Mother Goddess cult undergoes revival

During the festival, mediums performed rituals dedicated to different genies worshipped. A council of experts and local authorities then remarked on the performers, their costumes, dances and music.

Champa artifacts unearthed in Bình Định

More than 16,300 artifacts believed to date to 14th century have been unearthed in the central province of Bình Định at the former site of Vijaya, the political and cultural hub of the Champa kingdom.

 

Foggy day

Hà Nội on a foggy day this year. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Child library complex opens

The first library complex for children in Việt Nam opened at the National Library of Việt Nam earlier this month.

Type exhibition open

 An exhibition  from the New York Type Directors Club (TDC) was opened  in Hà Nội’s Goethe Institute yesterday, attracting many typography lovers and visitors. 
 

Shop ethnic for Christmas

Craft Link will hold a handicraft bazaar on the lawns of the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology on Saturday, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Japan centre hosts lectures on ninjas

Lectures and demonstrations about ninjas will be held by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam in collaboration with Japanese National University, Mie University on November 16 and 17.

Two Americans help fatherless children

Vince Grimm and Will Kratz of Cape May County, New Jersey in the United States, visited Việt Nam as tourists in 2000, and ended up making friends with their tour guide. The connection led to an educational foundation supporting fatherless and poor children. 

Golden Century concert honours a centurion

 A special concert dedicated to pianist and pedagogue Thái Thị Liên, sole survivor among the seven founders of the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM) will be held on November 23.

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