Ca Tru, Chau Van, Xam, Luc Cung Hoa Dang and many other folk melodies from Viet Nam’s Northern Delta Region have been restored, performed and introduced to audiences through a program called “Ha Thanh, 36 Old Quarters”.
Grilled shrimp paste on sugar cane was originally created by the ingenious cooks for the imperial kitchen in Hue.
The Foreign Ministry and the Viet Nam Women’s Union on August 3 jointly held an exchange programme and exhibition themed: “ASEAN - Cultural Coulours”, to mark the 49th anniversary of ASEAN (August 8, 1967-2016).
The Quang Binh People’s Committee has approved a three-year pilot project for using electric vehicles to transport tourists on several main roads in Dong Hoi City from this month.
Vietnamese and RoK contemporary painters and sculptors are converging in their first ever exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City to deliver their unique styles exploring the diversity of lively life in their respective countries.
(TITC) – The Hospitality Investment Conference Viet Nam 2016 organized by Sphere Conferences of Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) took place from 12 - 13 July 2016, in Ho Chi Minh City.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on June 28 recognized Hue City as a National Earth Hour Capital 2016. Hue is one of 125 cities of 21 nations to attend WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge 2016 and the first city in Viet Nam that has taken part in the contest.
“Hat Xoan” (Xoan singing), a celebrated art form in Viet Nam’s northern province of Phu Tho, which was recorgnised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding, is expected to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by 2017.
The central province of Thua Thien - Hue has instructed relevant agencies reorganize Hue traditional singing performances on boats to improve the service and ensure safety for tourists.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently given the nod for excavation at an archaeological site in the northern province of Phu Tho.
An antique exhibition featuring the traditional customs of ancient Vietnamese people opened at the Museum of Hue Culture in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 24.
The Hung Kings Temple Festival 2016 will take place from April 12th to 16th (from the 6th to the 10th day of the third lunar month) at Hung Kings Temple relics, communes and precincts in the northern province of Phu Tho.