Việt Nam News

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform a Christmas Concert at the Opera House on December 20 and 21.

During the ripening orange season, most farms are open for visitors to freely explore and enjoy the awe-inspiring landscapes of immense golden orange hills, as well as experience fruit picking and watch the orange’s preliminary process.

This highly anticipated event will feature approximately 100-120 booths showcasing a diverse range of products, including textiles, footwear, household appliances, consumer goods, handicrafts, agricultural products, food, beverages, and OCOP products.

About 200 delegates are expected to attend the conference, which will be presided over by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà at the government offices. Also participating online will be 63 cities and provinces.

Journalist Trần Mai Hưởng, former General Director of Vietnam News Agency and Việt Nam News daily, has just launched a memoir titled Hồi Ký Phóng Viên Chiến Trường (Memoir of a War Reporter). Việt Nam News reporter Lê Hương chats with him about the book and his thoughts on journalism today.

Although difficulties and hardships persist, the people here are doing their best to preserve many traditional cultural values such as language, costumes, customs, traditions, and cuisine. In particular, Thành Mỹ commune also preserves and promotes the Mường Đòn festival. This festival is considered a "treasure" of the Mường people in Thành Mỹ commune.

On December 23, the government and people of Mão Điền commune (Thuận Thành town) inaugurated the renovation project of Miếu Hào relic.

The organisation of traditional games in Thanh Hóa province serves not only to preserve and enhance the cultural values of the ethnic communities but also acts as a "bond" that strengthens community ties. 

In Mỹ Nghiệp village, artisans still use the traditional methods with complex techniques and exquisite patterns to create colourful and beautiful cloth. Tourists coming to the village can experience and explore the unique culture of the Chăm ethnic group, which has been around since the 17th century.

One of the standout achievements of Hà Nội's tourism in 2023 is the surge in international visitors, totalling four million.

Organised by the Hà Nội Trade, Tourism, and Investment Promotion Centre from December 15-18, the objective of the programme was to advertise and promote typical agricultural products from Hà Nội, as well as other provinces and cities.

​Located about 7km northeast of the city centre, Lệ Mật Village is famous for snake catching and raising, as well as delicious dishes prepared from snakes raised by locals.

Elder Nguyễn Thị Đức, 80, said: “We all call it Tứ Trụ Cake; it has been offered to the kings of the Lê and Nguyễn Dynasty since it came into being in the 15th century.”

Fresh ingredients, refined traditions, and secret family recipes are hallmarks of cooking in the capital. “Phở” and “cốm xào” with their distinctive flavour are Hà Nội specialities. So if you love fine foods, head to Hà Nội and enjoy these very special dishes.

Student Khương Hữu Anh Duy from HCM City won first prize at this year’s Arabic Poem Reciting Contest hosted by Saudi Arabian Embassy in Hà Nội on December 17.

Aiming to develop numerous high-quality, diverse and unique products to attract domestic and international tourists, the province has been conducting the project building rural tourism sites linked with the construction of new rural areas during the period 2021-2025 in two villages – Phiêng An and Chúa Lải.

An exhibition highlighting the evolution of Việt Nam’s fashion in the early 21st century is opening in Thủ Đức city of HCM City.