Culture

Identity opens the way for Vietnamese painting to step out into the world

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From lacquer, silk to contemporary life images, Vietnamese painting possesses many different values to reach the international public. The fact that works by Vietnamese artists are increasingly appearing at international exhibitions shows that the need to connect and promote Vietnamese art is expanding.

Ups and downs of the Vi clan relic in Ban Chu

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The Vi clan relic site in Ban Chu, Khuat Xa commune, Lang Son province was once the imposing cơ ngơi of a Tay clan that for many generations guarded the border.

From promotion to cultural dialogue

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In the story of bringing Vietnamese culture to the world, we often talk a lot about bringing art troupes on tours or organizing cultural weeks abroad.

Hidden spiritual feelings on the full moon day of July

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The full moon of July is an important occasion in the religious life of Vietnamese people, associated with the Vu Lan filial piety ceremony and the custom of worshiping wandering souls.

Touching the mortal realm

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Stepping into Tay Phuong Pagoda (Hanoi), what attracts tourists is not only the ancient tiled roof or the elaborate carved beams, but also the faces silently looking out from the dark. The statues, including 18 Arhat statues, each with its own appearance, spirit, like 18 different fates of people.

Proposal to add paid holidays and expectations of workers

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If approved by the National Assembly, workers will have one more full-time holiday on Vietnam Culture Day (November 24) every year.

Proposing more prohibited acts in publishing activities

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The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Publishing Law proposes to add prohibited acts in publishing activities.

Income of Meritorious Artist Dieu Hien when she has no pension

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At the age of over 80, in addition to the support from the Artists' Nursing Center, Meritorious Artist Dieu Hien also actively creates additional income from YouTube.

Creating leverage for culture to contribute 7% of GDP

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Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW sets a target that by 2030, the cultural industries will contribute 7% of GDP. To realize this goal, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism believes that it is necessary to soon promulgate the Law on Development of the Cultural Industry.

Travel businesses refresh products, accelerate to welcome year-end customers

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Many travel agencies are promoting the development of tourism products and design routes to accelerate the reception of year-end guests.

Hanoi rebuilds space for 130 hundred-year-old Phung Hung bridge arches

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Hanoi City is implementing steps to develop a separate urban design project at a scale of 1/500 to rebuild the space of 130 Phung Hung railway bridge arches, aiming to form a unique cultural, artistic, culinary and tourism service space of the Capital.

National historical relic of Southern Voice Radio seriously degraded

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Quang Ngai - The relic of the Southern Voice Radio Station (Son Tinh commune) is the place marking the birth of the second radio station of the Vietnamese revolution.

Film copyright seriously infringed

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Through illegal websites and applications, the subjects not only illegally profit billions of VND but also cause great damage to manufacturers and distributors.

Don't let apologies depreciate

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Rapper MCK has just publicly apologized after being invited by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports to work related to the controversial album HVL for using many vulgar words and images, metaphors that are said to be related to stimulants.

Expectation to awaken the value of heritage from 131 Phung Hung bridge arches

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Hanoi - Hoan Kiem Ward plans to develop an urban design project for the bridge arch area - Phung Hung street, in order to preserve heritage and promote cultural space.

Without a pension, artist Hong Sap used to do all kinds of jobs to make a living

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Without a pension and precarious performance income, artist Hong Sap used to do all kinds of jobs to cover his life.

First time to Vietnam, international tourists prioritize exploring the beauty of culture

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Not only attracted by the natural scenery, international tourists also want to explore the unique cultural features of Vietnam when visiting for the first time.

Bustling Cau Ngu Festival, preserving the seaside beliefs of Phan Thiet fishermen

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Lam Dong - Phan Thiet fishermen organize the Cau Ngu Festival in a bustling atmosphere, continuing and spreading the cultural and religious identity of the coastal village.

Mac Can and 4 artists at a nursing home do not have pensions, receiving allowances of 2.65 million VND/month

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5 veteran artists living at Thi Nghe Nursing Center do not have pensions but are supported by the city with 2.65 million VND/person per month.

Developing Hanoi night tourism Customers need to have "places to visit

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To make tourism truly become the driving force of the night economy, Hanoi not only needs to expand its space but also must create destinations that are strong enough to retain tourists after dark.