National Tourism Year 2008 officially kicked-off last night, appropriately in Can Tho city as this year’s focus is the unique characteristics of the region, under the theme Mekong Delta’s Waterways and Countryside.
Poetry readings will mark Viet Nam Poetry Day today at the capital’s Van Mieu (Temple of Literature).
As many as 250 paper lanterns with written prays for peace and friendship by artisans from Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam flied to the sky of Taiwan in the night of February 16.
Through 20 years of living far from the homeland, the nostalgia always wells up in the heart of painter Van Duong Thanh. In recent years, she has returned to Vietnam many times to establish painting studios and hold exhibitions.