Life & Style

Bắc Ninh expands free tours, enhancing heritage experiences

Thursday, Jun 05, 2025

These adjustments to the routes and the addition of new tourist attractions are designed to promote the image of Bắc Ninh''s people and tourism, appealing to both domestic and international visitors.

Event

Bắc Ninh promotes ceramic culture and tourism week

Monday, Jun 02, 2025

With the theme ''Quintessence of Vietnamese Ceramics'', the week will take place on June 18 - 22 in Bắc Ninh City.

Travel

Bắc Ninh Province awakes local heritage sites

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

With almost 1,600 sites, including five national special relics and four UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages, Bắc Ninh Province is aiming to revitalise its local tourist attractions.

Life & Style

Cultural heritage a driver for Bắc Ninh’s rapid, sustainable development: NA Chairman

Monday, Apr 21, 2025

Bắc Ninh has nearly 1,600 historical sites and 19 artifacts and groups of artifacts recognised as national treasures.

Entertainment

Music videos inspire tourism boom across Việt Nam

Sunday, Apr 06, 2025

The MVs with high quality images about unique cultural values and beautiful landscapes of localities inspire people to go and get firsthand experience destinations featured in the products.

Sports

Việt Nam win right to host ITF Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group III 2025.

Friday, Apr 04, 2025

Việt Nam beat ten other candidates to host the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group III 2025.

Travel

Free tours take visitors to famous landmarks in Bắc Ninh Province

Sunday, Mar 09, 2025

The free tours aim to attract both domestic and international tourists as well as investors in the tourism sector to the province.

Heritage

From paint to print: Đông Hồ goes 3D

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025

A group of students from Hà Nội Architectural University has breathed new life into figures in Đông Hồ folk paintings—such as the boy herding buffalo or the mother pig feeding her piglets—using 3D technology.

Life & Style

Divine sculpture reveals tales from history

Thursday, Jan 16, 2025

The images of the dragon and snake are popular in Việt Nam’s architecture but this particular unique stone sculpture may have some hidden messages.

Life & Style

Over 2,300 pieces of bronze drum moulds discovered at Luy Lâu ancient citadel

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024

The National Museum of History and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bắc Ninh Province reported the preliminary results of the Luy Lâu ancient citadel excavation.

Show

Quan họ folk singing introduced to Hà Nội audience at New Year

Monday, Dec 16, 2024

A exclusive performance of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of quan họ (love duet) folk singing will be organised to celebrate the New Year festival in the capital city.

News

Traditional festival sacrifices have public opinion divided

Wednesday, Feb 04, 2015

The Hong Kong-based charity organisation Animals Asian Foundation (AAF) is calling for public support to end a pig sacrifice ceremony in Nem Thuong Village in Bac Ninh Province, which they describe as "barbaric cruelty". However, most locals disagree, saying that the ritual instils in...

News

Folk game at risk of disappearing

Monday, Nov 10, 2014

Huu Chap Village in Bac Ninh Province has played the traditional game bamboo keo co (tug of war) for hundreds of years, but now it is being lost amid rapid socio-economic development, said an elderly resident, Nguyen Van Hai.

News

Bac Ninh to restore old quan ho houses

Thursday, Oct 09, 2014

The Culture, Sports and Tourism Department of Bac Ninh Province has invested VND12 billion (about US$570,000) to restore two quan ho houses.

News

Bac Ninh to spend $2.8m on preserving Dong Ho paintings

Monday, Jul 07, 2014

The northern province of Bac Ninh will spend VND60 billion dong (US$2.8 million) to retain and develop a local art speciality, Dong Ho folk paintings.