Contest winners become consuls general for a day

HCM CITY — The winners of the "Consul General for a Day" contest had a day to learn how a consulate general functions and participated in a press conference to express their feelings about their experiences and women's rights at the Residence of France on March 4.

Theatre launches new project targeted tourists

HCM City’s Trần Hữu Trang Theatre in co-operation with its partner, the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will launch a new art project attracting visitors this year.

Festival to honour Vietnamese national dish of phở

Taking place in Nam Định City from March 15 to 17, the event aims to honour the traditional craft of cooking phở, and at the same time to provide an opportunity for tourists and locals to learn about and savour the flavours from different regions of the country.

Photo of the day: Điện Biên Phủ 70 years on

Currently living in Hồ Chí Minh City with her daughter's family, she was accompanied by children and grandchildren back to the old battlefield of Điện Biên Phủ, where she, then was a nurse for the campaign, had her wedding with General Cao Văn Khánh on the battlefield, newly peaceful after the Việt Minh captured the valley.

From trash to treasure

A village exists far in the south of Nam Định City where antique hunters flock. Here you will find many items sold for top dollar. Collectors and sellers have made a small fortune auctioning historic treasures.

Cafes for creativity

Looking for something to do to spice up your visit to a café? Why not try painting your own adorable statues. Colouring cafes are popping up all over HCM City, and young people, friends and families are loving discovering their inner artist.

Hà Nội holds festival of women for peace and development

Over the years, the administration and people of Hà Nội, including women, have worked hard to build and develop the city, making it more prosperous, civilised, and modern, deserving the position of the heart of the nation and a city of peace and creativity.

Veteran painter introduces new portrait collection to the public

Nearly 60 paintings displayed at Phạm Luận – Chân Dung (Phạm Luận – Portraits) exhibition were selected from hundreds of works that the painter has created since the early days of his career. Two-thirds of them have been painted over the past two years.

Chũ noodles, Vietnamese specialty goes global

Mỳ Chũ (chũ rice noodles) is a specialty of the northern province of Bắc Giang that is not only popular in the domestic market but also exported to many countries like mainland China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, South Korea and Japan.

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