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Ngo Minh Cau (1927 – 2009) belonged to the generation of anticolonialism painters trained by the master To Ngoc Van, which included many well-known names such as Nguyen Trong Kiem, Ngo Manh Lan, Luu Cong Nhan, Tran Luu Hau or Mai Long.   One of the six portions of the large-sized painting ‘School Age’ (120×486 cm) Each of them followed their art path. As for Ngo Minh Cau, he created ageless paintings full of sincerity and conveyed to viewers feelings of love and human attachment. Painter Ngo Minh Cau’s artistic life is a silent and passionate devotion to art. In each of his artworks, viewers can find a special affection and feel close to Vietnamese people’s life, reality, and beauty. With the support from collectors, the family of late painter Ngo Minh Cau successfully organized his 2nd solo exhibition themed ‘Ngo Minh Cau – Unique Outlook and Style’ at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum until December 12. The late artist’s first exhibition was held in 1992 in ...

At present the retired teacher has made up to 1,000 pieces with different themes such as the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the FIFA World Cup, the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, and Christmas. A Santa Claus figure is made entirely from eggshells. It takes him from three to four working hours to create an item made from eggshell. Figures of Santa Claus, reindeers, sleighs, and snowmen are among the festive Christmas items to feature in his decorative collection this year. In 2010, the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records recognised Tam for his huge volume of eggshell models. Tam considers creating the items as his great passion. The post Unique Christmas items made from eggshells in HCM City appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Master Phi Long, the hiding dragon “Steel Woman” of Vietnam A Talented Circus Performer with Pythons Tua Chua Karst Plateau Bukchon Hanok Vill...

  However, on the way to realizing this dream, many of them face a life that is not as rosy as they imagined with a variety of obstacles that challenge their dreams of living and working in the countryside. In 2017, Hoang Truong Quan, 30, a young man from Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands, decided to spend an extended period of time in Da Lat City in Lam Dong Province. He came to this decision after traveling all over the country. Although he had a good job in Ho Chi Minh City at that time, Quan applied for his resignation and arranged everything for three months before moving to Da Lat to start a new chapter in his life. Returning to the city after two years With his business experience, Quan rented a house located deep in a valley about three kilometers from Da Lat market to run a homestay and do gardening on a small scale. “I used to work with a computer keyboard, but back then I had to dig up the land, haul stuff, make furniture by myself, mix concrete…” he recal...

Anti-radiation and anti-chemical poison mobile vehicles can be used as kitchens. A Scud-B ballistic missile which stands at 11.25 metres in length, 0.88 metres in width, 5.9 tonnes in launch weight, and has a range of 300km, is put on display. Vietnam is the only country in Southeast Asia to own Scud-B ballistic missiles. The ZSU-23-4 self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system is showcased at the event. A close up of the radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon developed by Vietnam The Vietnam Air Force’s SPYDER-MR medium range mobile air defence system is put on display. The SPYDER (Surface-to-air Python and Derby) is a short and medium range mobile air defence system developed in Israel. There are two variants of the SPYDER, including the SPYDER-SR (short range) and the SPYDER-MR (medium range). On display are a range of vehicles used by military forces. ...

The travel mart is one of the most significant functions for businesses and tourism associations, allowing them to exchange and introduce their products, whilst seeking business partners and boosting market expansion. Upon addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet noted that in order to improve the competitiveness and position of Vietnamese tourism in the region, localities and businesses  need to cooperate with each other. It is essential to build new tourism products, exchange visitors between localities and destinations, as well as improving the tourism workforce, he emphasizes. A series of workshops are also scheduled to be held as part of the event, including one seeking ways to develop sea-based tourism in central Vietnam, one on leisure tourism properties, and another on digital transformation in tourism. Between March 31 and April 3 the VITM was organised in Hanoi, drawing the p...