VietNamNet Bridge – It's that time of the year, again. Following the end of Tet, the first month of the year in Viet Nam is filled with numerous spring festivals and celebrations, many of which can trace their origins back to ancient times.

 The pressure for Vietnam to attract tourists and investors in a rapidly integrating marketplace has never been greater,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Festivals must promote humanitarian values, Le Nhu Tien, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, told Tien Phong newspaper (Vanguard).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of its Inter-governmental Committee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bai choi singing in the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Nam was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in late August,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Originating from the conception that everything has holy characters, worshipping water god is an early custom popular in water areas in the Red River.