Bai Choi singing receives UNESCO status

A ceremony was held in Quy Nhon city, south central province of Binh Dinh, on May 5 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

A thousand shining years of Vietnamese culture

“Royal Hue’s Essence” officially premiered in Hue Festival 2018 on the evening of April 28 at Can Chanh Palace – The Citadel. This art program is a story in which historical events are sequenced to highlight the five cultural heritages of Hue City.

10th Huế Festival version opens with hope

The biennial cultural event Huế Festival opened yesterday evening, offering stages for performance of international and local artist in different art sustaining the hope of a regular event in the future.

Fireworks festival kicks off in Đà Nẵng

The fireworks festival in Đà Nẵng, kicked off with a bang! All eyes were on the skies as colourful explosions rained a sea of red green and yellow stars from the clouds.

Master plan to preserve Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang

The northern province of Bac Giang is going to make a master plan on the preservation and promotion of the values of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, a special national relic site.

The stage is also life

What the author, director and producers of the program "Echoes from the Perfume River" wish is to bring the real stories of the people of the river onto the stage. This is one of the programs in Hue Festival 2018 by the Voice of Vietnam in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports. It will take place on the evening of April 29, at the junction of Gia Hoi River and Trinh Cong Son Street.

Sơn La’s diversity to be put on show

The cultural diversity of ethnic groups in the northwestern province of Sơn La will be highlighted at the Liberation Day (April 30) celebrations at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Sơn Tây town, Hà Nội.

Cooking with heart

According to the statistics provided by the World Tourism Organization UNWTO, a tourist on average spends one-third of their expenses on gastronomy. This is a ground on which our national tourism policy makers are formulating a strategy to turn Vietnam into “the world kitchen." Hue has the opportunity to become the kitchen of Vietnam as among approximately 3,000 dishes nationwide, there are over 1,700 dishes cooked in a Hue style.

Bo Luy-Lo Gach pagoda relic gets national status

The relic complex of Bo Luy-Kompong Thmo pagoda, also known as Lo Gach (Brick-kiln) pagoda, in Chau Thanh district of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, has been recognised as a national archaeological site.

Water splashing festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

A ceremony was held in Na Sang 1 village, Dien Bien district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 13 to grant the certificate of “national intangible cultural heritage” to the water splashing festival of the Lao ethnic minority group.