Hue Cultural Museum showcases traditional weddings

From November 30, 2017 to February 28, 2018, the public will have a chance to contemplate ancient images and keepsakes in traditional weddings at the showroom with the theme “ Hue traditional weddings” opened by Hue Cultural Museum this morning ( November 30).

VN Khmers preserve 2,000 years of culture

“The unique colours of Khmer culture are part of the rich variety among the 54 nationalities who live in Việt Nam,” Đặng Hùng, head of the Bạc Liêu Province’s Union of Associations for Literature and Arts, said this week.

Finding Memories show in Hanoi’s Hoa Lo Prison

Documents, photographs and memorabilia of American prisoners of war went on show at Tim Lai Ky Uc (Finding Memories) in Hoa Lo Prison on November 29 and will run until February, 2018.

Reviving folk art becomes a passion

Folk art not only provides a modest income for many Vietnamese, it has often been considered a national treasure. However, as modern art styles become popular, the old paintings are starting to fade into the distance.

Telling the story of An Dinh Palace

If the capital's public welcomes the Cultural Heritage Day of Vietnam (23/11) with the space of the past examinations, with the traditional male áo dài and the sound of ca trù, chèo, then Hue promises to tell the equally attractive story of the beauty of architecture and art of An Dinh Palace. This palace of King Khai Dinh bears the stamp of Western civilization and the hidden soul of Vietnamese culture.

Green Heritage Culture and Tourism Week launches

“The Convergence of Humans and Nature” is the theme of the Green Heritage Culture Tourism Week which is running at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts at No.2 Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi.

Week highlights great national unity, Vietnam’s cultural heritage

A week themed “Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on November 18.

Khmer ethnic culture festival closes

The seventh Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Khmer ethnic people in the 12 southern localities wrapped up in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on November 19.

Artists, ambassadors bringing back áo dài for men

Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov will wear Vietnamese áo dài (traditional long robe) tailored from a 15m-long bolt of cloth at an event honouring the traditional costume.

HCM City-Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 opens

The Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 is taking place in the Vietnamese southern hub on November 11 as part of activities to celebrate the 25th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 22).