Happy Vietnam

People in different provinces and cities in Vietnam are happily welcoming a peaceful and warm Christmas season on December 24 evening. The festive and vibrant atmosphere brightened the entire country, from solemn churches and Catholic neighborhoods to bustling streets, dazzling shopping centers, and cozy cafés, every corner glows with twinkling lights, floral decorations, and the sweet melodies of Christmas. VNA Photo

Located more than 100 kilometres south of Hanoi, the Pham Phao Catholic village in Nam Dinh province’s Hai Hau district has a long history of traditional bronze casting. Local craftsmen kept the passion burning by creating unique bronze trumpets, which came to play a significant role in the spiritual lives of local Catholics. The village used to have more than 800 amateur musicians performing regularly at church services and village events. With a lifelong passion, the musicians made and repaired bronze musical instruments, which became a traditional craft passed down through generations. VNA Photo: Minh Đức

Many villages in the central province of Ha Tinh have fences covered with green trees. Green trees are planted along the roads, with trees such as paper flowers, rose-mallows, loopah trees and gourd trees resplendent. VNA Photo: Hữu Quyết

Building on the 80-year tradition of development and combat from December 1944 to 2024, the Vietnam People's Army is developing along the regular, elite, and modern direction. Priority is given to modernising certain branches and forces to fulfil the mission of protecting the homeland in the new situation. VNA Photo

Corps 15 has made efforts and strived toimplement its tasks of production and business in combination withconsolidating defense and security and building a comprehensively-strong unit.VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh

Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province is surrounded by old forest and has a favorable climate for cold water fish farming, a start-up way for young ethnic people in the locality. VNA Photo: Quý Trung

The Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 kicked off on December 19 morning at Gia Lam airport in Hanoi, gathering more than 200 units and enterprises from over 30 countries worldwide. This is the second time Vietnam has organised the expo, following the inaugural event in 2022. It is one of the key events celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22). Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the expo’s opening ceremony. VNA Photo

Lam Kinh special national relic site, the ancient capital of the later Le dynasty (1428-1789), is a must-visit destination in the north central province of Thanh Hoa. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng

Vietnam has a rich system of medicinal plants and well-known traditional medicine to develop healthcare tourism. The country holds great potential in medical tourism development as it boasts a long-standing traditional medicine, a lot of mineral hot springs and mud, and has many areas with temperate climate. VNA Photo

The northern province of Ha Giang attracts tourists with the majesty of high mountain ranges, the Nho Que River winding at the foot of Ma Pi Leng Pass, terraced fields of Hoang Su Phi and the life with unique cultural colors of ethnic minorities in the highlands. Visitors also admire Ha Giang city with its shimmering, magical beauty, surrounded by mountains. VNA Photo: Đức Thọ

Established in 2009, the Quan Anh Chinese, Nom Script Club in Hai Hau district, northern Nam Dinh province has opened 14 courses teaching Chinese, Nom script, and calligraphy to over 240 students. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành

Kymviet is a virtual family for disabled people. The company helps generate jobs for the disabled and help them integrate into the community. It has 30 employees with almost of them being deaf. Kymviet products have received the Quacert certificate for products rated safe for children. The company’s delicate handicrafts introduce Vietnamese traditional values to the domestic and foreign customers. VNA Photo: Hoàng Hiếu

“Can Tho gao trang nuoc trong” (Can Tho is characterised by white rice, clear water). This saying more or less tells of the richness endowed by nature on Can Tho called “Tay Do” (western city), namely the capital of Western Cochinchine. Nowadays, in addition to its natural and cultural potentials bearing deep imprints of Cochinchine crisscrossed with rivers and canals, Can Tho vigorously steps up its economic development in various forms, becoming a large economic and industrial hub, linking with the Mekong River delta provinces in many aspects. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm

Cloth-filtered coffee (also called "racket coffee" by some) is a special type of coffee found in Ho Chi Minh City. Utilising a reusable net filter, this style of coffee brewing is a long-standing tradition, well-loved by many Saigonese. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

Ecological tourism has contributed to helping promote 'One Commune, One Product' (OCOP) initiative of localities. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is carying out a project to conserve red-crowned cranes in the Tram Chim National Park in the 2022 – 2032 period with an estimated total budget of over 184 billion VND (nearly 7.6 million USD). The project focuses on receiving, caring, studying, and reintroducing the birds; improving and restoring their ecosystems and habitats; developing sustainable ecological agricultural production models; and investing in infrastructure and facilities. VNA Photo

The Southeast region is focusing in improving the quality of human resource in transforming into knowledge-based economy. Photo: Chi Tuong - VNA

Early winter in December is the blooming season of whitedaisy farms in the northern province of Ninh Binh. The pure white colour andsubtle, herbaceous green scent of daisies create a peaceful winter scenery forvisitors coming to Ninh Binh at this time of the year. VNA Photo: Hải Yến

The Mu Cang Chai Mushroom Co. Ltd. has produced shiitake mushroom in the mountainous commune of Nam Khat, Mu Cang Chai district, northern Yen Bai province. The company yields about 300 tonnes of shiitake mushroom a year, providing stable jobs for about 50-60 local persons. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh

The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on December 4. The festival has been preserved and practised for generations in Chau Doc of An Giang province. It is held from the 22nd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month, at the Ba Chua Xu Temple on Mount Sam and the stone pedestal on the mountain to worship the Holy Mother. VNA Photo