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Four Hà Nội craft villages join global creative crafts network

The recognition is not only a source of pride for the capital but also creates opportunities to promote these craft villages globally, strengthen international connections, and support their sustainable development in the process of global integration.

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Lồng Tồng Festival sows hope for new harvest

Villagers took part in a buffalo sacrifice, a ceremonial procession and offerings to the God of Agriculture, expressing hopes for favourable weather and fruitful crops.

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City theatre restages cải lương play from the 1990s

HCM City-based cải lương (reformed opera) stars will gather in a new version of Gánh Cải Trạng Nguyên (The Laureate), a historical play that premiered in the 1990s, on March 7.

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Japanese fusion band to make Việt Nam debut

The seven-member band, formed in 2012 in Nagoya, seamlessly blends traditional Japanese instruments with western music.

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Inclusive arts workshop to be held at Goethe Institute in Hà Nội

Turinsky is an artist and theoretician with a physical disability working at the intersection of contemporary dance and performance, disability and political as well as aesthetic theory.

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Light festival draws visitors to Hội An

Hundreds of artists and dancers joined a storytelling performance in Hội An on a well-lit, open-air stage during the town's Light and Heritage Festival, starting off a long art programme intended to last through summer for tourists at Hội An Memories Land.

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Việt Nam National Drama Theatre plans bold renewal in 2026 under Resolution 80

Beyond Hà Nội, the theatre plans nationwide tours to bring performances to remote provinces and strengthen cultural outreach.

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Resolution 80 elevates documentary heritage as driver of cultural development

As Việt Nam advances its cultural development strategy, Resolution 80-NQ/TW is placing documentary heritage at the heart of digital transformation and public engagement efforts.

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Mother Goddess worship festival listed as national intangible heritage

The ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has listed the Bà Chiêm Sơn Festival, one of the Mother Goddess worship festivals in central Việt Nam, as a piece of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.