Hai Phong-based Mai Van Phan has become the second poet from Vietnam to win the prestigious Cikada Prize.
‘Em Chua 18’ (Jailbait) by director Le Thanh Son, overcame 16 other nominees to win the Golden Lotus Award for best feature film in the 20th Vietnam Film Festival, which wrapped up in Da Nang City on November 28.
HBO – For nearly 30 years, the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has operated well, providing a huge amount of electricity for the country. This plant is a symbol for the faithful Vietnam-Russia friendship.
(HBO) - Mai Chau town of Mai Chau district (Hoa Binh province) has made concerted efforts to preserve and promote typical cultural features of the Thai ethnic minority group, said a local official.
A photo exhibition on the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Laos was launched by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi on November 27.
The Vietnam Film Festival 2017 kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on November 25 with a a number of new changes as compared to the previous editions to offer a fresher festival to satisfy the local audience.
Six works of art by students from Hanoi secondary schools are on display at the Rivers of the World exhibition on Book Street, also known as December 19 Street.
(HBO) - Beside the special advantages, Hoa Binh Lake’s scenery, which cannot be found in any other places, is charming. Many villages and ethnics living in the lake area have still maintained their unique cultural values, creating the fascination and interesting experiences for the interior and exterior tourists of the province.
The 16 winners of the Vietnam Heritage Photo Award 2017 were honoured at an award ceremony on November 21.
The Green Heritage Culture and Tourism Week is being held in Hanoi on November 20-23 with a focus on honouring Vietnam’s natural heritages and raising public awareness on preserving the country’s biological diversity and environment.
A week themed "Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Hanoi, on November 18.
With the hope of preserving the countryside’s features in the city, over nearly the past two months, members of the Mothers’ Club in Ho Chi Minh City have organised special markets every Sunday. In addition to introducing unique products from trade villages, the ‘amateur small traders’ introduced visitors to a green lifestyle with safe and environmentally friendly food sources.
The Cham people in Binh Thuan province are marking the Kate festival with traditional rituals to remember their ancestors, while praying for good weather, abundant crops and long life.
(HBO) - Thac Bo Cave belongs to the relic complex of Bo Waterfall, which is an ideal destination known by many people and attracts a lot of tourists to visit Bo sacred Temple and enjoy Hoa Binh Lake.
A festival themed "Colours of Daegu City” opened in the evening of November 12 as part of the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017.
A series of cultural activities will be held through November in the central city and Hoi An for delegates to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and the APEC Voices of the Future Forum.
An exhibition of 28 paintings by 14 artists from the central and Central Highlands regions are on display at Da Nang city’s Fine Arts Museum until November 25.
(HBO) - On November 8th, Mr. Hoang Van Tu, the provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Council attended and enjoyed the Festival Day of Great National Unity with all residents of Thong village in Tuan Lo commune (Tan Lac District).
The APEC Photo Contest 2017 winners were announced at the Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting by Dr. Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat’s Executive Director, on November 7, in the central city of Da Nang.
Various activities were held across Vietnam on November 7 to mark the 100th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution (1917-2017).
HBO – Mo is used by Muong ethnic people to practice a variety of rituals in daily life. There are 23 Mo-related rituals in four main groups, namely the rituals praying for happiness and prosperity, the rituals to summon souls, the rituals to eliminate devils and pray for peace and health, and funeral rituals. Therefore, Mo rituals go closely with one person from birth, marriage, peace, health, to death.
The Hanoi Cultural Centre opened an exhibition yesterday featuring photos from members of Thang Long Photography Club, ranging in age from 25 to 81-years-old.
The 2017 Cambodian Cultural Week will be celebrated in Vietnam from November 8 to 11, with assorted activities aiming to provide Vietnamese people with a deeper understanding of the land and people of Cambodia.
A collection of Russian poems on the Soviet Union’s patriotic war from 1941-1945 entitled "Wait for Me" has been translated into Vietnamese to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution (1917-2017).
A variety of cultural activities will be organised at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Son Tay district on the outskirts of Hanoi, throughout this November with the aim of preserving and promoting the traditional cultural heritage of ethnic groups across Vietnam.
An art programme titled "October Epic” will be held at the Vietnam -Russia Culture Palace in Hanoi on November 1.
