Promoting linkage and co-operation in regional tourism development

The delegates emphasised that linkage and co-operation in tourism development are essential requirements for the growth of the tourism sector. Linking various regions helps in expanding the tourism space, promoting the unique strengths of each locality, and creating diverse and attractive tourism products.

Sài Gòn's traditional cloth-filtered coffee

Cloth-filtered coffee (also called "racket coffee" by some) is a special type of coffee found in HCM City. Utilising a reusable net filter, this style of coffee brewing is a long-standing tradition, well-loved by many Saigonese.

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda Festival highlights typical cultural values

The festival demonstrates the great influence of Buddhism in social life. It also shows the traditional ethics of Vietnamese people, and commemorates the merits of the three monks who founded the Trúc Lâm Zen, a sect with a strong identity of Vietnamese culture; and gratitude for the great contributions of the first patriarch, King - Monk Trần Nhân Tông, to expel foreign invaders in the past.

National Tourism Year and the Ban Flower Festival begins in Điện Biên

Taking place on May 7 Square in Điện Biên Phủ City, the opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà, Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyễn Văn Hùng, leaders from many other organisations and people from different ethnic groups in the province.

Engraved scriptures

The collections of Buddhist scripture columns displayed at the Ninh Bình Provincial Museum have just been recognised as a national treasure. Through research, these are the oldest and only remaining texts from the Đinh Dynasty and will shed light on an important historical period of the 10th century and objects in history, architecture, art, and religion.

Xinh Mun people celebrate traditional festival

Sà Típ Festival begins with the ritual offering, which is then followed by the activities of drinking rice wine, enjoying the feast and dancing to the rhythms of the drums and gongs. The celebration often lasts until the next morning. Villagers return home filled with joy, and some continue to attend the festivals at other households within the community the following days. 

Web drama on urban youth released

The first six episodes of an online web drama series about urban life, directed by award-winning artist Phan Đăng Di, has attracted more than 350 million views.

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