Buddhism festival recognised as National Intangible Heritage The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the annual Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in Đà Nẵng’s Ngũ Hành Sơn district as National Intangible Heritage.

Shapes of Sounds offers new folk arts performances The Voice of HCM City People (VOH) has launched a special art project offering folk music, dance and singing performances this month as part of its efforts to preserve and introduce Vietnamese traditional arts and culture to residents and visitors. 

Goethe Institute helps to perform 'Antigone'

Vietnamese artists and audience will have the chance to engage with the work of ancient Greek writer Sophocles under a project run by the Goethe Institute and Việt Nam Youth Theatre. 

The Arbitrator sighs his last, leaving a generation of young talented actors People's Artist Hoàng Dũng, dubbed "The Arbitrator" after the lead role he played in the TV series "Người Phán xử" of the same name that captured the attention of millions of viewers and set the trend for TV entertainment over the past few years, passed away on Valentine's Day at Hà Nội's National Institute for Haematology and Blood Transfusion aged 65.

Cải lương guru offers Tết gifts to poor artists

Poor artists and their children living in HCM City will receive Tết (Lunar New Year) gifts this weekend thanks to a charity programme launched by People’s Artist Kim Cương, a guru of cải lương (reformed opera). 

TV music show with 70 artists celebrates Lunar New Year

A special TV music show featuring 70 singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 12.  

City Theatre Association honours best theatrical plays in 2020 The HCM City Theatre Association on Friday granted awards to critically and publicly acclaimed theatrical works created in 2020 at an awards ceremony held in HCM City.

Heart of the circus still beating

The Việt Nam Circus Federation has just celebrated its 65th anniversary, which is an occasion for the sector’s workers to review its history and development.

Prowess of a tiger, voice of a nightingale: Legendary tenor passes away

Trung Kiên sadly passed away in Hà Nội on Wednesday at the age of 82 due to kidney failure but leaves a legacy that will never be forgotten.

Famous cải lương play from the 1980s to be restaged for Tết Meritorious Artist-cải lương star Phượng Loan and her colleagues of the HCM City-based Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre, one of the region’s leading traditional art troupes, will stage a famous play from the 1980s by the late playwright and poet Lưu Quang Vũ of Hà Nội.