The Ha Long Winter Carnival 2022, themed "Colours of the Wonder," took place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 24 evening, drawing thousands of participants. An artist performing at the Ha Long Winter Carnival 2022 (Photo: VNA) The carnival was expected to become a unique tourist product of Quang Ninh during Christmas, helping...

The People’s Committee of Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on December 23 opened the Winter Festival themed “Sa Pa – Snowy Paradise”. Tourists participate in the winter festival (Photo: VNA) Located 350km northwest of Hanoi, Sa Pa is 1,600m above sea level, with the average temperature of 15-18 degree Celsius. The town...

Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy, an English language student at Da Nang University, was crowned Miss Vietnam 2022 in the grand finale held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23 night. Miss Vietnam 2022 Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy (centre) and the two runners-up at the grand finale on December 23 night (Photo: VNA) Thuy, born in 2003 in the...

The Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) announced 121 typical Vietnamese dishes for 2022 at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22. Dishes from the central region. (Photo: VNA) The dishes including 47 from the north, 37 from the central region and 37 from southern localities. The dishes were selected basing on their cultural values, history,...

The Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) announced 121 typical Vietnamese dishes for 2022 at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22. Dishes from the central region. (Photo: VNA) The dishes including 47 from the north, 37 from the central region and 37 from southern localities. The dishes were selected basing on their cultural values, history, quality,...

“Children of the Mist” (Nhung dua tre trong suong), a documentary film by Ha Le Diem, a woman director from the Tay ethnic minority group, has been included into the shortlist of the top 15 documentary films advanced in the Documentary Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards (2023 Oscar). A scene in the documentary film “Children...

The third World Culinary Awards has listed Vietnam as Asia’s Best Culinary Destination in 2022. A screenshot of the World Culinary Awards website. The Southeast Asian nation has surpassed many other destinations such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand, to earn the accreditation. Rina van Staden, Director of the annual awards, said that the...

Lang Son is a land of convergence of unique cultural values of ethnic groups such as Tay, Nung, Kinh, Dao, Hoa, Mong, San Chay... Prominent in the treasure of cultural heritage are the folk songs of the ethnic groups. Over the years, all levels and sectors of the province have been implementing many practical solutions to preserve and promote...

Vietnam will have a first professional K-Pop training centre in early 2023, offering opportunities for Vietnamese to access to the music genre that they love. Illustrative image (Photo: World K-POP Centre) It is the result from a strategic cooperation signing deal between the Vietnam Television Cable Corporation (VTVcab) and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s World K-POP Centre in Hanoi...

The ninth Da Lat Flower Festival opened in the city of the same name in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 18 evening, drawing the participation of more than 400 professional and amateur artists. An art performance at the opening ceremony of ninth Da Lat Flower Festival The biennial cultural-tourism festival, which began in 2003 and...