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Mekong Delta province promotes agricultural tourism

The Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) province of Đồng Tháp has managed to achieve robust growth in agricultural tourism by utilising farming landscapes, local cuisines, handicrafts, and fruits to elevate tourists’ experience.

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Hậu Giang’s cylindrical sticky rice cake: a culinary delight for Tết

The cake is made from white glutinous rice, and the filling is made from mung beans and lard or ripe bananas.

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Sài Gòn Zoo offers entertainment space for children

The Sài Gòn Zoo and Botanical Garden opened a new entertainment space to attract children during the holiday season of Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in early January.

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New TV programme on Vietnamese music, theatre airs

Hồ Chí Minh Television (HTV) will offer a new TV programme about HCM City and its people this weekend. 

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Masterpieces displayed in Đà Nẵng City

The Essence of a Pearl exhibition features 35 artworks with themes revolving around Vietnamese women and landscapes. The works were transported from Hà Nội to Đà Nẵng making it the first occasion for the local art lovers to see directly the masterpieces.

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Big leap for Vietnamese horror movies

Two Vietnamese horror films, "Kẻ ăn hồn" (A soul reaper) and "Quỷ cẩu" (Demon Dog), are currently showing in theaters with impressive box office revenue, attracting a large audience and making the Vietnamese movie industry more lively.

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Fairy tale inspires lacquer artisan with new dragon collection

The collection, entitled Con Rồng Cháu Tiên (Offspring of the Dragon and the Fairy), features 1,000 distinctive items made from various materials – wood, lacquer, ceramics and metal.

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Artist couple gets their first solo exhibition

The two artists were classmates at Việt Nam Fine Arts University. During their time of study, they sometimes amazed their friends with their paintings after fieldtrips.

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Children drama programme launched

The HCM City-based private IDECAF Drama Troupe will launch a drama programme for children this week.