Harvesting tea

More than 30 South Korean artists and 40 Vietnamese performers will take the stage today for a cultural exchange at Đà Nẵng’s Hàn River Port on Bạch Đằng Street.

An art show entitled Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces ) was held last week at Hà Nội’s Công Nhân Theatre. It was one of the activities being organised to celebrate International Francophone Day in Việt Nam.

A fashion show featuring the Vietnamese áo dài and Indian saris will be held at the Áo Dài Museum in HCM City on Friday.

Noted American photographer Debbie Rasiel is sharing her view of the world of people with autism at a photo exhibition in downtown Hà Nội.

Craftsmen, experts, traders and designers of silk from China, Japan, India, Myanmar, France, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and seven traditional silk villages in Việt Nam joined together in the 1^st Việt Nam-Asia Silk Culture Festival at Hội An Silk Village.

The legendary turtle living in Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake, which died in January, will be preserved using a plastination method, according to authorities.

M’Nông villagers carry out their annual ceremony at a house they built in a special village designed for all 54 ethnic groups in the country called the Culture, Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, located in the western outskirts of Hà Nội.

Various springtime activities showcasing the traditions of Central Highlands ethnic groups have been organised at the Culture and Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, west of Hà Nội.

Hosted since earlier this month, the highlights of the programme were seen on March 25-27.

Themed March - Season of Honey Bees, the programme included performances of traditional gongs, a festival of shooting crossbows, an exhibition of Central Highlands forest products, reflections on traditional customs and folk games on these three days.

The event  has attracted dozens of people from the ethnic minority groups of Mơ Nông (from Đắk Nông Province), Giẻ Triêng and Xơ Đăng (Kon Tum Province), Gia Rai (Gia Lai), Mạ (Lâm Đồng) and Ê Đê (Đắk Lắk). — VNS Photos Lê Hương