(HBO) - Muong village is a traditional brocade weaving village in Com hamlet, Dong Lai commune, Tan Lac district

Ao dai on show at festival in Ho Chi Minh City

A festival of ao dai, the national dress of Vietnamese women, kicked off on March 2 at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

Importance of Muong people’s traditional dishes in local festivals

(HBO) – In traditional festivals, especially those organised after the lunar New Year, the presence of traditional dishes for display or selling has become a familiar image. It can be said that traditional cuisine has been existing and promoted in local festivals.

Widely deploying the movement of Uniting All People to build a cultural life

(HBO) – During the past years, Tan Lac district has widely deployed the movement of Uniting All People to build a cultural life.

Zumba Kid – the great experience for small children

(HBO) - Zumba dance for children is now attracting the active participation of small children. Out of the fifteen clubs and gifted classes, which are being regularly maintained at the Provincial Youth Activity Center, Zumba Kid Club is considered the most outstanding club, creating a healthy and useful playground with great experiences for the children at the age of four to twelve.

Mau temple recognised as provincial historical, cultural relic

(HBO) – A ceremony was held on February 22 to receive a certificate acknowledging Mau (Mother Goddesses) temple in Vu Lam commune (Lac Son district) of the northwestern mountainous province of Hoa Binh as a provincial historical, culture relic.

Gong sounds to open Muong people’s festivals

HBO – For members of the Muong ethnic minority group, gongs are a valuable treasure and the soul of the region. They are preserved in every house and used in many major events in Hoa Binh province. In most of the cases, festivals are not started until the gongs sound.

Giay ethnic group’s “Roong Pooc” festival opens

The "Roong Pooc” festival (going to the Field), a unique cultural event of Giay people in the early spring, kicked off in Tan Van commune, Sa Pa district, Lao Cai, on February 24.

Bac Ninh celebrates 10th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Quan ho singing

Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and Fatherland Front Committee of Bac Ninh province co-organised the "Ve mien Quan Ho” (Coming to the Quan ho region) programme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Quan ho (love duet) singing being recognised as an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity, in Bac Ninh city, on February 23.

Xuan Phong commune has developed the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life"

(HBO)- People in Xuan Phong commune (Cao Phong) are actively taking part in the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life".

New Music show series to be held in Hanoi

Seven events featuring concerts, workshops and festivals on New Music will take place in Hanoi from February 21 to April 27, with the participation of Vietnamese and international composers and musicians.

Hang Pagoda – Chua Cave festival opens

(HBO) - The Hang Pagoda - Chua Cave Festival kicked off in Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district of Hoa Binh province on February 19 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

Phong Phu commune bolsters building of civilised families

(HBO) – Building civilised families is among the tasks of a campaign entitled "All people join hands to build civilised lives”. The implementation of the task has been strengthened in Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac district) over the recent years and, as a result, 86.9 percent of the households received the title of civilised families in 2018.

The Spring Festival of Culture - Sports and public art festival in Ky Son district in the spring of the Pig year, 2019

(HBO) - On February 15, in Mong Hoa commune (Ky Son district), Ky Son district People's Committee held a Spring Festival of Culture - Sports and a public art festival in Ky Son district in the year of Pig 2019. Ten delegations with more than three hundred actors, athletes and artisans took part in the festival.

Dinh Ngoi festival opens in Hoa Binh

(HBO)- The Dinh Ngoi (Ngoi Communal House) festival 2019 kicked off in Su Ngoi commune of Hoa Binh city on February 13 (the 9th day of the first lunar month of the Year of Pig 2019).

Exhibition opens in Hanoi to greet new spring

An exhibition was opened in Hanoi on February 13 by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition to greet the new spring and New Year 2019.

Vietnamese movie to compete at Osaka Asian Film Festival

Hai Phuong (Furie) starring Ngo Thanh Van will compete at the 14th Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) from March 8-17.

Muong Thang new crop festival opens

(HBO) - The Muong Thang new crop festival opened on February 10 in Dung Phong commune, Cao Phong district of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.

The fresh features from the "path of blooming flowers " in Quy Hau commune

(HBO) Nearly half a year after planting, those who are passing through continuously praise for the village roads filled with the colorful flowers. "The path of blooming flowers” is a model showing the determination of the Farmers' Association of Quy Hau commune (Tan Lac) in an effort to build a new lifestyle and are gradually completing the new rural criteria.

Thousands visit President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during Tet

More than 47,000 arrivals of visitors, from at home and abroad, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese Party and people, at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Vietnamese in Belgium celebrate Tet festival

More than 300 Vietnamese in Belgium gathered in the capital city of Brussels on February 10 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Muong ethnic traditional costumes return

(HBO) – Despite changes in their modern life, an increasing number of Muong ethnic women seek their ways back to their old days by wearing traditional dresses to celebrate lunar New Year (Tet) instead of modern outfits.

Dao ethnic group in Hoa Binh’s commune preserves cultural identity

(HBO) – Dao ethnic people in Toan Son commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, make up 43.3 percent of the commune’s total population. Their unique spiritual and cultural values are vividly illustrated in the housing architecture, customs, costumes, festivals, folk songs, and traditional dances.

Feng shui pigs attract customers before Tet

(HBO) – Feng shui pigs in Hoa Binh city are attracting a large number of customers thanks to diverse designs and materials, and reasonable prices.

Community-based tourism in Hoa Binh’s hamlet attracts visitors

(HBO) – We visited the family of Bui Thi Su in Ai hamlet, Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province on a day when they were serving a group of 26 French tourists. The visitors came here from Hanoi and had lunch at Su’s house. As scheduled, they would visit Mai Chau after lunch and leave for Thanh Hoa province. Su cooked tofu with tomato sauce and wrapped betel leaves with pork for the guests while her daughter cleaned the house.