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The festival, which will take place at thuy dinh (communal house on the water with decorations typical of northern Vietnamese villages) stage area at the Cultural Centre of Hanoi, is part of activities to celebrate the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day. Folk puppet artisans and non-professional members of traditional water puppet troupes from all around Hanoi will join in a single water puppet show, which lasts for at least 25 minutes. Each performance puppet show contest should re-enact glorious historical events of the nation; present the daily life and work of Vietnamese people; and promote the cultural value of Vietnam. The event offers an opportunity for water puppet troupes to exchange experiences in traditional art performances. Water puppetry originated in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam around the 10th century, where almost all towns and villages have communal ponds, which were used as the puppet show stage. Thach That and Dao ...

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh met and discussed with overseas Vietnamese delegates in the Netherlands to join the delegation to visit Truong Sa (Spratly) island district, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and DK1 platform in 2023. At the meeting. Photo: TG&VN At the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands, Ambassador Pham Viet Anh recently met, exchanged and saw off representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Netherlands to join a delegation to visit the local residents, officers and soldiers of Truong Sa island district and the DK1 marine platform. The trip, 10th edition of its kind, was organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the Foreign Ministry in coordination with the Vietnamese Navy. This time, two delegates from the Netherlands are Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, president of the Vietnamese Women’s Union in the Netherlands, along with Leu Thi Hien, vice president of the Vietnamese Ass...