The Ho Chi Minh City Cultural House for Youth on January 24 kicked off the 17th Vietnamese Tet Festival which aims to promote traditional cultural values of Vietnam. People in Ho Chi Minh City enjoy activities to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024. (Photo: VNA) The event, which runs until February 14 or the fifth day of the first...

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet), will take place from February 1-2 (the 22nd and 23rd days of the last month in the Year of the Cat) in Ho Chi Minh City with various activities, according to the organising board. An art...

The Department of Culture and Sports of Binh Dinh province and the Indian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City jointly held an art exchange programme on January 21. A performance by an India's Punjabi dance troupe (Photo: thanhnien.vn) The event is part of activities to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties and the 74th anniversary of India’s...

A tourism promotion programme themed “Tet Lang Viet” (Tet in Vietnamese village) is being held in the ancient village of Duong Lam, Son Tay township of Hanoi on January 20-21 to promote the value of traditional Tet customs. Vietnamese people wrap chung cake (square glutinous rice cake) on Tet holiday (Photo: anninhthudo.vn) Diverse activities are to be held...

A Vietnamese 'ao dai' (traditional long dress) fashion week kicked off in Fukuoka prefecture on January 18 as part of the Homeland Spring Festival 2024 of the Vietnamese community in the Kyushu region of Japan. Some "ao dai" designs by Ngoc Han shown at the week's opening ceremony on January 18. (Photo: The World and Vietnam newspaper) The...

Vietnamese movie "Cu Li khong bao gio khoc" (Cu Li never cries) by director Pham Ngoc Lan will compete in the Panorama category at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), which will take place from February 15-24. People's Artist Minh Chau (L) in the movie "Cu Li never cries" by director Pham Ngoc Lan. (Photo: image captured from...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 18 signed a decision recognising an additional 29 artifacts as national treasures. Vietnam names additional 29 artifacts national treasures. (Photo: VNA) The newly-recognised national treasures include a gold-star bronze drum of the Dong Son Culture dating back 2,000 years ago and the gold-plated An Dan sword of Emperor Khai Dinh...

The “Happy Tet 2024” programme will be held at the Thang Long imperial citadel in Hanoi from January 24-28 by the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) and the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre. At Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Photo: VNA) Spanning a total area of 3,500 square metres, the historical site arranges special spaces for Tet celebrations, from the...

On the evening of January 14, in Hanoi, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee coordinated with the Center for Digital Content Development and Production (Vietnam Television) and Toyota motor Vietnam company to organize the Awarding ceremony of the 13th National film festival on Traffic safety in 2023 with the theme "Respecting the laws to build a safe...

Since joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the “Design” category in 2019, Hanoi has organised a multitude of activities relating to design and creativity. A walking street in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) The capital city has participated in the network with the aim of turning cultural resources and creations into the foundation for its sustainable urban development, said...