(VOVWORLD) - A mud ball wrestling festival is held every four years in Van village, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province. The festival shows the farmers’ desire for favorable weather and bumper crops. The 3-day festival is held on the 12th, 13th, and 14th days of the 4th lunar month.

(VOVWORLD) - In May, Ha Giang farmers re-plant their terraced fields.

(VOVWORLD) - The Eurasian Media Forum (EAMF) opened its 15th annual meeting in Almaty city, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday with a call by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the journalistic community to exercise high responsibility in reporting international affairs. The forum’s discussions examined the transformation of moral values and the evolution of the media, the expanded reach of bloggers and social networks, natural disaster, and the awareness of the need for environmental revolution.

(VOVWORLD) -An agriculture museum in Thanh Toan village, about 6km from Hue city, preserves traditional farming and fishing tools of the Hue people. The story of Hue is retold through the tools on display here.

(VOVWORLD) - Summer has come to the central region. The heat does not prevent pilgrims from visiting historical sites in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces. Every day, the Cave of eight ladies, the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery, the Road number 9 Martyrs' Cemetery, and Quang Tri Citadel are flooded with fresh flowers. Everyone pays their gratitude for the heroes who fell for the motherland’s independence and freedom.

(VOVWORLD) - Nom village’s festival takes place from the 10th to the 12th day of the first lunar month in Dai Dong commune, Van Lam district, Hung Yen province, attracting visitors from across Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Requesting words to be drawn by a calligrapher has long been a Vietnamese cultural tradition for the Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of visitors to Cat Ba Island reached 2 million in early November; 450,000 of whom were foreigners. This has been the highest and most remarkable numbers for the tourism of the so-called “Pearl Island”.

(VOVWORLD) - Since it came to Vietnam more than 2,000 years ago, Buddhism has promoted patriotism and supported national defense and construction.

(VOVWORLD) - The islands of Tho Chu, Hai Tac, and Nam Du in Kien Giang province and Hon Chuoi island in Ca Mau province are known for their unspoiled natural beauty. Here’s a collection of photos provided by VOV5 reporter Lan Anh.