Vietnam has announced eight additional national intangible cultural heritages under the Decision No.3325/DD-BVHTTDL, recently signed by Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.
The first national intangible cultural heritage festival will take place simultaneously with the Tuyen Quang City Festival in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from September 20-23.
(HBO) – Being located at the Northwest gateway of the country, Hoa Binh province is known for its famous "Hoa Binh Culture" - the cultural center of the ancient Vietnamese people, and the legendary epic of "De Dat, De Nuoc”. Moreover, this is the land of festivals and the treasure of folk music of ethnic groups of Muong, Dao Thai, Tay, Mong, etc., where is full of folk songs "sweet like honey bees, fresh like streams". Therefore, despite the ancient or the reality, Hoa Binh is still the promised land for great literature and art performances.
(HBO) – On these days, at the cultural houses of many hamlets and residential areas of Yen Thuy district, there are always delighted rhythms of singing, dancing, playing flute and gong, etc. The local people are enthusiastic to rehearse their art performances and sports training to participate in the celebration of the Independence Day.
Hanoi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year.
The 8th Vietnamese culture festival (Vietfest Seoul 2018) was held at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 2 to celebrate the 73rd National Day of Vietnam.
Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.
A mural painting street project titled ‘Brighten up Your Life’ was inaugurated along Ho Nguyen Trung street in Hai Chau district of Da Nang city on August 31.
The southern province of Binh Phuoc announced the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise an ancient Loc Hoa lithophone as a national treasure during a ceremony in the provincial museum on August 28.
Archaeological excavations will be carried out at Ngoa Van Pagoda, the national historical complex in northern coastal Quang Ninh province.
The Dien Bien provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host an assortment of cultural activities to celebrate the National Day (September 2).
A monument management centre in the central province of Ha Tinh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kieu sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kieu poem epic.
An arts programme, entitled "Remember Uncle Ho’s Teachings”, will be held by the Nhan Dan Newspaper at the Hanoi Opera House on the evening of August 29, as part of activities to mark the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (1945-2018) and 49 years of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament (1969-2018).
Featuring a rich blend of the H’Mong ethnic culture, the recent performance of the ‘My’ theatre play at Hanoi Opera House left a deep impression on the Hanoi audience as the artists brought traditional H’Mong musical instruments to the stage and used daily utensils as props for the screen production.
(HBO) - The land of Muong Bi - Tan Lac has the potential of "heaven treasure" to develop the types of ethnic cultural identities and ecological tourism in the area of Hoa Binh Lake. Two lakeside communes of Tan Lac - Ngoi Hoa and Trung Hoa - have romantic and beautiful sceneries, and Muong ethnic identity is also being kept here. The local people have built tourism products to meet the needs of tourists.
The People’s Committee of central Quang Tri province has adopted a plan to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of "bai choi” activities from 2018-2023.
The Japan Cultural Day in Quang Nam and the 16th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange will take place in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam from August 17-19.
Hanoi will spend VND60 billion (US$2.6 million) on preserving and promoting the value of the Co Loa historical site in Dong Anh district during the 2018-2020 period after the site is reported to be encroached seriously.
(HBO) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) chapter in Cao Phong district of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has recently held a contest on "Cao Phong’s youths joining hands in building new-style rural areas in 2018” at the Nam Phong communal People’s Committee, with the participation of 12 teams from HCM CYU units in the district.
A workshop was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on August 8, offering a venue for cultural managers, researchers, and artists to seek ways to preserve and promote musical heritage values of the Cham ethnic minority group.
Despite his tight schedule with new film projects in the US, the director of Hollywood blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island”, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has still managed to contribute to Vietnam’s film industry.
A concert entitled Autumn Melody 2018 will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 16 under the baton of conductor Le Phi Phi.
As many as 139 photos depicting the suburban life in Hanoi are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at 45 Trang Tien Street, downtown the capital city on August 3.
Amazon Foods Co., Ltd. put into operation a factory to produce cacao powder and chocolate candies of the brand Bapula in Tan Hai commune, Phu My town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, on August 5.
Bac Ninh, Aug. 2 (VNA) - More than 20 years ago, artisan Nguyen Dang Che convinced his family members to stop making votive paper and resume their old livelihood making Dong Ho folk paintings.
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