(VOVWORLD) - Rice, a key staple in Vietnam, has found other purposes besides just being used as food. Khuu Tan Buu, a young man in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, has been making rice paintings for the past few years. His works are now available in several countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s traditional Cai Luong or reformed opera is facing numerous difficulties, including dwindling audiences in the digital era. Cai Luong artists in the Mekong Delta are doing all they can to keep their stage alive and bring Cai Luong closer to the public.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam officially marked December 12 the Day of Pho in 2018 in celebration of the country’s most well-known dish. This year’s Day of Pho was celebrated with various activities to further promote the dish to the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Last week, writer Nguyen Nhat Anh and painter Do Hoang Tuong, who illustrates Kinh Van Hoa (Kaleidoscope), had a fan meeting and sign to mark the 25th anniversary of the launching his best-known series. Kinh van hoa’s record in the publishing world remains unmatched with the most number of chapters, most number of printed copies, and most feedbacks from readers.

(VOVWORLD) - Duong Lieu library in Duong Lieu commune on the outskirt of Hanoi is a popular venue among local children. The library was founded by a group of young volunteers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese national flag – a red flag with a yellow star in the center – represents Vietnamese people’s pride. It appeared for the first time during the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia (Southern Uprising) in November, 1940.

(VOVWORLD) - Students in the Southern province of Can Tho are now taught how to make traditional cakes of the South, as part of new general educational curriculum from the Ministry of Education and Training. These activities help pupils gain necessary life skills for their future.

(VOVWORLD) - Mangrove forests are an important buffer between the sea and coastal communities. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in collaboration with the Vietnamese government and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has revived approximately 4,000 hectares of mangroves in vulnerable coastal areas in Quang Ngai, Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Ca Mau and Nam Dinh province. The project has helped coastal residents to stabilize their livelihoods and get involved in ecological and environmental protection.

(VOVWORLD) - In 2007, the Voice of Vietnam built an FM transmission station on Phja Oac, the second highest mountain in Cao Bang province in northern Vietnam. There, on the cold, misty peak, which is 1,931 meters above sea level, VOV’s technicians working at the station have been among the few residents.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese blue beret soldiers, who have been engaged in the United Nations Peace-keeping Mission at Level-2 Field Hospital No. 2 in South Sudan, are proud of what they have been through in a country ravaged by civil war, poverty and harsh weather, to contribute to UN peace-keeping mission.