The Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) on February 29 launched the annual Vietnam Ao Dai Week 2024 and organised an art performance programme to promote the value of the traditional costume in life, culture, and society. An "Ao dai" performance at the programme held by Vietnam Women's Union on February 29. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam Ao Dai Week was first...

The Pho (Noodle) Festival 2024 will be held from March 15-17 in the northern province of Nam Dinh – the birthplace of renowned Pho Co. Pho (Rice noodle) Festival 2024 to be held from March 15-17 in Nam Dinh (Photo: VNA) With the theme "Journey of Vietnamese Pho," the festival aims to honour and preserve a long-standing craft, which...

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) newspaper on February 28 announced 92 nominees for its Cong hien (Devotion) Awards 2024. Singer Van Mai Huong nominated in four music categories (Photo: Organising committee) Following the success of the previous edition, this year, the award, first launched in 2005, continues to feature categories for...

Vietnamese cultural values have been introduced to international friends during an event held by the Financial University (FU) under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow on February 27. A performance at the event (Photo: VNA) The event featured diverse cultural, art and culinary activities with the engagement of Vietnamese students in the Financial University. It included...

A wide range of activities were held within the framework of the 2024 Culture - Tourism Week in the northern province of Bac Giang from February 20-25, or the 11th to 16th day of the first lunar month, according to the provincial People’s Committee. An art performance at the Bac Giang Culture - Tourism Week. (Photo: bacgiang.gov.vn) The Culture...

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has issued decisions on the inclusion of traditional performing arts, festivals, scripts and crafts, among others, in the list of national intangible cultural heritage. The traditional Dom Long Neak Ta festival of the Khmer ethnic group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.(Photo: VNA) Among the newly-recognised heritages are...

Deadline.com, a US premier news source covering the business of entertainment, including movies, television, online, digital and related areas, has described Vietnam as one of Asia’s fastest-growing cinema markets. A scene from "Mai" directed by comedian Tran Than. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) In an article entitled “How Vietnam Has Become One Of Asia’s Fastest Growing Markets With New Multiplexes, A...

Vietnamese contestants have triumphed over 1,000 counterparts from around the world to win five top prizes of the 18th ZhongSin International Music Competition 2024. Five Vietnamese contestants win first prizes at the 18th ZhongSin International Music Competition 2024. ̣Photo courtesy of ZhongSin International Music Competition After the regional round held in Vietnam last November, the organising board identified...

Vietnamese movie "Cu Li khong bao gio khoc" (Cu Li never cries) by director Pham Ngoc Lan won the best first feature prize at the Berlinale Film Festival on February 24. Pham Ngoc Lan (first, left) and the actors in Cu Li Khong Bao Gio Khoc. (Photo courtesy of www.berlinale.de) The movie tells the story of a woman...

Not only appearing on local stages or in public cultural activities, Over the years, folk songs, ethnic musical instruments, and original costumes typical of ethnic groups in the province have been skillfully included in professional art programs by musicians and choreographers of the Provincial Culture and Arts Center. The lion cat dance performance performed in the opening of the...