Hanoi, Feb. 28 -- The "Colours of Spring across the Nation" event took place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi's Doai Phuong commune on February 28, with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and officials of ministries, central agencies and the capital city. In his remarks, Chinh said the annual event provided ethnic communities with an opportunity to meet, exchange and strengthen solidarity in the warm atmosphere of the new spring. It served as a vivid symbol of the great national solidarity bloc, inspiring pride in national roots, love for the homeland and aspirations for a strong and prosperous Vietnam in a new era of development. He stressed that culture is an internal source o...