Ninh Bình celebrates history at Hoa Lư Festival

Thousands of Vietnamese citizens took part in the Hoa Lư Festival at the national cultural heritage site in the northern province of Ninh Bình, with ceremonies beginning Wednesday, the 9th day of the third lunar month.

Exhibition to commemorate abstract painter

An art exhibition entitled Khoảng Lắng Vuông (The Square Moment of Silence) to commemorate Vietnamese former painter and photographer Nguyễn Lai is opened at HCM City Fine Arts Museum today.

The changing world of spiritual ritual

Hầu đồng (also known as lên đồng) is a popular ritual in Vietnamese spiritual culture. Reporter Trần Thành talks to researcher Bùi Trọng Hiền about the art.

Hùng Kings’ Day: honouring founding fathers

Annual Hùng King Memorial Day falls on the 10th of the third lunar month of the year, when Vietnamese living elsewhere in the country find their way to go to Việt Trì city and pay tribute to the ancestors of all Vietnamese people.

Utterly, bitterly delicious dishes by the Ê Đê

As an indispensable ingredient in every meal, the taste of cà đắng or bitter eggplant has become an important part in the food culture of Ê Đê ethnic people in the central highlands of Việt Nam.

City stages new play about young volunteers

A new play on young volunteers and their contributions to society will be staged this weekend in HCM City, as part of the city’s cultural activities to mark the 41st anniversary of the HCM City Young Volunteer Force (HYVF).

Cần Thơ plans cultural events to draw tourists

Cần Thơ city in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta hopes to boost tourism with a clutch of cultural and tourism events in the next three months, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Scientists uncover 3,000-year-old cemetery

Researchers have found various traces of a cemetery dating back 3,000 years ago at a cave in a karst mountain in Thanh Tương Commune, Na Hang District of northern province of Tuyên Quang.

Việt Nam’s Mother Goddesses receive UNESCO’s recognition certificate

A ceremony marking an official UNESCO certificate of recognition to "Practices Related to the Việt Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses in Three Realms" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was held last night at the Phủ Giầy worshipping complex in the northern province of Nam Định.

Morning exercises

People do morning exercises in Hà Nội. – VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng

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