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Founded in 1926 in Tay Ninh province, the Caodaism worships the Divine Eye, known as the eye of heaven and a symbol of its supreme being. It is now the third largest religion in Vietnam.
 The Tay Ninh Holy See, the centre of Caodaism in Vietnam, was completed in 1947, covering an area of more than one sq.km with twelve gates. Tiếp tục đọc “A glance at Tay Ninh, the capital of Caodaism” |
Lúa mất mùa. Ảnh: Trần TuấnTheo báo cáo của Sở NNPTNT Hà Tĩnh, vụ xuân năm 2017 toàn tỉnh gieo hơn 58.000ha lúa gồm các giống lúa chủ lực Thiên Ưu 8; Bắc Thơm 7; P6; Nhị Ưu… Từ tháng 2.2017, tại một số địa phương xuất hiện bệnh đạo ôn gây hại lúa với diện tích lúa bị nhiễm bệnh lên tới gần 20.000ha, trong đó có 12.000ha lúa Thiên Ưu 8 bị mất trắng hoàn toàn.
Thế nhưng, ngành nông nghiệp địa phương vẫn một hai khẳng định: Công tác báo cáo tình hình, tổ chức dập dịch bệnh được thực hiện “đúng quy định”. Vậy, tại sao nông dân vẫn ngậm quả đắng: Mất mùa? Tiếp tục đọc “Hà Tĩnh mất mùa lịch sử: Tại người hay tại trời?”
VietNamNet Bridge – Sitting on the corner of Turtle Lake and chatting with friends, eating snacks, taking a stroll in 30/4 park, and looking at the old church under the sunshine will add interest to your weekend in Saigon.
HCM City is known for the busy pace of life, but behind those scenes are peaceful corners. At Notre Dame Cathedral, where cars surround the area, you can stand or sit at any corner to experience the atmosphere.
Opposite the church, more than 100 meters is the City’s Post Office, which attracts many foreign tourists visiting each day. Tiếp tục đọc “Travel around Saigon on a weekend afternoon”
Update: June, 18/2017 – 09:00
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| Bit of greenery: “Silvery Wandering Jew”, oil on canvas. |
VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Huong Khe Town in Ha Tinh Province have blocked garbage trucks’ access to the local landfill for the past 10 days, to protest the use of the overflowing dump.
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| Uncollected trash piled on in the Son Market, Huong Khe Town, Huong Khe District in the central province of Ha Tinh. |
The protest has led to waste accumulation in the area, and all waste treatment activities have come to a halt, worsening the already bad situation in Huong Khe District. Tiếp tục đọc “Ha Tinh residents block access to overflowing landfill”
Le Cong Kieu, No Trang Long, and Tran Nhan Ton antique streets are must-see destinations in Ho Chi Minh City which attract many domestic and foreign tourists.
 Le Cong Kieu St is a good suggestion where antique collectors can buy rare objects. Tiếp tục đọc “Five antique streets you should not miss in HCM City” |
In the past tens of years, Colonel Dang Minh Tam, former officer of the Lam Dong Provincial Police has overcome various difficulties going to rural villages to collect artifacts related to traditions, rituals and lifestyles of ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands in an attempt to preserve the soul of the ethnic minorities amid the “international integration” wave and “cultural artifacts drains”.
 The number of artifacts of ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands collected by Mr. Tam has reached tens of thousands.
The “throne” of Elephant’s King. According to its owner, before hunts for elephants in the forest for domestication to serve people, young men from the villages had to ask Elephant’s King for permission. The King would then sit on the throne to perform several worshipping rituals. Tiếp tục đọc “30,000 exhibits of Central Highlands people collected by retired police officer” |
A total of 36 precious artifacts, from the Nguyen dynasty period (1802-1945), are on display at an exhibition that opened recently at Lam Dong museum in Da Lat city.
The artifacts, made of gold and gemstones, include flower vases; daily utensils such as bowls and basins; objects used in royal worship and rituals; and items used in royal office, including brushes, ink stone, paperweights and pen holders.
All of the items were carefully carved with highly sophisticated decorative patterns, showing the talent of Vietnam’s craft masters.
