Hanoi (VNA) - To celebrate President Ho Chi Minh's 130th birthday (May 19, 1890 - 2020), an art exchange programme themed "Ho Chi Minh - Journey of Desires 2020” was held in Hanoi on May 12. Artists perform at the exchange programme "Ho Chi Minh - Journey of Desires 2020” in Hanoi on May 12. (Photo: VNA) The event...

Hanoi (VNA) - A special arts performance will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on May 17 and be broadcast live on Vietnam Television’s VTV1 channel to mark the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The event is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Party...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi’s Association of Photographic Artists has launched a photo contest entitled ‘Hanoi – Trust and Hope’ to celebrate the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi’. A corner of Hanoi (Photo: VNA) The contest is eligible for Vietnamese citizens who are living and working in Hanoi. Their entries can be taken since 2010 and focus on the...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Tran Tuan Viet of Vietnam picked up the top prize of US$1,000 for his image of Cau Vang (Golden Bridge) in an online photo contest. Golden Bridge in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) The contest is held by Agora, receiving more than 10,000 photos from all over the world. Viet's picture attracted the most votes from...

Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - The Prime Minister has agreed to assign the Da Nang People’s Committee to the restoration of the Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site – a National Special Relic – in a decision released last week. A view of the Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) Director of...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam People’s Army Cinema has produced five documentaries to mark the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the south and the national reunification. A tank of Vietnam's liberation army attacks the puppet government's Saigon special capital area on April 30, 1975 (Photo: VNA) They are part of an ongoing 22-episode project entitled “Con Duong Da...

Hanoi (VNA) – The 2020 Vesak Festival will be broadcast live on Youtube, Facebook, Butta and Phatsuonline, as well as An Vien TV due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A flower parade in Day of Vesak 2019 (Photo: VNA) This year, the celebration will be held at the headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Central Committee from the 30th...

Hanoi (VNA) - An Ao Dai design contest has been jointly launched by the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with an aim of promoting both the image and the cultural value that the traditional long dress has in Vietnamese society. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Each entrant is allowed to send a total...

(LSO) - In recent years, the socialization in the preservation of intangible cultural heritages in the province has been concerned to be promoted by all levels of authorities and achieved encouraging results, contributing to preserving and promoting ethnic groups’ cultural identity. Lang Son is a province with many ethnic groups living together, which has created extremely unique and diverse...

Soc Trang (VNA) – Khmer people in the south and the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang in particular are celebrating their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay which falls on April 13-16 this year more quietly this year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. At a pagoda in Soc Trang (Photo: VNA) Venerable Tran Sia at Day Ta...