Mountain province opens festival

Various culture activities will be organised during the Mường Lò Culture Week and Mù Cang Chải terraced rice field celebration in the northwestern province of Yên Bái between October 12 and 14, according to Dương Văn Tiến, vice chairman of Yên Bái People’s Committee.

Bangladesh seeks revival of silk industry

Bangladesh's silk industry is one of the oldest in the world, with farmers in the northwestern border district of Rajshahi producing some of the most sought-after silk yarns.

Einstein’s 'God letter' to go on sale for $1mn

A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York, valued at up to $1.5 million, Christie’s said Wednesday.

Concert to feature Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade

The symphonic suite Scheherazade, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work, will be featured at a concert at the Opera House in HCM City from 8pm to 10:30pm at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1 on October 19.

 

Street life, the only life they know

After a little over six months living in Việt Nam I think I have learned a fair old chunk of the language. Certainly enough to get me by.

I can ask for a beer, two beers and even three. I also know how to tell a Grab driver to turn left, right, and even carry on straight ahead.

Exploring Mekong Delta culture at village

Various cultural activities about the Mekong Delta will take place throughout October at the Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the western outskirts of Hà Nội.

Heritage, relic sites need better management

Experts are always concerned about how to best manage the preservation and development of heritage and relic sites. Architecture Lê Thành Vinh, former head of the Relics Preservation Institute spoke about heritage the preservation of relic sites.

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