(VOVworld) – Recitals and reenactments of pieces of Nguyen Du’s “The Tale of Kieu” have been a regular practice of people in Tien Dien village, Ha Tinh province. They give the audience insights into the characters of Nguyen Du’s masterpiece.

(VOVworld) – King Tran Nhan Tong was honored as King-Monk when he ceded his throne to lead a religious life and became the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism. A Cai Luong or reformed theatre play dedicated to King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong is expected to debut in December this year to commemorate the 707th anniversary of his attainment of Nirvana.

(VOVworld) – The 2015 Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program was held in HCM city from November 17 to November 21. Youths from ASEAN countries and Japan shared the homes of local families in 14 districts across the city to learn more about the traditional culture and daily life of Vietnamese people.

(VOVworld) – The Cao Van Lau theater in Bac Lieu province has attracted a large audience to Cai Luong (reformed opera) performances during the Cai Luong competition 2015.

(VOVworld) – The Quang Ba wholesale flower market, the biggest in Hanoi, turns busy when night falls. Visiting the market is always an interesting experience.

(VOVworld) – Each season in Hanoi has its own attractions. For people living in Hanoi and those who have ever been in Hanoi, autumn is the best season of the year. Milk flower is praised as one of the symbols of Hanoi’s autumn. When autumn comes, we feel the cool breeze and smell fragrance of Hoa Sua or Milk Flowers.

(VOVworld) - The 2015 Autumn Book Festival, featuring around 5000 book titles opened at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi on Thursday. Books on displayed are published by the Women Publishing House, Kim Dong Publishing House, and the Youth Publishing House.

(VOVworld) – 9 collectives and 10 individuals have received the 2015 women’s award of the Vietnam Women’s Union. The award acknowledges their efforts to overcome difficulties in life and support for others in the community, contributing to promoting gender equality and women’s advancement in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Tourists prefer to visit the northwestern region in the autumn to watch ripen terraced rice fields, indulge in the aroma, and participate in the glutinous young rice festival of the local ethnic groups - Tay, Thai, Nung, Giay, and Mong. It’s the most joyous time of the year when people harvest young rice to make “Cốm” – green glutinous rice. People are busily sift and winnow rice, roast, and grind to make many dishes from young glutinous rice.

(VOVworld) – Every Wednesday and Saturday, members of ‘A better Hanoi’ project gather at a number of restaurants in the city to collect the food not used in local restaurants and hotels, package them, and deliver them to needy people. For these young people, the weekend is not time for relaxing after hard days at university or college, but for the project.