Last updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thai women in the northern mountainous provinces perform xoe vong (dancing in circle)
Without xoe, rice will not grow
Without xoe, the flower will wither
Without xoe, boys and girls will not become couples
The poem eloquently expresses the importance of xoe in the...
Last updated: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Online footage of yet another brutal schoolgirl beating has resulted in just two suspensions and myriad questions
Images extracted from online video footage depicting a schoolgirl in Lam Dong Province brutally attacked by her schoolmates, on January 11. Several...
Last updated: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan spoke to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the need to elevate more young people into Party leadership positions
Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan spoke to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the need to elevate more young people into Party leadership positions
In the Party leadership,...
Last updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010
On the sidelines of a celebratory party, 38 year-old Fields Medal winner Ngo Bao Chau talked with reporters from Tuoi Tre.
VnnNews – On the sidelines of a celebratory party organized by the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam’s Education Ministry, 38 year-old Fields Medal winner Ngo Bao Chau talked with reporters from Tuoi Tre.
Vietnam’s...
Last updated: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Smoking shisha has become a popular fashion of urban youths, who think that smoking shisha is fashionable. More shisha shops have opened to meet the demand.
VnnNews – Smoking shisha has become a popular fashion of urban youths, who think that smoking shisha is fashionable. More shisha shops have opened to meet the demand.
Smoking...
Last updated: Saturday, May 1, 2010
295 prisoners granted amnesty on national holidays; Khanh Hoa receives gifts of sovereignty from Truong Sa archipelago; Campaign against wildlife trafficking launched; ADB helps Vietnam reinforce irrigation system
Khanh Hoa receives gifts of sovereignty from Truong Sa archipelago The central province of Khanh Hoa held a ceremony...
Last updated: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Farmers in some northern villages try to maintain an ancient singing tradition, trong quan. Trung Hieu enjoys their songs.
Members of the Khanh Ha Trong QuanClub during a practising session.
VnnNews – Farmers in some northern villages try to maintain an ancient singing tradition, trong quan. Trung Hieu enjoys their songs.
Kermis...
Last updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a meeting at the Hanoi Friendship Palace on March 26 to recognize 10 outstanding youths for 2009.
Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan. This is the highest annual award of the youth union, honoring outstanding young people in all fields. This year 15 nominees were chosen from 78 recommendations...
Last updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art.
Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.VnnNews – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village...
Last updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
PM meets with outgoing French ambassador; NA delegation visits Philippines; Egyptian TV channel helps bring Vietnam’s image to Arab world; Vietnam-China meeting opens in Hanoi
PM meets with outgoing French ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 18 received the outgoing Ambassador of France, Herve Bolot.At the meeting,...
