Phu Tho acts to save cultural treasures

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Phu Tho, September 5 (VNA) - The northeastern province of Phu Tho has devised measures to preserve its cultural assets in the long run, including rituals worshipping the Hung Kings and “xoan” singi

Lao Cai donates rice to Chinese earthquake victims

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Lao Cai, September 5 (VNA) - The northern border province of Lao Cai on September 4 gave 100 tonnes of rice to residents of Ludian county, Zhaotong city in the Chinese province of Yunnan to help th

Artisans work to revive Dong Ho folk art

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Bac Ninh, September 4 (VNA) - Nguyen Dang Che and Nguyen Huu Sam from the northern province of Bac Ninh are two of the few remaining artisans specialising in Dong Ho folk painting – a centuries-old

Hoi An’s Mid-Autumn Festival attracts tourists

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Thua Thien-Hue, September 4 (VNA) - The World Heritage site and ancient town of Hoi An is organising numerous activities in celebration of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, including sport competiti

Vietnam: Ca tru brought back from brink

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Hanoi, September 3 (VNA) - Vietnam will ask the UNESCO to take the ancient north Vietnamese ca tru form of traditional singing off the list of endangered world cultural heritage.

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