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The trip to the Huong Son landscape complex and the Huong Pagoda Festival there is considered a pilgrimage to the land of Buddha.

Vietnam possesses an array of intangible cultural heritages that have been recognised by UNESCO.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the national men’s football team and coach Park Hang Seo for a 3-1 victory over China in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on February 1.

Visiting pagodas during the Lunar New Year festival is not merely an activity associated with Buddhism but it has become an age-old cultural tradition, and an indispensable part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

The Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is not only a time for people to relax after a busy year but also an occasion for family members to reunite and commemorate their ancestors...

A “Mam Ngu Qua” or five-fruit tray is indispensable for each Vietnafmese family as among the numerous offerings that are required to decorate ancestral altars during the traditional Lunar New Year festival.

An exhibition of four-scroll woodblock prints called “Colours of Spring” is underway at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi.

An art performance took place at the Hanoi Opera House on January 26 to mark the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2022).

Foreigners found festive season overwhelming in Vietnam’s southern region when joining “Tet's celebration 2022” organised by Trang Le, founder and Chairwoman of the Vietnam International Fashion Week.

The northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, and Bac Giang have committed to complete a scientific dossier on the Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscapes in 2022.

Nearly 30 foreign ambassadors and representatives of foreign offices and international organisations in Hanoi on January 23 had a visit to Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirts of Hanoi.