Việt Nam News

When Việt Nam began cautiously reopening before the deadly fourth wave of COVID-19 had completely subsided around a year ago, many met the news with scepticism and worry.

Chuyên's movie won the top prize in the Golden Balloon award (Montgolfière d'or) at the Festival des 3 Continents 2022 in Nantes, France, on Monday. The award put the director's name and Vietnamese cinema on the international cinema map.

The recognition was made at the 17th session of the Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Rabat, Morocco, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Lê Hương chats with two Norwegian artists who are touring in Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City to conduct workshops on contemporary dance and light in dance. The tour is part of cultural exchange events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and Norway.

This year, provincial authorities have organised a variety of programmes and activities aimed at boosting tourism and improving the accessibility of tourism products tied to ethnic minority cultures.

The conference, "The Systems of National Values, Cultural Values, Family Values and The Vietnamese Human Standard Values in the New Era", was held yesterday with more than 120 scientists, experts, cultural authorities, and UNESCO representatives to Việt Nam participating.

According to the film's distributor, there are 180 choice points in the film, and the viewer's interaction will influence characters and lead the story to one of seven different endings.

A traditional food that has been kept and inherited from generation to generation of Mường people, cỗ lá is unique – from the selection of ingredients to the way of cooking and the food presentation – through which to present the conception of human life of Mường people.

Adapted from two short stories ‘Tro tàn rực rỡ” and “Củi mục trôi về” by writer Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, the film was honoured for the poetic beauty depicted in its shimmering and enchanting frames.

The two documentary heritages of Việt Nam are among 12 documents inscribed in the Asia-Pacific Documentary Heritage List, along with one from each of Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea and China.

The 224-page book, released by Hồ Chí Minh City General Publishing House, vividly depicts in detail the journeys fraught with pain, danger and even humiliation that each victim has gone through to seek a better life.

A countdown event, concert, drone light show and an international marathon will be held in Hà Nội to celebrate the New Year 2023.

An art exhibition showcasing the charming beauty of Phước Tích ancient village in Huế has opened at the Điềm Phùng Thị Art Centre in the former imperial capital.

The wild sunflower is a shrub with an average height of about 2m - 3m. Its plant stem is dark green and erect. When the trunk turns to wood, it is grey-brown. It grows alone or in clusters, and the buds bloom at the beginning of winter.

The HCM City Photography Association (HPA) is hosting the first-ever international photography festival from November 25-30.

Vietnamese designer Hoàng Minh Hà opened the Aquafina Việt Nam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) Fall/Winter 2022 in Hà Nội on the night of November 24 with a collection highlighting the cultural heritage of northern Việt Nam.

Vice minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Việt Nam, Hoàng Đạo Cương said IT and digital communications had proved their vital role in dealing with challenges in recent years.