Elegant weaving of local allure

Just a short stroll from a provincial road lies Teng Village in mountainous Ba Tơ District in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, the tranquil home of 200 families from the H’Re ethnic minority and a centre of brocade-making for generations.

Huế revives old long dress fashion The department said the áo dài will be official uniform on the first Monday of each month, starting from Monday past.

New project on preserving Vietnamese folk arts launched

The Việt Nam Folk Arts Association has launched a project on protecting and promoting the values of the country’s folk arts as an intangible cultural heritage.

Bà chúa xứ Festival applies for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status

Authorities are preparing documents for the Bà chúa xứ Festival in Châu Đốc to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. 

UNESCO recognises Đắk Nông Geopark as the third global geopark in Việt Nam The UNESCO Programme and External Relations Commission of the 209th Executive Board has recognised the Đắk Nông Geopark in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông as a Global Geopark.

Huế Festival rescheduled in August The 11th biennial cultural event Huế Festival will be held on August 28 to September 2 at Ngọ Môn Square in Huế City, five months after its original schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keeping fishing going

Đinh Dũng, is a fisherman on the Sơn Trà Peninsula. His father and grandfather were fishermen too. His area is now becoming more modern and developed. There are now high-rise buildings on beaches where there were once only fishing villages.

Exhibition shows the beauty of old northern village The exhibition will show some of 50 paintings from a field trip to old Cựu Village in Phú Xuyên District, about 40km south of Hà Nội.

Khánh Hòa starts project to preserve folk art

Authorities in the central coastal province of Khánh Hòa have approved a project to preserve and promote the values of bài chòi (folk singing) in the province.

Fishing villages co-exist with development

Stretching 90km along the coast over the Hải Vân Pass to Hội An, fishing villages and crowded fishery communities have been around for centuries. However, temples dedicated to whales – fishermen's guardian angels – are now the last vestiges of ancient fishing villages that have been replaced by high rise buildings and mass tourism.