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Exhibitions in Hà Nội downtown celebrate Heritage Day

New movies to be released on National Day

Vietnamese filmmakers are preparing to release new movies to entertain audiences during the upcoming holiday to celebrate National Day on September 2.

New Sài Gòn – Nha Trang trains on trial run

The trial of new trains shuttling between HCM City and Nha Trang beach city in the central province of Khánh Hòa, two of Việt Nam’s most renowned tourist destinations, has begun, aiming to improve the service quality and meet the increasing demand, according to the Việt Nam Railways Corporation’s Saigon Railway Joint Stock Company.

Đồng Nai to launch festivities to boost tourism

The Southern province of Đồng Nai will launch a series of cultural and tourism events and products in 2025 to lure tourists and promote its tourism.

Quất Động village a birthplace of embroidery

Quất Động Village is popular for its handmade embroidered products. Over hundreds of years, the traditional embroidery village has been preserved and developed by enthusiastic artisans.

Hội An - Japan cultural exchange programme opens

The exchange programme is a unique cultural and artistic activity held annually, continuously since 2003.

New version of famous ‘cải lương’ play restaged

A new version of a popular cải lương (reformed opera) play by late scriptwriters Hà Triều and Hoa Phượng, leading theatre artists from South Việt Nam in the 1950s-60s, was restaged in HCM City.

Malay director embraces cross-cultural film-making

With Rain Town, her second feature film, Tunku Mona becomes the first Malay female director to ever direct a Cantonese-language film. The film tells a story of a Cantonese family living in Malaysia, embracing diversity and Malaysia's rich cultural value.

New Vietnamese horror-comedy movie soon to be released abroad

The new horror-comedy movie entitled Làm Giàu Với Ma (Betting with Ghost), will be launched in cinema theatres nationwide on August 30, before being screened in five Asian countries and territories.

Bắc Giang preserves and promotes the value of Yên Thế Festival

Yên Thế Festival was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2012, classified as a traditional festival.

Book released to commemorate painter Trần Văn Cẩn

A bilingual book on late artist Trần Văn Cẩn has been released on the 30th anniversary of his death

VECCA works with Mondelez Kinh Đô to promote traditional culture

The Việt Nam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA) announces an MoU with local confectionary producer Mondelez Kinh Đô to promote traditional cultural values.

Exhibition showcases dragon images of doctoral steles

Visitors to Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) these days will have chance to discover the ancient 'historical stone books' about traditional education system, particularly examinations during the Vietnamese monarchy.

Huế’s 200-year-old palace to host visitors in November

Thái Hòa Palace (the Palace of Supreme Harmony), part of the Complex of Huế Monuments, a UNESCO-recognised world cultural heritage in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế, will be opened to tourists on November 23.

Stunning beauty of nature on offer through longest tour in Hạ Long

With a three-day tour on the huge yacht, visitors are able to explore into the furthest areas of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hạ Long Bay.

Cải lương theatres offer new shows

Five new shows on Vietnamese history will be staged by theatres in HCM City this month.

Circus artists to compete in national talent contest

About 100 circus artists from across Việt Nam will show off their skills in the 2024 National Circus Talent Competition that will be held at the Vietnam Circus Federation in Hà Nôi.

Exploration of culinary artistry with famous chefs from Singapore and France

Hosted by JW Marriott Hanoi, the 'Singapore Culinary Week' with chef Suah will take place from August 9-14 at JW Café, while the premium French-style lunch and dinner with chef Menard will be from August 14-18 at the French Grill.

Thừa Thiên-Huế: Tourism businesses strive to reduce plastic waste

The Tourism Association of the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế held a conference in Huế City on Wednesday to review the sector’s plastic waste reduction practices as part of a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-funded project.

Soprano Hiền Nguyễn impresses Italian concert goers with Vietnamese folk tune

‘Quan họ’ (love duet singing) – a Vietnamese traditional music genre that has been recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity – was presented in chamber music style through the charming voice of Hiền Nguyễn.

ASEAN Graphic Painting Competition and Exhibition 2024 to take place in Hải Phòng

The fourth ASEAN Graphic Painting Competition and Exhibition, which Việt Nam is hosting, is expected to take place in the northern coastal city of Hải Phòng in December.