The traditional festival of fire dancing of Pa Then ethnic minority community in Tuyen Quang (Source: VNA) Tuyen Quang (VNA) – The Pa Then ethnic minority community in Hong Quang commune, Lam Binh district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang, held their traditional festival of fire dancing on March 3 night. The annual festival is practiced on the 16th of the first lunar month to thank Gods for a bumper harvest, prosperity and good health. The festival began with the lighting of a large fire and a shaman prayed to the Gods. The offerings included a pig and five cups of rice wine. When the shaman constantly struck a wooden musical instrument and performed the rituals, the fire dancers, men only, came to sit in front of him and let spirits of Gods and the deceased enter their bodies in a rite called “nhap ma” (trance). The dancers then danced on a pile of burning coal for 3-4 minutes without fear among cheering crowds. The Pa Then people believe the flame is … [Read more...] about Tuyen Quang: Pathen ethnic group hosts fire dancing festival
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How a gambling ring protected by top cops was busted
On August 30, 2017, Le Xuan Loc, a senior official with the prosecution office of Phu Tho Province, two hours northwest of Hanoi, was assigned to join a team to examine the headquarters of the Hi-Tech Security Development and Investment Co., Ltd, or CNC, in Hanoi. "Do you know what company we are?" CNC’s CEO Luu Thi Hong asked Loc and the team. She then called the company’s chairman, Nguyen Van Duong, who showed up not a bit scared, but confident. "Nice. Very nice. Provincial policemen dare to come here to examine a company of the ministry," Duong said. His company was then an official security partner of the Ministry of Public Security. He then called Nguyen Thanh Hoa, chief of the ministry’s cyber-crime unit, on the phone. But Hoa could not save the firm from the inspection, Duong was arrested late that night. That inspection of CNC was a result of another investigation of a fraud case involving mobile top-up cards that Phu Tho police had been pursuing since May … [Read more...] about How a gambling ring protected by top cops was busted
New Huế-Đà Nẵng bus route service to launch
New buses are operating in the central city of Đà Nẵng. A new bus route will be operating between Đà Nẵng and Huế serving up to 14,000 daily commuters from January of 2020. VNS Photo Công Thành ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city of Đà Nẵng and Thừa Thiên-Huế Province plan to launch a shuttle bus network to serve 14,000 commuters and tourists between the two cities each day from January of 2020. Đà Nẵng City’s transport department said the new public bus network was upgraded from current bus route between the two locals with new 29-seat buses with more convenient service for users. It said the new route will operate with total 57 vehicles from 5am to 9pm, and each bus trip will travel every 15 minutes. All buses will be installed with Global Positioning System (GPS) car tracking equipment and security camera on the route, it said. The … [Read more...] about New Huế-Đà Nẵng bus route service to launch
Da Nang to see more three new direct flights
New daily regular air routes connecting Da Nang City with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore start from December 12, offering more options for local and foreign tourists as well as businessmen travelling in the New Year. Tourists are seen at the Da Nang International Airport. Three newest daily direct flights will be operating in the city this December. The city’s tourism department said at a meeting last week the new daily air routes would promote tourism, investment and trade among cities in the region and the central city will be a favourite destination in the future. Representative of the budget airline, VietJet, in central region, Tran Hoang Linh said it will launch two daily direct routes from Da Nang to Hong Kong and Singapore in December. He said Vietjet, which are operating eight regular flights from Da Nang to other domestic and overseas airports, will debut its direct flight from Ha Noi to New Delhi, India this month. According to the Da Nang International … [Read more...] about Da Nang to see more three new direct flights