Promoting heritage values of tug-of-war games and rituals
Tug-of-war games and rituals which are practiced in Hanoi and the provinces of Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh and Lao Cai were added to UNESCO’s Representative List of …
Category: Culture & Art
2021 Devotion Music Awards launched
Nominees for nine categories of the 2021 Cong hien (Devotion) Music Awards were announced by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao and Van Hoa (Sport and …
Project to promote brand of Vietnamese lacquer art during 2020-2030 period
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a Decision No.4345/QD-BVHTTDL on December 31, 2020 to approve a project on developing and promoting the …
Activities held to celebrate New Year 2021
More than 100 artists and dancers gave an impressive performance for local people and visitors in a special street dance programme to welcome the New Year 2021 …
The story of brocade in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region
Since it debuted nearly 20 years ago, Brocade Weaving Cooperative of Hop Tien Commune, Quan Ba District, Ha Giang Province, has become an established address …
Winners of literary and artistic campaign in celebration of 1010th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi announced
A ceremony was held by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee on December 28 to honour the winners of the literary and artistic composition campaign in …
The harmony between traditional music and jazz
Using jazz music as a bridge between traditional and modern music, the concert “Folklore on jazz / Folklore on the strings” at the Vietnam National …
First contemporary art museum in Vietnam debuts
The Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum (FCAM), the first of its kind in Vietnam, officially made its debut and commenced operations on December 26, open to …
Hanoi to set off fireworks at three locations to greet New Year 2021
The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee issued Official Letter No. 5855/UBND-KGVX dated December 24, 2020 regarding a fireworks display in the city to …
Project for organisation of film festivals during 2021-2030 approved
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued Decision No. 3763/QĐ-BVHTTDL to approve the Project for the organisation of film festivals during the …