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Realizing the vital role mangrove forests can play in protecting central Vietnam’s coasts and riverbanks from storms and erosion, some initiatives are strengthening the regions first line of defense. - VnExpress International

Gourds that weigh 15 kilograms and other unusual phenomena in Vietnam Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  09/05/2021    14:00 GMT+7 A special variety which produces gourds weighing up to 15 kilograms has been handed down by generations of Hai Phong families, while an ornamental tree variety in Dong Thap province has leaves with four colors.  Go...

Thursday, May 06, 2021, 10:22 GMT+7 Two fighters from Go Cong, nowadays Tien Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, are seen in a fiery fight which took place before 1975 in this photo recaptured by Gia Tien. Before 1975, when Vietnam was reunified, Go Cong – nowadays Tien Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta – was a hub for well-attended martial arts exhibitions, which appealed to highly-skilled fighters from famed schools in the south of the country. To add drama to the events...

Saturday, February 27, 2021, 10:35 GMT+7 Cao Van Nams yacht-shaped house in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, February 2021. Photo: Chi Hanh / Tuoi Tre A farmer in Vinh Long Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region has spent his lifetime savings to build an eye-catching yacht-shaped house out of pure nostalgia for his days as a sailor. Cao Van Nam, a-71-year-old man from Hoa Tinh Commune, Mang Thit District, built the house for VND5 billion (US$217,975). As a young man, Nam worked as a sailor for...

The land of statues  15/02/2021    13:00 GMT+7 Daily at the cocks crow, when everyone is still snuggled up in their cozy beds, a man is busy using well-worn wooden moulds and clay to make traditional Kitchen God statues. Dia Linh village (Huong Vinh commune, Huong Tra town, Thua Thien - Hue province) has long been known as the traditional land for sculpting Land Genie and Kitchen God (Stove God) statues for Vietnamese Kitchen ...

VIETNAM NEWS FEBRUARY 13  13/02/2021    10:30 GMT+7 Young people join hands to keep Central Highlands green Young people in HCM City take part in a project to plant trees in Đắk Nông Province. — Photo sggp.org.vn Tree-planting projects to protect the environment have become increasingly popular among young people from HCM City. Their projects have not only contributed to increasing forest coverage on barren hills but als...

Vietnamese expats gather to make chung (square glutinous rice) cake - the soul of traditional Tet. (Photo: VNA)They gathered to make chung (square glutinous rice) cake - the soul of Tet that reflects the quintessence of heaven and earth through the skilled hands of humans.Busy with washing 'dong' leaves, marinating the meat, wrapping and boiling the cakes, the Vietnamese expats recalled the old memories in the homeland, and felt the warm Tet atmosphere is around the corner.Do Van Nam and...

Vietnamese across the world celebrate traditional Lunar New Year Thursday, 2021-02-11 09:45:45  Font Size:     Overseas Vietnamese gather at a Tet celebration with the participation of overseas Vietnamese in Austria and Slovenia, as well as international friends. (Photo: VNA)  Font Size:     |   NDO/VNA – Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) across the world celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in different forms due to the impacts of COVID-19. On February 10, the Vietname...

VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18  18/01/2021    21:49 GMT+7 Preparations underway for upcoming elections Joint efforts have been made to prepare for the upcoming elections, heard a meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on January 18. It was reported at the second meeting of the NEC that the council has joined hands with the NA Standing Board, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee in the pre...