An art programme, themed “Soldiers and Silk”, was held at the campus of the Military Zone 7 in Ho Chi Minh City, as part of the activities marking the 78th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 – 2022).
More than 3,000 images and many artefacts highlighting the activities of former President Nguyen Minh Triet, during the 2006-2011 period, are on display at an exhibition which officially opened on December 20 in Thu Dau Mot City, in the southern province of Binh Duong.
To preserve and promote traditional arts, aside from training the next generation of young artists, it is equally important to have a new generation of audience members. Art troupes in Ho Chi Minh City have performed in schools to rekindle students’ love for the traditional arts.
The People's Committee of Kien Giang province organised a ceremony, on December 16 to receive the Decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on recognising the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc Island city, as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
On November 29, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) inscribed "The art of pottery making of the Cham people" onto the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, making it the 15th intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam to be recognised by UNESCO.
The choir and soloists of the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) are scheduled to hold a special concert at the municipal Opera House on December 16 – 17 to celebrate the Christmas season.
The Department of Tourism said that it has just launched the “Hue in me” photo contest with the theme “Winter in Hue”.
(TITC) – A serial of cultural activities in frame work of Festival "Coming to Quan Ho land - 2023" connecting the quintessence of the intangible cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO will be planned to organize from 24th to 28th February 2023 in Bac Ninh Province.
A group of students from the Da Nang FPT Polytechnic College have recently carried out a graduation project entitled ‘Bringing you back from the dream’, aiming to introduce their great passion for ‘bai choi’ and spread the cultural values of the folk art to young people.
In December, visitors to the Vietnam ethnic culture and tourism village on the outskirts of Hanoi will have the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of delicacies from throughout the country.
The 14th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northwest region is scheduled to be held in Phu Tho Province from December 2-4.
An exhibition with the theme of “President Ho Chi Minh’s sayings in Korean calligraphy” kicked off on November 28 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.