Buckwheat flower festival held online for first time

The 7th Buckwheat Flower Festival in Hà Giang Province has been held online for the first time, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Audiences can tune to the festival, the theme of which is ‘Hoa của Đá’ (Flower of the Stone), from November 27.

Writing contest featuring labourers launched

Labourers and their lives will be featured in a writing contest that was launched this week by the Việt Nam Writers’ Association in co-operation with the Lao Động (The Labour) newspaper.

2,000 people given opportunity to enjoy K-food for free in Hà Nội

Foodies in Hà Nội can now enjoy some of the best Korean cuisine the capital city has to offer, completely free of charge. Around 2,000 coupons will be issued to those who registered for the 'K-Food Road 2021' programme, which runs until December 5 across 52 Korean restaurants in the city. 

True partners with a shared future

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Norweigan - Vietmanese diplomatic ties (1971-2021), the Norwegian Ambassador to Việt Nam, H.E. Ms Grete Løchen, looks back on the quality cooperation between the two countries and the shared vision for the future. 

Private collectors should be key in heritage preservation: researcher

The National Museum of Vietnamese History in downtown Hà Nội is hosting an exhibition titled ‘Vietnam ceramics: A Separate Tradition – From the An Biên Collection’. Most of the objects belong to a private collection owned by businessman Trần Đình Thăng from the northern coastal city of Hải Phòng. Lê Hương speaks with Phạm Quốc Quân, the former director of the museum and a member of the Việt Nam Culture Heritage Association’s Executive Board on the role of private collectors in preserving cultural heritage.

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