Weekend LaoDong

Maintaining the color of Dong Ho paintings

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Mr. Nguyen Huu Qua is one of the last artisans of Dong Ho painting village (Thuan Thanh, Bac Ninh), the 500-year-old painting making craft has just been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage that needs urgent protection.

A place to preserve the memories of scents

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Osmotheque in Versailles, France is the world's largest museum of perfume, where experts have restored thousands of ancient recipes to the original. Here, the traditional scents are revived and stored as part of the cultural heritage of humanity.

Reviving cans, reviving dreams

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The entrepreneurial journey of Luong Thanh Nguyen, a Dong Nai boy born in 1992, began with a very coincident moment: Seeing a hat made from a beer can.

Bringing craft villages to the world

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On December 9, UNESCO included Dong Ho folk painting making craft in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage that needs urgent protection not only as an honor but also a reminder of protecting traditional values passed down from ancient times...

Oil trees that keep Ao Ba Om

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Standing in front of the almost square rectangular clay block of Ao Ba Om - a water containing works dug completely by hand - in the mind cannot help but admire.

The journey to identify Ho Chi Minh City

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More than a year after the historic victory on April 30, 1975, at 8:20 a.m. on July 2, 1976, the First Session of the 6th National Assembly passed a Resolution to name Saigon City - Gia Dinh as Ho Chi Minh City. However, the name Ho Chi Minh City has been used for a long time before, and has an interesting and meaningful historical process.

Portrait of the soul of the people of the Land of the Port

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Talking about the cradle of culture - the land of the quintessence of Vietnamese literature and art, people often mention Hanoi. But more than a hundred kilometers from Hanoi, the land of Hai Phong's seaports is also a place that nurtures many talented artists who love their homeland and are devoted to art. Nguyen Quoc Thai (1943 - 2020) is a portrait painter who fully possesses that quality.

Colors of the mornings

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It would be a happy thing to... lose sleep in Ho Chi Minh City. No need to worry about waiting for the morning, or worry about harassing anyone, just quietly open the door, take a car to run around the city, admire the colors of life at the moment just past midnight or about to lean to the morning.

Unique Fisheries Festival in Muong land

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Amidst the burning sunshine of the early summer in the Northwest, a folk festival still regularly takes place every year in Hoa Binh, as a loving message between people and the mother of nature.

The forest is full of congee blood cockles

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In the journey to explore the diverse cuisine of Ho Chi Minh City, with countless delicious dishes such as banh mi, broken rice, bun bo, noodles, hu tieu... it will be a mustard to miss congee. Don't rush to laugh, because if so, it will be impossible to understand why this city has such a large congee shop like a garment factory, carrying hundreds of people every night just to... eat a bowl of blood cock congee.

The journey to sow green seeds in the midst of the great Son La

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The green of vegetables, of forests and of hopes is spreading in the harsh lands of Son La. Behind that bright color is something that few people know: The "seeds of change" were sown many years ago - quietly, persistently - from cooperation projects between Vietnam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Reshaping performing arts with AI

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Artificial Intelligence is opening a new chapter for performing arts. The combination of technology and human creativity not only changes the way of storytelling but also raises many questions about copyright, the role of artists and the nature of art in the digital age.

Cong Phuong and his return inspiration

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Cong Phuong is inspiring himself and Vietnamese football.

The epic in the heart of Hanoi

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In the days of April this year, when the whole country jubilantly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and reunification of the country (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), the more visitors visited the Air - Air Force Museum (located in Truong Chinh Street, Hanoi) to learn more about the resounding feats, contributing to the great victory in the spring of 1975.

Joining hands for the homeland

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In the endless flow of time, April 30, 1975 was an unforgettable milestone in the history of the Vietnamese people, when the South was liberated and the country was completely unified.

Journey towards the big festival

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Certainly, being in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) is a plan of many young people looking forward to the country's big holiday.

Home, on the best days of the year

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When April touches the alley, from Asia to Europe, the atmosphere of the reunion season is clearly seen in every train, every meal, every arms wide open waiting for the return of the people. In late April and early May, the time of long holidays such as: Golden Week in Japan, International Labor Day in China, Victory Day in Russia became an emotional milestone, where people temporarily put aside work to return home, to family.

Poetry page: Unified song

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"The unified song" (1976) is the composition of the life of Vo Van Di (1933 - 2005), the musician of Nghe near my house, the whole life of writing a work is also the pride when the lyrics resound: Smile and laugh ".
The value of peace and freedom is to live and fulfill their aspirations.You and I are looking forward to contributing to the Fatherland and set foot in all regions.Which train/ car carries us to this loving country and those who are excited, healthy enough, that journey time?First of all and deepest, perhaps traveling by poetry ..

The city is in full bloom

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Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City) in the April days filled with flags. The city named Uncle is entering a sacred moment - preparing for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South, reunification of the country (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) - a milestone full of pride in the journey to build and defend the Fatherland.

Each painting can be a rain

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Born in 1981, Nguyen The Hung is a quite active artist in his professional field, with many solo painting exhibitions and group exhibitions at home and abroad.