Locals in a northern Vietnamese province went ahead with a pig slaughter rite in public as part of their traditional Lunar New Year festival on Tuesday, defying strong public reactions, cultural authorities’ warnings, and an animal rights NGO’s complaint
One of Hanoi’s iconic parks will be turned into a snow-crested wintry spectacle in Vietnam’s largest ever Christmas festival, which is slated for later this month and is expected to welcome a whopping 40,000 fest-goers
More than 600 local students and young people on Sunday joined two separate events in central and southern Vietnam in a summer blood donation campaign to save lives
Five outstanding short films by expat Vietnamese and foreign directors are set to be screened on Sunday, May 4, at a monthly film screening program in Hanoi.
A run, modeled after India’s hugely popular Holi Festival, is set to take place in HCMC’s foreigner quarter Phu My Hung in district 7 on Apr 19.
“Ning nong” season, when ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands take a break from fieldwork to celebrate a new crop, holds great appeal to both locals and tourists
HCMC’s annual cuisine fest, “Ngay hoi que toi”, set to run from Feb 21 to 23, will feature a wide variety of culinary delights and cultural activities.
The “Minh The” fest in Hai Phong province’s Hoa Lieu village, which took place yesterday, saw local officials and village elders take the oath to steer clear from corruption and abuse of power.
The Trieu Khuc village in Hanoi has long been famous for its hallmark “Con di danh bong” dance, in which young men are dressed like girls and make girl-resembling gestures and movements.
The Lim fest, which features UNESCO-recognized “quan ho” (Bac Ninh folk love duets) along with a host of traditional activities, attracted some thousand visitors on Feb 11 and 12.