NAPA: Living in Vietnam

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Don ca tai tu – imprint of the South

June 15, 2021
Since long ago, Don ca tai tu (Amateur singing) in southern Viet Nam has been rooted in the cultural and spiritual life of the southern people. On December 5, 2013 the art of Don ca tai tu was offici...
Lo Lo Chai has been known to many tourists. Photo luhanhvietnam.com.vn

Lost in Lo Lo Chai Village

January 15, 2021
At the foot of Lung Cu National Flag Tower, the country’s north pole in Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District, there is a miraculous village, which is often depicted in legends. Its name is Lo Lo Chai. ...
Tourists flock to the tea hill to take photographs.

Early spring in Sa Pa

December 15, 2020
It’s not tough to find a reason to visit Sa Pa at least once a year. It’s not tough to find a reason to visit Sa Pa at least once a year. At this time of year, people go to Sa Pa as the s...
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung speaks at the event

Vietnam-Cuba joint stamp issue marked in Havana

December 10, 2020
A ceremony was held in Havana on December 3 to mark the launch of the stamp set jointly issued by Vietnam and Cuba on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (...
NAPA officers giving Lao students medical masks, sanitizers, sanitary equipment to prevent and control the epidemics and necessities for COVID-19 prevention and sosial isolation

NAPA supports Lao students in COVID-19 prevention

April 6, 2020
On March 31, 2020, implementing NAPA leaders’s instruction, the Department of International Cooperation, in collaboration with the Office of NAPA supported Lao boarding students for implementing the ...
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Lunar New Year (Tet)

February 3, 2020
Tết Nguyên Đán or Tet is the most important, popular holiday and also festival of Vietnamese people. Tet is celebrated for the arrival of the spring. Usually Vietnamese will be allowed to have five &...
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Must-tried Vietnamese street food

January 20, 2020
Bún riêu cua (rice vermicelli soup with crab) Pronounced: ‘Boon reel kua’ Bún riêu cua is a rice vermicelli-based dish served in a sourish broth with crab cakes. Both the broth and crab c...
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The Best Places to Go Backpacking in Vietnam

January 17, 2020
From the cascading rice terraces of Sapa, to the islands of Ha Long Bay, caves of Phong Nha, mountains of Da Lat, the sand dunes of Mui Ne, and the maze of rivers and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta...