Practitioners from 49 Yoga clubs of 24 cities and provinces attended the opening ceremony of the 2020 National Yoga Festival in Thanh Hoa province on June 28, marking the 6th International Day of Yoga (June 21).
NDO – A wide range of socio-cultural activities dedicated to children are being held across the country on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and the Action Month for Children this June.
The story of two Hanoian teenagers who recently discovered they had been friends as toddlers, 11 years before the start of their romance, has gone viral among Vietnamese netizens.
Dó (Poonah) paper has been widely used in Vietnam’s famous Dong Ho and Hang Trong folk paintings. Drawing on poonah paper requires a very difficult technique that very few Vietnamese painters can master.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that all World Cup 2022 qualifiers during March and June are to be delayed due to fears about the COVID-19 outbreak, with all matches now set to take place during October and November, including three matches involving the Vietnamese men’s football team.
Thanh Hoa and Ninh Binh provinces held a ceremony on June 25 in the former’s Sam Son city to launch a brand-new tour linking heritage sites in both localities.
NDO – Gongs are typical musical instruments of the Thai, O Du and H’mong ethnic people in the mountainous district of Tuong Duong, Nghe An Province. The instruments are also an indispensable part in the locals’ traditional festivals and celebrations. The traditional practice of gongs has been well preserved thanks to whole-hearted efforts of local elders and patriarchs.
