4 music festivals to be held in December

4 music festivals to be held in December

(VOVworld) -The fall festival season has finally arrived and Heineken has four music concerts coming up in December in big cities across Vietnam that should appeal to a wide range...
Vietnamese puppetry internationally recognized

Vietnamese puppetry internationally recognized

(VOVworld)- The puppet play “Dances of the Night Queen” by the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre won the Gold Medal at the 4th International Puppetry Festival held in Hanoi last week. At the...
Hat cua dinh- Folk singing of Quang Ninh province

Hat cua dinh- Folk singing of Quang Ninh province

(VOVworld)- “Cua dinh” folk singing also called “nha to” folk singing in Quang Ninh province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports...
Various activities on Mid-autumn festival

Various activities on Mid-autumn festival

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, a mid-autumn festival was held for disadvantaged children in Long Bien district, Hanoi. The program aims to encourage the children to do their best in their...
Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – Raglai people believe that there is a world for the living and another for the dead and only the world of the deceased is eternal. With such a belief,...
Chầu văn - Vietnamese ritual singing

Chầu văn - Vietnamese ritual singing

(VOVworld) - Chầu văn is a Vietnamese form of ritual singing. Chầu means supplication, văn means literature. Chầu văn is a highly rhythmic form of singing that often accompanies “hau dong” (mediumship)...
One day at Hoan Kiem Lake

One day at Hoan Kiem Lake

(VOVworld) - Summer might be the best time to visit Hanoi and Hoan Kiem Lake might be the best destination if one wants to explore Hanoi to the full
“Adventures of a cricket” dramatized

“Adventures of a cricket” dramatized

(VOVworld)- Over the past 70 years, the character Cricket in the “Adventures of a Cricket” by To Hoai has become a close friend to children in Vietnam and elsewhere in the...
Co Tu ethnic people promote tourism

Co Tu ethnic people promote tourism

(VOVworld)- Villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Ta Bhing village, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province, have become a popular tourist destination in recent years. Traditional Guol houses, bamboo...
Vietnam Poetry Day 2015

Vietnam Poetry Day 2015

(VOVworld) – The 13th annual Vietnam Poetry Day was celebrated last week at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi with Vietnam’s sea and islands as its theme. The event drew...