Italian Film Festival 2022 to take place in HCMC next week

The Italian Film Festival 2022 will take place at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema in HCMC’s District 1 from October 10-16.

Thai Binh: Altar in Keo Pagoda recognised as national treasure

A ceremony was held in the Vu Thu district of Thai Binh province on October 5 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise the altar in Keo Pagoda as a national treasure.

Geographical record of Nguyen Dynasty wins national book award

The first book on the national geography of the Nguyen Dynasty (1820-1884), Hoang Viet Nhat Thong Du Dia Chi, has won the highest prize of Vietnam National Book Awards 2022.

Dossier of ‘Mo Muong’ to be made to seek UNESCO title

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Tourism will coordinate with the Vietnamese Institute for Musicology to compile a dossier on ‘Mo Muong’ to seek UNESCO recognition as a cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Winners of press award on building Hanoi’s culture honoured

Winners of the fifth press award on developing Hanoi’s culture and encouraging an elegant and civilised lifestyle among Hanoians were honoured at a ceremony held by the Hanoi municipal Party’s Committee at Thang Long Imperial Citadel on October 2.

Quang Nam: reservation of traditional cultural values in Hoi An city

With the aim of sustainable development and joining the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN), Hoi An city (Quang Nam province) is making efforts to preserve and promote the values of its traditional craft villages and folk art.

Vietnamese national treasures on calendar block

Images of precious Vietnamese treasures found in many important archaeological sites will be printed on the 2023 calendar block.

Hanoi: Embarking in a new direction to bring art closer to the public at heritage spaces

An exhibition entitled ‘Calligraphy – Graffiti Dialogue’ is taking place at Hanoi’s Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), receiving positive response from the public.

Festival introduces traditional costumes of ethnic minorities in northern region

A festival of traditional costumes of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s northern region will take place from November 18 to 20 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay District on the outskirts of Hanoi.

Call of the past

The past artisans might have not imagined that the vases they made would become special cultural values, which are being hunted and those prices paid equal many years of hard work.