The The Gioi (World) Publishing House has recently released a book in French, featuring memoirs of Vo Van Sung, a former Vietnamese ambassador in France, and images of Paris during Vietnam’s struggle for the reunification of the country in 1975.
The Vietnam Women’s Union has joined forces with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to launch an Ao Dai design contest across the country with aim of promoting both the image and the cultural value that the traditional long dress has in Vietnamese society.
From the sun-soaked beaches of Thailand to the foothills of Mount Everest in Nepal, tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines cancel flights and countries close their borders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Tourists and locals alike are familiar with famously beautiful spots in Hanoi such as Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter, but less familiar is the gorgeous Ly Club Restaurant.
Number of international arrivals to Vietnam in March 2020 decreased sharply by 63.8% against the previous month and 68.1% over the same period last year, according to data from General Statistics Office.
The Vietnam Women’s Union are poised to host an online concert titled “Kien cuong Viet Nam”, known as “Stay strong Vietnam” in English, on the RSVP Vietnam YouTube channel and its partners on April 25.
Khmer people in the south and the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang in particular are celebrating their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay which falls on April 13-16 this year more quietly due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
