The digitalisation of art and culture archives has been taking place around the world for many years, and Việt Nam is no exception. However, more resources need to be devoted to digitalising these archives for both preservation and future development, experts at a forum on the topic said recently.
For the first time since March 2020, foreign visitors will have the opportunity to experience new tours and routes in the country after two years of closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brought to Tam Đảo, which has a cool climate year round, in the early 20th century by the French, the chayote tops have become a must-try dish for traveller and guests.
After a long hiatus due to social distancing rules, film crews have returned to the studio and are taking safety precautions during the “new normal” phase.
To mark the occasion of the Belgian King’s Day in 2021, the Ambassador of Belgium to Việt Nam Paul Jansen sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate.
Artists from the Việt Nam Tuồng Theatre will perform at the China-ASEAN Theatre Festival and Forum, which opens in Nanning in China’s Guangxi Province on November 27.
Music fans all over the world rejoiced at the news 70s pop royalty ABBA were going to reform. This was music to the ears of one group of fans here in Vietnam. ABBA Fake is a group of women in Hà Nội who perform songs by the Swedish superstars. Check them out...
Facing challenges as the COVID-10 pandemic spreads, Huỳnh Long Tuồng Troupe, one of HCM City’s private theatres, is working to offer new shows of tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 12th century.
The rights to music by composer Nguyễn Văn Chung have been brought by Chinese artists, with the intention of re-recording and releasing them north of the border. Chung will be the first Vietnamese musician whose songs are copyrighted in China.
The eighth to tenth month of the lunar calendar are that busiest time of the year to fishermen in various upstream localities in the southern province of Đồng Tháp, as the arrival of the flooding season brings along fish season.
Music video Way back home, which features famous Vietnamese artists, has been released to encourage frontline forces who have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 2017, the family has been on a journey through many countries in the world, helping all kinds of people through their charity the Wandi Union, which is mostly based on their own financial sources.
After a gap of almost 30 years, female musician Trần Lệ Giang has returned to music. She has written songs including Cội Nguồn (The Root). It is an entry for the song writing contest entitled Hát Lên Việt Nam (Let’s Sing, Việt Nam).
Old stories and characters from Vietnamese fairy tales are themes of new TV series by television stations and film agencies in the South.
