VietNamNet Bridge - Ok Om Bok, the largest festival of the year of the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta, is taking place from October 26 to November 1.

Soc Trang Province is hosting various activities including a traditional boat race seen as the most exciting event during the festive days.

The festival features many cultural activities including an exhibition of the socio-economic achievements and cultural developments of Soc Trang Province, information about Vietnamese ethnic groups, and artistic performances.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha and Ha Noi municipal authorities began casting a statue of legendary hero Giong on Monday in Phu Linh Commune in Ha Noi’s Soc Son District.

The 11.7m-high and 13.5m-wide bronze statue, weighing 85 tonnes, is an image of Giong ascending to heaven on his iron horse after defeating northern invaders.

The statue is being constructed of 77 tonnes of bronze, four tonnes of tin and four of tonnes of lead, plus gold added by pilgrims who attended the casting ceremony.

Legend has it that ...