The exhibition also introduces 100 documentary photos on Hue royal architecture, the tombs of Nguyen Emperors and images of mandarins from that period. Tiếp tục đọc “Nguyen dynasty treasures on display in Da Lat”
For generations, the Mong ethnic minority group in the Dong Van Karst Plateau, northern Ha Giang province, has woven threads made of flax plant into colourful fabrics.
 Dried flax plants are used to make threads.  A Mong woman uses a special technique to connect different flax strands into a long thread. Tiếp tục đọc “Flax weaving by Mong ethnics in Dong Van Karst Plateau” |
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“Tánh anh nóng nảy, nổi cộc lên thì coi hung lắm, phải đi chùa cho nó trầm tính lại”. Đã một thời, nhiều lần vợ tôi đã nhận xét và đề nghị như vậy.
Ngày xưa, bố tôi theo Tây học, từ Bắc vào Nam làm báo, ra cả báo Pháp và dịch sách, tánh khí nghệ sĩ, phóng dật, khiến cho căn nhà nhỏ của gia đình ở khu Đa Kao thời đó thỉnh thoảng lại chộn rộn cái không khí văn chương chữ nghĩa. Có lần, lấy cớ cần khui một chai rượu chát rất xưa, bố tôi mời vài người bạn thân đến nhà chơi. Cần nói thêm là trong bạn bè của bố tôi thời đó, tôi khoái một bác cùng dân Bắc kỳ, để chút râu kiểu Hitler dưới mũi, thường phong nhã với bộ cánh veston, foulard…, đó là nhà thơ/nhà văn TCHYA Đái Đức Tuấn. Núp phía sau một bức bình phong, tôi lén theo dõi người lớn nói đủ thứ chuyện trên đời. Chợt tôi nghe bác TCHYA cười, vỗ vai bố tôi, gật gù bảo: “…Vậy là toa cũng rất libéral về vấn đề tôn giáo!”. Tiếp tục đọc “Kẻ lai vãng cửa chùa”
Located on the east side of Phu Quoc Island, Sao beach is among best beaches in Vietnam with crystal clear water and year-round calm sea.
 Sao beach spans 7 km of white sand. Tiếp tục đọc “A summer holiday on Sao Beach, Phu Quoc island” |
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang attracts large numbers of visitors in summer, thanks to a series of beautiful islands, particularly the most famous one, the Phu Quoc.
 Most islands are very pristine, clean and thinly populated. They are ideal places for adventurous visitors. Tiếp tục đọc “Three days to discover Kien Giang beaches and islands” |
VietNamNet Bridge – If you are in Hanoi, you should not miss these two places, which are not far from Hanoi’s center.
Bao Son Paradise
Located on Lang-Hoa Lac expressway, Bao Son is an entertainment area with separate areas characterizing Hanoi features, a roomy space, ancient and modern combination, scenes recalling activities of Hanoi streets, etc.
On weekends and holidays, the ticket costs VND135,000/adult and VND120,000/child (normally, it is VND20,000 cheaper). The price includes following activities: park visiting, aquarium, animal garden, dolphin circus, etc.
Aquarium visiting service: the aquarium has four storeys with turtles, various kinds of fish, animal garden with reptiles: snakes, pythons, etc. and lions, leopards.
Moreover, tourists can see water puppet at 4 pm (plus VND20,000) and at 7 pm water music free. A garden of spirit, orchid, bird, butterflies, etc. entrance for free.
 Tiếp tục đọc “Two must-see places in Hanoi suburbs” |
DONG NGUYEN/TUOI TRE NEWS
Updated : 05/23/2017 19:08 GMT + 7
Accepting a request made last week by Tuoi Tre News, Neahga Leonard, project director of the Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project in Hai Phong has shared his thoughts on how local wildlife habitat could be impacted by the Cat Ba ecotourism resort and entertainment complex in the namesake archipelago.
Aside from its transportation system, the project will also include three golf courses, an amusement park, and several components to leverage the tourism potential of local areas such as Qua Vang Cave, Lan Ha Bay, Viet Hai Village, and Cat Ong Island.
In that context, local conservationists are concerned that the Cat Ba langur species, the most endangered species in Vietnam, will face multiple threats. Tiếp tục đọc “Conservationist concerned for tourism project’s impact on northern Vietnamese archipelago”
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