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Buddhists perform ritual from distance on Vesak

Buddhists perform ritual from distance on Vesak

The UN Day of Vesak falls on May 26. Due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic whose threat mounts in the city, the Buddhist community decided to postpone the biggest Buddhist festival of the year.

An unforgettable experience with Bun Ngan Nhan

An unforgettable experience with Bun Ngan Nhan

Compared to the Southern and the Central Vietnam, the Northern region, particularly Hanoi, boasts a wide variety of dishes using Muscovy duck, from noodle dish to hot pot and stir-fry.

Disabled people’s hands turn trash into art

Disabled people’s hands turn trash into art

Scrap fabric of tailors in Van Phuc silk village (Ha Dong district, Hanoi) have been turned into colorful folk paintings, thanks to the diligent skillful hands of people with disabilities.

Covid-19 Diary of a local doctor

Covid-19 Diary of a local doctor

The diary gives readers an insight of the virulent disease and the fight against it at a typical health center.

More libraries to open in 2021

More libraries to open in 2021

Hanoi plans to open 10 more libraries and bookcases in suburban areas and launch 50 mobile libraries to schools this year to foster the reading culture among locals and pupils.

Hanoi’s artisan paints with needle and thread

Hanoi’s artisan paints with needle and thread

With his talent and experience accumulated throughout his whole life, artisan Nguyen Quoc Su is known as a special “painter” in the embroidery world, who needles beautiful painting.

“The lordly tree” of silk painting guild

“The lordly tree” of silk painting guild

Starting in the early 20th century, silk painting is one of the fine arts which has been practiced by many local painters. Among them, painter Nguyen Thi Mong Bich is considered as a veteran of the art with impressive works telling stories of the people and histories of the country.