong Tet Huong Nam" (Rough translation: Life of Huong Nam during Tet) … [Read more...] about Loto musical spotlights an in-absentia LGBT Tet experience