Việt Nam News

Việt Nam is waiting for guidance from UNESCO in helping to reclassify xoan singing from being a world’s intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection, to simply being an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The exhibition reviews the project entitled “Strengthening women’s capacity in disaster risk reduction to cope with climate change,” launched by the Việt Nam Women’s Union and UN Women in 2013.

A series of seven Vietnamese films will be screened for free at the National Cinema Center (NCC) at 87 Láng Hạ street, Hà Nội on March 14 and 15.

British choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra is to perform his solo pieces Murmur and Nritta in Việt Nam on March 23, 26 and 27.

Three-days of a Thai trade fair, performances, exhibitions from the Thai private sector and restaurants will be held in September 23^rd Park in downtown HCM City on March 25-27.

Leading film companies, including State-owned production houses of television stations, are buying up the rights to songs used for their films’ soundtracks composed by young musicians.

 A book street will be implemented and put into operation in the central city of Đà Nẵng on September 2.

Vietfest 2016, the second year of the festival, will be held at University College London (UCL) on March 14 to introduce Việt Nam’s unique and charming culture to local people.

One of the country’s largest festivals, the Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) festival in Đà Nẵng City, will be held on March 25-27 at the Quán Thế Âm Pagoda in Hoà Vang District.

The Buôn Đôn District ethnic cultural festival in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk will begin  on March 12.

The Ngã Năm (five-way intersection) floating market in Sóc Trăng Province’s Ngã Năm Town is one of the oldest and most attractive floating markets in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta.

The ninth Huế Festival 2016 will be held from April 29 to May 4, honouring cultural and historical values of the former capital city.

A non-profit project, Our Việt Nam, which will feature the beauty of Việt Nam and its people, has been launched in HCM City.

The golden apricot flowers in Yên Tử mountain will be displayed for the first time at the 2016 Hạ Long cherry blossom festival, which will take place in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh from March 18 to 21.

Ninh Bình province is well-known for Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex, a UNESCO World  Heritage Site famous for its boat cave tours. But not many tourists know that this province is also very famous for its ancient Vietnamese village, where visitors can see 22 ancient houses.

More than 12 new titles of ancient books featuring the history of South Việt Nam have been published by the Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House to celebrate the house’s 35th birthday.

A short film focused on family troubles caused by the wife rather than the husband has made a strong impression at a filmmaking competition on gender equality, launched by UNDP.