On the morning of November 22, at the Provincial Museum, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the opening an exhibition on "Introducing and performing cultural heritages of the Nung, Tay and Dao ethnic groups in Lang Son province". Attending were Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Member of Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial...

On the morning of November 23, the Provincial People's Committee solemnly held a ceremony to award the title of "People's Artisan" "Excellent artisan" in the field of intangible cultural heritage for the third time and celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). Attending the ceremony were Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Member of Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, Standing...

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva attended the 2022 International Festival Charity Bazaar held by the United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG) on November 22 at the UN Office headquarters in Geneva. Pham Nam Kim, former director of the Vaud state bank, (second from left),...

A photo exhibition featuring the life and career of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21, on the occasion of his centenary (November 23, 1922-2022). Photo exhibition attracts a lot of visitors (Photo: VNA) The event is taking place at two locations in the downtown of the city: Nguyen Hue street...

A Vietnam – Korea culture exchange programme was held in Hanoi on November 20 by the Foreign Ministry’s State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) in coordination with the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese and the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Centre in the Republic of Korea (RoK). An art performance at the event (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) The event was part...

A ceremony was held at the Vietnam National Museum of History on November 18 to receive ten artefacts, the earliest dating back to the Dong Son culture (BC 1,000 – AD 1st century), returned by the US. At the handover ceremony (Photo: VNA) The artefacts include a stone axe of the Post Neolithic Era (BC 4,500-3,500), three bronze...

The 7th Italian Food Week in Vietnam under the theme “Conviviality, sustainability and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for people's health and safeguarding the planet” is being held to celebrate and share the joy of Italian cuisine. Ambassador of Italy to Vietnam, Antonio Alessandro and chef Marco Squizzato at the launching of Italian Food Week in Hanoi...

The 5th International Experimental Theatre Festival is underway in Hanoi capital and the northern port city of Hai Phong, with the participation of 15 domestic and six foreign troupes. At the opening ceremony of the event (Photo: VNA) Opened on November 15, the 12-day show introduces 21 plays of different art genres such as drama, cai luong (reformed theatre),...

After the confirmation of authenticity of a golden imperial seal dating back to 1823, a Vietnamese inter-ministerial delegation and Paris-based auction house Millon have agreed to transfer it to the Vietnamese side. The Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal (Photo: VNA) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said in a statement on November 14 that the sides agreed to...

Brazilian film Paloma clinched the best film award in the main official competition of the 6th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) on November 12 evening. A representative from the film 'Paloma' (centre) received the Best Feature-Length Film Award at the 6th HANIFF awards ceremony on November 12.(Photo: VNA) The movie is about Paloma, a transgender farm worker who...