Author Trang The Hy, one of the region''s leading contemporrary writers,
died on Tuesday at his home in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta City of
Ben Tre Province. He was 91.
As part of Manzi''s Old Sounds of New Days concert series, the Encounter
III: From the Delta will introduce the folk melodies from the Song Hong
(Red River) Delta – home of Vietnamese culture and civilisation.
Nearly 150 cyclists from 18 teams across the country will take part in
the 24th Mekong River Delta Cycling Tournament, scheduled to kick off in
HCM City tomorrow.
A troupe in Can Tho City is holding performances of hat boi by skilled artists and offering free training to youth to introduce future generations to the classical drama.
Hai Duong, a province in the heart of the Hong (Red) River Delta, is a
famous tourist destination for water puppetry, a unique and traditional
artistic display in Viet Nam.
The Red River Delta region attracted 35 million tourists this year, a 15
per cent increase over last year while bringing in revenues of VND35
trillion (US$1.66 billion), up 16 per cent year-on-year.
Hundreds of traditional craft villages in Ha Noi and provinces around
the Song Hong (Red River) Delta region will showcase their sophisticated
products at a festival in the capital city next month.
Amateur and professional photographers are being
given the chance to show their photos of the Hong (Red) River Delta at a
photo contest launched by the culture ministry''s Department of Fine
Arts, Photography and Exhibitions, it was announced in the capital
yesterday.
A festival featuring chau van singing, a traditional
performing art of the Hong (Red) River Delta, will take place from
today to Saturday in the northern province of Vinh Phuc and will feature
singers and instrumentalists from the northern provinces.
