Weekend LaoDong

From the aspiration for development to action for workers

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The 14th National Party Congress has opened a new stage of national development, with higher requirements for thinking innovation, development model innovation and innovation in implementation methods.

Quintessence in the Bat Trang Tet feast

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In the last days of the year, when the kilns in Bat Trang pottery village temporarily stop, the kitchens in each family seem warmer. When the rotation of the rotating tables temporarily stops, it is also the time when Bat Trang women are busy creating another work of art: Tet feast.

The symbol "Ma dao thanh cong" in the new era

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In the process of Vietnamese culture, symbols do not exist as immutable entities, but are always in motion, reinterpreted and restructured to adapt to different historical and social contexts. This ability to move creates the long-lasting vitality of traditional cultural symbols. Among them, the image of the horse is a special symbol, both associated with the legend of building and defending the country, and continuing to strongly exist in contemporary life through the idiom "Ma dao thanh cong".

Horse image in Vietnamese culture

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In the flow of Vietnamese cultural history, the image of the horse not only simply reflects a pet in real life but has been sublimated into an artistic and religious symbol.

Going far to understand yourself

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There are long trips that start from the desire to see the world, but the journey brings travelers to a very different point - inside each person. For Vietnamese bloggers, tourism not only opens up distant lands, but also quietly leads them back to understand themselves.

Director of the Department of Cinema Dang Tran Cuong: Great pressure will become a driving force for the film industry

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Lao Dong Newspaper reporter had a conversation with Director of the Cinema Department - Dang Tran Cuong when Cinema was identified as a spearhead industry of the cultural industry by 2030, with a vision to 2045 - according to Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW.

Keeping the soul of writing

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In the days leading up to Tet, just a few lines of typing on the phone, people can immediately have a wish "full of rhyme and meaning" even a pair of complete parallel sentences prepared by artificial intelligence. But amidst that digital rhythm of life, there are still people who quietly grind ink, spread red paper, and keep the slow pace of words.

Binh Vong tiled bridge connects memories of Hanoi's suburban village of scholars

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Amidst the increasingly spreading urban rhythm at the southern gateway of the Capital, Binh Vong village (Thuong Tin commune, Hanoi) still retains the shape of a Northern countryside village with village ponds, ancient communal houses and a curved tiled bridge reflecting the water. Not only is it a rare unique architectural work, Binh Vong tiled bridge is also a community cultural space, a place to preserve memories of a village of scholars, land of outstanding people for centuries.

Full Tet under the Trade Union Shelter

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Amidst the hustle and bustle of spring spreading throughout the small villages of the Mekong Delta, there are simple but solid happinesses being revived under the new corrugated iron roof. For poor workers, the Trade Union Shelter is not just a house, but also a place where worries are put aside to make way for good sleep.

Poet and musician Doan Bong passed away without waiting for Spring to return

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The group of 4 of us, including poet - musician Doan Bong, musician Pham Quang Hien, musician Tran Tuan Nghia and I, often exchange and gather. On January 13, 3 of us gathered to see Doan Bong off to the white clouds of Xu Doai, to his hometown rivers.

Painter Do Ngoc Dung: Pattern of time

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Do Ngoc Dung has reached the "richness" in the true sense of the idiom. He is rich and noble because of his wealth and lifestyle. Born in January, every time the new year comes, painter (HS) Do Ngoc Dung exerts an unexpected vitality of creativity. For more than a decade, he has been one of the few HS who successfully drew zodiac animals and is widely used on newspaper covers and Spring issue magazines.

The fast-paced Horse girl of Vietnamese athletics

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Athletics athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc is one of the athletes with good expertise in Vietnamese sports.

Silent kindness

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When mentioning compassion, people often think of great things: the spirit of mutual affection, "the healthy leaf protects the torn leaf", relief trucks in storms and floods, natural disasters, or gestures called out in news bulletins.

Tet Sum vay - Tet of love and connection

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Another Spring is coming. For union members and workers across the country, another Tet Sum vay - Spring of Gratitude to the Party organized by the Trade Union takes place with many innovations - innovations created from what union members and workers want.

Talented brother Tien Luat: Returning home is enough to see Tet

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After a journey full of emotions at the program "Anh Trai Vuot Ngan Chong Gai", Tien Luat stepped out with a slower and deeper mindset.

Beautiful sister Trang Phap and the desire to "break through" in 2026

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After a year of 2025 with many memorable milestones, beautiful sister Trang Phap looks back on her artistic journey with a calm, grateful and contemplative attitude. In a conversation with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the female singer - musician frankly shared about career milestones, expected pressures, lessons of maturity as well as the aspiration to "break through" in 2026.

Vietnamese cuisine on the Michelin map

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As science - technology and creative thinking increasingly penetrate life, enjoying cuisine no longer stops at eating to be full or eating to be delicious, but becomes a cultural experience journey.

Secrets to being a good coach

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Style and playing position when you are a player can be very important to become a good coach later.

Early Tet with meaningful banh tet

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Leaving aside the hustle and bustle at the factory or podium, union members and workers in Can Tho City gather together around sticky rice baskets and green banana leaves to take care of each banh tet. For them, each knot is not only for the competition, but also to wrap up a warm Spring gift to give directly to workers far from home who are clinging to their rented rooms.

Poetry page: Warm memories

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After the full moon of December, Tet is approaching, but winter is still lingering amidst the complex feelings of people busy with year-end tasks.After Valentine's Day, Spring arrives.The exposure and mystery, revealing and magical of the new season, the new year is waiting for us all the right to "forget", "put aside" fatigue and worries.Like the line in the famous song Closing Time by Semisonic: "Each new beginning originates from a different ending".
Poetry page of LĐCT.The year-end party closes in 2025, a year of poetry living with the meaningful pace of life.