Vietnam to export first batch of low-emission rice

Vietnam to export first batch of low-emission rice

On June 5, the ‘Green and low-emission Vietnamese rice’ trademark will officially enter the export market. The first shipment, bound for Japan, is seen as a significant breakthrough for the rice industry. This also marks the initial success of the ‘Sustainable development of one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030’ project (referred to as the one-million-hectare rice project). The Trung An Company, in partnership with Japan’s MURASE Group, will become the first enterprise to export rice under this trademark to the Japanese market. VNA Photo: Hồng Nhung
Vietnam take off

Vietnam take off

The Vietnam team opened the first day of competitions in Taekwondo on May 16, 2022 with a gold in the Freestyle Poomsae event, mixed team category. Photo: Minh Quyet – VNA
Saint Giong Festival – World Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity

Saint Giong Festival – World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Saint Giong Festival has been evaluated by domestic and foreign researchers as the most unique among the 8,000 traditional folk festivals of Vietnam with special cultural and religious values. For this reason, the festival has been recognized by UNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The Giong Festival is held annually in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, between the seventh and ninth day of the fourth lunar month to commemorate Saint Giong, a local hero who sacrificed his life to defeat invaders. Photo: VNA
Terraced rice fields - Typical cultural feature of northern mountainous region

Terraced rice fields - Typical cultural feature of northern mountainous region

Terraced rice fields are a unique type of farming of ethnic minorities in many northern mountainous provinces. They bring prosperous seasons, help people ensure food security, and are also a special type of cultural heritage, emmerging as a typical, attractive tourism product to lure domestic and foreign visitors. Photo: TTXVN
Xoan singing - an
intangible cultural heritage of humanity

Xoan singing - an intangible cultural heritage of humanity

Xoan singing comes from the northern province of Phu Tho, and is practised in front of communal halls at spring festivals. It is said to have appeared about 4,000 years ago, during the time of legendary Hung Kings. Xoan singing was recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO. Photo: VNA
Dien Bien Phu Victory: A Triumph of Vietnamese Resolve and Intelligence

Dien Bien Phu Victory: A Triumph of Vietnamese Resolve and Intelligence

At 5.30pm on May 7, 1954, the “Determined to Fight, Determined to Win” flag of the Vietnam People’s Army was raised on the top of the command bunker of French General De Castries, marking the end of 56 days and nights of steadfast, brave, and ingenious fighting by our soldiers and people. The Dien Bien Phu Campaign was a complete victory - a triumph that “resounded across the five continents and shook the world.”
Vietnam’s first scientific complex

Vietnam’s first scientific complex

The Quy Nhon Science Discovery Centre (ExploraScience Quy Nhon) is a complex of scientific spaces serving as both a tourist attraction and a science lab for children, teenagers, and domestic and international visitors.