The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the Venezuela – Vietnam Friendship Association (CAVV) have joined Venezuela's tradition carnival in the capital city of Caracas. Vietnamese and Venezueland artists at the event (Photo: baoquocte.vn) They brought to the event traditional Vietnamese dances, helping Venezuelan people better understand the culture, country and people of Vietnam, thus bringing the image of...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha handed over to the northern province of Bac Ninh decisions to recognise three items of the locality as national treasures during the opening of the “Returning to the land of Quan ho (love duet) 2023” festival on February 25. A performance at the opening of the “Returning to the land of Quan...

A ceremony was held at the Vietnam Cinema Centre in Hanoi on February 25 to kick off a film week celebrating the 80th anniversary of the “Outline of Vietnamese Culture”, the first platform on culture launched by the Communist Party of Vietnam. The film week opens at the Vietnam Cinema Centre on February 25 (Source: VOV) The film...

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh on February 24 inaugurated an exhibition house to introduce Dong Ho, an outstanding folk painting genre which is on the verge of oblivion. Visitors at the exhibition house (Photo: VNA) Deputy director of the department Nguyen Van Dap said the provincial People’s Committee...

Foreign TV channels Paramount Network and Baby First have officially stopped broadcasting on Vietnam's pay-TV services. Paramount Network logo According to the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, the Ministry of Information and Communications revoked a certificate granted to the International Media Joint Stock Company (IMC) on providing Paramount Network channel on Vietnam's pay-TV services, and another allowing...

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, on February 23 to discuss the organisation of the eighth Vietnam - Japan Festival. Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai (R) and Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan...

On the morning of February 23, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with the delegation of UNESCO Office in Vietnam led by Mr. Christian Manhart, Chief Representative of UNESCO Office in Vietnam on assessment and completion of the application for recognizing Lang Son Geopark as a global geopark by UNESCO. The leader of...

The ninth Ao dai (traditional long dress) Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City throughout March with a wide range of cultural activities, the event’s organisers announced at a press conference held in HCM City on February 23. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) The festival, which will be co-organised by the municipal Department of Tourism and Ho Chi...

The publisher Omega Plus has released a book containing 54 illustrations of the official costumes of the Nguyen Dynasty, as created by painter Nguyen Van Nhan in February 1902 under the reign of Emperor Thanh Thai. The book contains illustrations of the official costumes of the Nguyen Dynasty. (Photo: https://en.nhandan.vn/) The original illustrations were watercolours measuring 23.1x31.8 centimetres each...

The 12th International Art Photo Contest in Vietnam in 2023 was launched from September 12, 2022 to January 10, 2023, organized by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) with the auspices of the International Federation of Fine Art Photography (FIAP); Image Without Borders (ISF). The contest attracted 1,074 authors from 32 countries. In which, Lang Son has 2...