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.

Bringing Tet home on trips organized by the Union

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Tet is a time for family reunions. However, many workers and laborers, due to their circumstances, have not been able to enjoy a full Tet. For decades, the Trade Union has been campaigning to support zero-cost buses, trains, and flights, with the goal of "Not letting any union member or laborer go without a Tet holiday".

Hello 2025 - the year of acceleration, breakthrough and reaching the finish line

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The year 2025 is of special significance, a year of acceleration, breakthrough, and finishing, the final year of implementing the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan 2021 - 2025 and preparing and consolidating the fundamental factors, creating a premise for our country to confidently enter a new era - an era of national prosperity and prosperity.

Expecting a change in cultural development and building Vietnamese people

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The year 2025 is expected to be an important milestone in the journey of cultural development and human development of Vietnam. With the National Assembly passing the Resolution on investment policy for the national target program on cultural development for the period 2025 - 2035, the country is setting great goals, not only to preserve and promote traditional cultural values, but also to build a new generation of Vietnamese people, carrying national identity, ethical standards and steadfastness in the new era.

Hope for stable job and better income

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Only a few days left until the end of another year. For many workers, 2024, although difficult, still achieved some of their wishes from the beginning of the year.

The outlook for the performance industry

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In 2024, the performing arts industry in Vietnam witnessed an unprecedented event when domestic music nights of "big brothers" continuously sold out, crashed the system, and attracted tens of thousands of audiences.

BB Tran: If I bring my real self on stage, it will be very boring

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Coming out of the TV show "Call Me by Fire", BB Tran not only made it into the final lineup (17 talents) but also debuted as a member of the music group B.O.F. Before that, BB Tran was a comedian participating in entertainment game shows, movies and comedy skits. Working for a long time, BB Tran had a period of disorientation, just staying at home until participating in a music reality TV show.

Ai Phuong: Going all out with "Sister Who Makes Wave"

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In a conversation with Lao Dong Newspaper, Ai Phuong said that with "Sister Who Makes Wave", she gave her all and threw herself into each performance on stage. The female singer also revealed that she was invited in season 1 but missed the appointment.

Quan Gia Temple - a place to worship a general of the Pre-Ly Dynasty

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Quan Gia communal house was formerly located on Co So land, also known as Gia Lua village, formerly belonging to Duong Lieu commune, Dan Phuong district, Hoai Duc prefecture, today Yen So commune, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi. According to legend, the communal house was built in the Ly dynasty, and is now over a thousand years old. Having gone through many ups and downs of history, the communal house still retains many valuable relics imbued with national cultural identity and contemporary character.

Famous mandarin To Hien Thanh, accepted the task of taking care of orphans in Dai Viet history

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Historical figure To Hien Thanh, who served as an official under two kings of the Ly dynasty, was a military general who led troops to quell rebellions throughout the North and South, and a civil general who oversaw the government to protect the country and bring peace to the people. He was famous in Vietnamese history for his orphaned son, who was entrusted by the king when he passed away. When he passed away, he was honored as a Saint and the people built temples to worship him.

Go to the Northwest to enjoy Cao Phong orange specialty

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Cao Phong farm is known as the largest orange orchard not only in Hoa Binh but also in the Northwest region or even the North. The farm accounts for 45% of the orange growing area in the whole province.

Preserving folk cultural values ​​through lacquer paintings

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With more than 20 years of practicing lacquer painting, artist Cong Quoc Thang has affirmed his name in the Vietnamese fine arts community.

Flowers from the village to the city

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Time flies like a shadow passing through the window, and it's already the last days of the old year.And the pace of life at the end of the year becomes more hurried.


Following the unique rivers: Serepok - the river of fire and water

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The rivers of the Central Highlands are all indomitable and heroic. They not only bring water, alluvium, fish, shrimp, traffic flow, and power generation, but they also cross thousands of high cliffs and deep abysses to create stunning waterfalls. That is the Serepok, the river that creates hundreds of waterfalls on its journey.

"Paving the Way" - from the past to contemporary thinking

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The title of the novel "Pebbles on the Road" is very suggestive. I feel that the author is modest, considering himself just a pebble on the road, an unknown person. Maybe the author laments his fate as just a lowly person, and people will forget him. Or maybe the author raises his head and affirms that he is laying the foundation for a new path, a bright future, a new generation, a new era.

Traditional games "revive" among American youth

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Chess is a game of intelligence that has been passed down through generations, and is now being passionately explored by young Americans. It brings a breath of fresh air among the technological pleasures of modern life.