Life

Occurring on the second and third days of the Lunar New Year in Thuong Bac Park, the cockfight festival is a form of entertainment that fascinates numerous people.

On the Lunar New Year’s holiday, instead of inviting guests to try a dish of spring rolls, jellied meat or pickled meat, people of Phu An (Phu Vang) welcome guests with a plate of seaweed salad mixed with fresh shrimps.

It was dawn. After a few minutes of preparation, the meditation session started on Long Quang Royal Boat.

The overall orientation of Hue tourism is that development must go together with protection of environment and natural landscape.

Just by eyeing the pineapple slices in Auntie’s jar of pickled vegetables, I knew that she had her own secret technique for this dish!

Dr. Phan Hai Thanh, Deputy Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Abdominal Emergency, Hue Central Hospital is considered a rare talent in Hue in the field of surgery. He is not only good at his profession, but his colleagues also say that he has “a cool head and a warm heart”.

In the hands of the workers ─ rustic farmers ─ wild plants growing in the vast sandy bushland in Phong Dien district are distilled into essential oils, making the practice a vocation for the people in Phong Chuong commune. The aromatic products are not only sold locally but also distributed to other regions in Vietnam.

Paying special care for trade unionists and workers at grassroots levels is the direction of Mr. Bui Thanh Ha, Deputy Standing Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee at the "Tết sum vầy" (a gathering lunar new year) program organized by the provincial Federation of Labor in Phong Dien Industrial Park on February 3 and 4.

With her love for traveling and exploring different cultures, Thu has traveled over 15 countries around the world. After the trips, the girl born in 1989 feels how deeply she loves the people and the land where she was born and raised.

Visiting Nguyet Bieu Village (Thuy Bieu Ward, Hue City) to watch people doing community based tourism, we found it exciting to see how the local people preserved their identity.

Late at night, when many people are wrapping themselves in their warm blankets, the dumpling, balut and noodle vendors are still earning their livelihood in the bitter cold.

In the hands of the craftsmen, old rustic furniture, such as tables, chairs, doors, wardrobes are saved from dumping grounds and "brought back to life".

Through the periods of cold rain, gardeners in Hue are now paying more attention than ever to care for the flowering apricot trees because this is the decisive moment to time the apricot bloom for Tet holiday.

On the afternoon of January 22, Hue Central Hospital held a ceremony to announce the decision to establish its Odonto-Stomatology Center.

The number of English language centers is increasing in Hue city to meet the demand of parents who want to give their children access to English from the early ages (from 5 years old to the end of primary school).