The "Folk Knowledge of Ngoc Linh Ginseng" in the Tu Mơ Rông and Đăk Glei districts of Kon Tum Province has been recognised as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Nam Tra My District in the central province of Quang
Nam will host the first Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival in a bid to boost
tourism, agriculture, conservation and the development of Vietnamese
ginseng.
Trinh Van Thanh of Bac Ninh and Nguyen Van Hieu of
Ninh Binh each won a gold medal in events that marked the end of the
National Sports Games yesterday.
Junior Nguyen Ngoc Linh was awarded first prize for
her short story Perfect Triangle yesterday at a writing contest launched
in 2011-12 by the Danish embassy and Kim Dong Publishing House for
children from three to 14 years of age.
A concert titled Melody of Passion will be held at
the French cultural centre L''Espace on August 30 to raise funds for poor
children in Thai Nguyen Province.
