Phan Châu Trinh Culture Foundation closes

Phan Châu Trinh Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organisation that manages the Việt Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations, has officially closed, the foundation’s chairwoman and former Vice President, Nguyễn Thị Bình, said last week.

 

Trigger Finger

Trigger finger, also called stenosing tenosynovitis in medical terms, is a condition where one of your fingers can get stuck in a bent position. From there your finger may bend or straighten with a snap — like pulling and releasing a trigger.

City’s photo contest highlights women and áo dài

Women in Việt Nam and other countries are encouraged to join the photo contest, Ảnh Đẹp Áo Dài (Beautiful Images of Vietnamese Traditional Dress), which aims to capture images of women in áo dài.

 

Love duets make waves at festival

The annual Lim love duet singing festival, which often takes place on the 13th-14th of the first lunar month, will be marked this year with a festival titled Về Miền Quan Họ (Visiting Quan Họ Region).

Gyalwang Drukpa visits Việt Nam to bestow blessings

His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual master of Buddhism’s Drukpa Lineage unfurled the giant Avalokiteshvara Thongdrol to open the Avalokiteshvara Festival at Tây Thiên Grand Mandala Stupa, in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc.

Plan preserves ethnic minority costumes

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to preserve and develop traditional costumes of ethnic minority peoples throughout Việt Nam.

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