Culture & Art

Hanoi gives ’artisan’ title to 42 handicraft artists

Thursday, 11 January 2018 11:57

The capital authorities have given the title of “artisan” to 42 skilled handicraft artists in handicraft villages in the city, as an official way to recognise their skills and praise their efforts to preserve the traditional handicrafts.

Exhibition gathers handwritten letters in the past century

Wednesday, 10 January 2018 13:44

Handwritten letters of the Vietnamese people during the last hundred years are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien

Tuesday, 09 January 2018 10:10

The Cong group has around 1,000 people living mainly in Dien Bien province. At the end of the year they are cheerfully organizing a flower festival to celebrate a bumper crop and welcome a new year of good luck and happiness.

Vietnam’s major cultural events in 2017

Monday, 08 January 2018 12:08

Let`s takes a look back at major cultural events in Vietnam over the past year.

HCM City to hold 12-day Tet flower festival

Saturday, 06 January 2018 11:25

The HCM City People’s Committee plans to kick off a Tet Flower Festival on February 10 in Tao Dan Park in District 1 and will open 130 Tet flower markets around the city.

Twenty four more national treasures recognised

Saturday, 06 January 2018 11:18

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the recognition of 24 new national treasures, the 6th approval of this kind in 2017.

HCM City to host 12th Taste of the World festival

Friday, 05 January 2018 11:35

Excellent cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries will be introduced at 100 booths at the 12th Taste of the World festival scheduled for January 11-14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Exhibition features works of four art teachers

Thursday, 04 January 2018 13:25

An exhibition in the capital city called As Years Go By, featuring the works of four art teachers, has attracted many people keen on seeing the senior artists’ latest works.

In Hanoi, it`s common culture to line up and squeeze for good food

Tuesday, 02 January 2018 15:12

Getting in line and waiting to buy something is kind of trouble in some cities, but for Hanoian it`s kind of fun, a "quality-certificate" for age-old restaurants.

Take a look on new "coat" of Hanoi Mirror House

Saturday, 30 December 2017 12:23

The mirror house at Thong Nhat Park has a new unique “coat” of colorful ceramic pieces.

Unique paintings made from sugar palm leaves

Friday, 29 December 2017 12:08

A long time ago, monks in the South used sugar palm leaves to maintain a written record of Buddhist prayers.

Da Nang, Hoi An prepare for New Year

Thursday, 28 December 2017 13:23

Visitors to the central coastal city of Da Nang this New Year will find themselves immersed in a celebratory atmosphere, as the city is planning many festive activities.

Hoi An welcomes New Year 2018

Wednesday, 27 December 2017 09:24

The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is holding a programme themed “Welcome the 2018 New Year” from December 24 to January 2.

Localities allowed to hold fireworks for Tet without using State budget

Tuesday, 26 December 2017 11:51

Centrally-run cities and provinces are allowed to celebrate Tet 2018 (lunar New Year) with fireworks as long as the State budget must not be used for such shows, according to a directive on the organisation of Tet 2018 promulgated by the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

HCM City to hold New Year countdown show

Monday, 25 December 2017 12:47

Local and international artists will gather for a world-class lights show featuring traditional and contemporary music scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2018 on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown HCM City.