NDO - Themed “Preserve and promote cultural traditions and good behaviours within the family”, the 2020 Vietnam Family Festival is being observed across the country with assorted activities honouring time-honoured traditions practiced by many generations of Vietnamese families.
NDO – Twenty-one collections of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress), which featured world cultural heritages of Vietnam, were introduced to the public at a programme held at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) on June 28.
NDO - Launched in mid-June, the ‘Ambassadors of Reading Culture’ contest has attracted hundreds of thousands of entries sent from cities and provinces across the country, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
NDO – The first national kite festival was held in the northern province of Nam Dinh on July 5, attracting the participation of nearly 60 kite clubs from 40 cities and provinces nationwide.
NDO – A wide variety of attractive activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district, Hanoi, in July, to entertain children during summer holiday.
NDO – Vietnam’s Sapa Town (in Lao Cai Province) and Ninh Binh Province have been listed among 14 up-and-coming destinations in Asia, which were announced by the US-based travel site TripstoDiscover.
Goodmorning from Vietnam. Here are today’s leading news stories:
Budget carrier T’way Airlines has announced plans to resume its HCMC-Seoul service on July 22, though only carrying passengers one way to South Korea.
After 15 years, this year’s International Tourism Expo HCMC scheduled for September will be canceled over Covid-19 fears.
Ho Chi Minh City is to open its third night walking street in September with 48 food and souvenir stalls in District 10.