Some 500 Laos students, who are studying in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, gathered on April 7 to celebrate their traditional New Year festival of Bunpimay.
At the celebration for Lao traditional New Year festival of Bunpimay
(Photo: VNA)
The celebration was held by the Hue University and Hue College of Education
with various traditional rituals such as splashing water to pray for prosperity
in the new year, and tying strings around a person’s wrist to wish for good
health, luck and success.
Lao students introduced their unique culture through their traditional dance.
Bunpimay festival is observed on April 13-16 annually to pray for good weather,
health, abundant harvests and prosperity. The programme helps cheer up Lao
students and tightens friendship and solidarity between the two countries.
On the occasion, the Lao Consulate General in Da Nang city presented
certificates of merit to 15 Lao students for their excellent academic
performance.
Universities and colleges across Thua Thien-Hue province have trained about
1,200 Lao students via a cooperation programme between Vietnamese and Lao
localities. Annually, the province provides 10 scholarships for students in
Laos’ provinces of Salavan, Sekong, Champasak, Khammuon and
Source: VNA
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.