Quang Ninh’s coal sculpture promoted in central ancient city

An exhibition, highlighting the coal sculpture profession of the northern province of Quang Ninh, officially opened at the Thua Thien – Hue provincial Museum of History in the ancient city of Hue on July 22.

Exhibition features Italian and Vietnamese landscapes

Two exhibitions introducing photos of Italian and Vietnamese landscapes, with the aim to raise understanding and respect for the living environment and the sense of protecting the living environment under the impacts of climate change, will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from July 23 to August 23.

Preserving literature on Hue royal architecture

With its unique and rare values, in 2016, literature on Hue royal architecture was recognized as a world documentary heritage of the Asia-Pacific region. Since then, this heritage has been carefully preserved and promoted by Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

Local music event to feature in ASEAN Music Showcase Festival 2021

The nation’s largest music event, the Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), is set to participate in the ASEAN Music Showcase Festival 2021 as one of newcomers alongside Cambodia, in an event which will be held virtually between September 11 and September 13.

Hue folk singing to become unique cultural tourism product

A draft project on “Promoting value and building Hue folk singing into a unique cultural tourism product in 2020-2025” has been granted approval by the People’s Commitee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Developing ‪the Vietnamese cultural tourism brand

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently approved a project on building a national brand on cultural tourism from the end of 2020. Cultural tourism can be considered a basic tourist product in Vietnam. However, in order to position and raise the brand, there is still much work to be done, especially in the context that the tourism industry is being heavily affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Efforts made to complete repairs to My Son towers before rainy season

Experts of Vietnam and the Archaeological Survey of India team have been accelerating the implementation of a project to conserve and repair tower-temples of Group A at the My Son World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam.

Art space highlighting ‘do’ paper inaugurated in Hanoi

An art space highlighting ‘Do’ (Poonah) paper was inaugurated in Hanoi by painter Vu Thai Binh, who established his fame by working with the traditional material.

Online concert connects female artists

An online concert connecting musicians from Việt Nam, Germany, France and Ghana will be held on July 17.

Excavation work at three pagodas in Hải Dương approved

Archaeological exploration and excavation work at three ancient pagodas in the northern province of Hải Dương has been licensed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.