• Bamboo jacks (Choi chuyen) - Vietnamese folk game

    03/02/2013 06:45

    This girls' game (chơi chuyen) includes ten thin, well-sharpened, round bamboo sticks and a ball, which traditionally is a fig, a miniature variety of eggplant, a small rock or a clod of clay.

  • Dong Xam silver village - Thai Binh

    13/01/2013 06:54

    Thai Binh Province is not only acknowledged as a rice field in the North, but also as home to traditional craft villages. Dong Xam Silver Village is one of the most famous ones...

  • Gong - A cherished value for Vietnamese culture in Gia Rai

    23/12/2012 07:30

    According to the Gia Rai ethnic group, we must mention famous epics, fairy tales such as "Đăm Di đi săn", "Xinh Nhã"... In addition, Gia Rai people have unique musical instruments include gongs, T'rung, To-Nung, and Krong-Put.

  • Peaceful Upland Town of Pho Bang - Ha Giang

    10/12/2012 06:56

    Pho Bang Town is located in Dong Van District of Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang , surrounded by mountains whose peaks are hidden by clouds all the year round.

  • A national treasure with Vietnamese silk

    05/12/2012 07:32

    The beauty of the traditional long dress partly rests on the hand-made silk from traditional craft villages throughout the country. It is not surprising that Vietnamese designers are using the home-spun materials to wow fashion circles in Paris...

  • A Touch in Vietnam

    10/09/2012 08:54

    Sitting outside my favorite Bia Hoi (fresh beer) spot last night I caught sight of a funny trio.

  • Australian tour operators take a Fam trip to Viet Nam

    31/07/2011 07:24

    On July 26, 2011, the Australian delegation including ten members from tour operators in Sydney completed its 5-day Fam trip to Viet Nam. This is an opportunity for the Australian tour operators to survey Viet Nam’s tourism potentiality to build...

  • Life through a Lens

    22/03/2011 11:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A newborn baby and a buffalo standing near a house in the mountains are simple evocations of life in photos by Hoang Quoc Tuan. After 31 years working as a photographer, Tuan organized a...

  • Hanoi nearly ranks at the bottom of green city list

    16/02/2011 10:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Asian Green City Index 2011 released on February 14, Hanoi is listed in the group of “under average” cities for the green. Of the 22 ranked cities, Hanoi, three cities in...

  • Small changes “attack” Temple of Literature

    12/02/2011 10:00

    Thousands of people are flocking to Vietnam’s first university – Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in the early of the lunar year to pray for an auspicious year. Many of them scatter small change everywhere, a kind of “pollution” at this...