Pu Peo ethnic group and its unique characters
Pu Peo ethnic group and its unique characters

(VOV) - The Pu Peo is one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups living in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang. 

Pu Peo ethnic group and its unique characters
Vietnamese cooking author Helen Le visits Danang
Vietnamese cooking author Helen Le visits Danang

(VOV) - Cookbook author Helen Le grew up in Vietnam and learned to cook from her mother.

Vietnamese cooking author Helen Le visits Danang
 Deputy PM: Culture is Vietnam’s spiritual foundation
Deputy PM: Culture is Vietnam’s spiritual foundation

(VOV) - On August 22, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the cultural sector and the 2nd Patriotic Emulation Congress of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

 Deputy PM: Culture is Vietnam’s spiritual foundation
Book reveals a golden generation
Book reveals a golden generation

A book on 20 of his contemporaries by late scholar Vu Dinh Hoe (1912-2011), the first Minister of Education in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, has just been released.

Book reveals a golden generation
Young Hanoians to present show on cheo plays
Young Hanoians to present show on cheo plays

A series of traditional opera performances will be organised in Hanoi this September.

Young Hanoians to present show on cheo plays
Special concert to celebrate National Day
Special concert to celebrate National Day

(VOV) -A special concert will take place at Hanoi’s My Dinh stadium on the evening of August 26 to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Special concert to celebrate National Day
Inside the Light: blind life in photos
Inside the Light: blind life in photos

A photo exhibition in downtown Hanoi features the lives of visually impaired people in Hanoi, offering insight into their unique worldview.

Inside the Light: blind life in photos
Vietnam celebrates Malaysian National Day
Vietnam celebrates Malaysian National Day

(VOV) - A cultural exhibition at the Malaysian Embassy in Hanoi will celebrate the 58th and 70th anniversary of Malaysian National Day (August 31, 1957) and Vietnam's National Day (September 2, 1945).

Vietnam celebrates Malaysian National Day
German Film Festival set to get underway
German Film Festival set to get underway

(VOV) - The Goethe-Institut Hanoi has announced that its sixth edition German Film Festival will open in Hanoi September 4th with the suspense filled cybercrime thriller Who am I directed by German helmer Baron bo Odar.

German Film Festival set to get underway
Vietnamese cuisine introduced in Beijing
Vietnamese cuisine introduced in Beijing

A four-day festival of Vietnamese culinary delights is taking place in Beijing, China through August 24.

Vietnamese cuisine introduced in Beijing
Water puppets attend Hanoi Days in Fukuoka, Japan
Water puppets attend Hanoi Days in Fukuoka, Japan

(VOV) - Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre will take part in “The Hanoi Days” in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan late this August.

Water puppets attend Hanoi Days in Fukuoka, Japan
20-millennium-old prehistoric sites found in Lao Cai
20-millennium-old prehistoric sites found in Lao Cai

Archaeologists have discovered prehistoric sites dating back 20,000 years in Bao Thang district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, said Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Nang Chung from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology on August 20.

20-millennium-old prehistoric sites found in Lao Cai
Film screenings celebrate August Revolution, National Day
Film screenings celebrate August Revolution, National Day

Film screenings began in Hanoi on August 19 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, featuring images of the country’s patriotism and sacrifice.

Film screenings celebrate August Revolution, National Day
Local artist’s project to connect South East Asian dancers
Local artist’s project to connect South East Asian dancers

Young local artist Do Hai Anh will launch a “Dance to exchange” project aimed at connecting dancers in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Local artist’s project to connect South East Asian dancers
Miss Universe Vietnam unveils 35 southern finalists
Miss Universe Vietnam unveils 35 southern finalists

(VOV) - The 2015 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant recently selected the 35 top beauties from the southern region that will compete this September in the finals at Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province.

Miss Universe Vietnam unveils 35 southern finalists
Vietnamese charming girl in Taiwan (China)
Vietnamese charming girl in Taiwan (China)

(VOV) - Vu Ha My, 20 years old, was born and grew up in Taiwan (China). She now works for a Taiwanese business which has branches in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.

Vietnamese charming girl in Taiwan (China)
Images: Priceless war artifacts of Vietnam's police force on display
Images: Priceless war artifacts of Vietnam's police force on display

(VOV) -As many as 1,700 priceless war artifacts are being displayed at Hanoi Police Museum to mark the 70th Traditional Day of Vietnam People's Police Force.

Images: Priceless war artifacts of Vietnam's police force on display
Central highland ethnic group's culture to be showcased
Central highland ethnic group's culture to be showcased

Different aspects of the traditional Co Tu ethnic group's culture in central Quang Nam Province will be presented on the outskirts of Hanoi between August 19 and 23.

Central highland ethnic group's culture to be showcased
Outstanding revolution artwork honoured
Outstanding revolution artwork honoured

Eighty outstanding literary pieces and artwork on revolution and resistance wars for national liberation from 1930-1975 were honoured in Hanoi on August 18.

Outstanding revolution artwork honoured
Nearly 500 cyclists to compete in Hanoi cycling event
Nearly 500 cyclists to compete in Hanoi cycling event

Nearly 500 bicyclists from 40 teams nationwide will participate in the Hanoi Open Bicycle 2015 race, as heard at a conference to introduce the event on August 18 by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Nearly 500 cyclists to compete in Hanoi cycling event
Exhibition highlights Government’s 70-year development
Exhibition highlights Government’s 70-year development

Nearly 150 documents, objects and photos which reflect the foundation, development and operation of the State over the last seven decades are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in the northern province of Ha Nam on August 18.

Exhibition highlights Government’s 70-year development
Children’s painting contest highlights Vietnam-US friendship
Children’s painting contest highlights Vietnam-US friendship

One hundred children aged 7-15 have participated in a painting contest that highlights the friendship between Vietnam and the US as well as the aspiration for peace and amity among nations around the world

Children’s painting contest highlights Vietnam-US friendship
7th Honeymoon and Wedding Perfect to open in Hanoi
7th Honeymoon and Wedding Perfect to open in Hanoi

The 7th Honeymoon and Wedding Perfect (HWP) 2015 title "Rustic Wedding" is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on August 21-23, aiming to help couples organize a wedding and honeymoon trip.

7th Honeymoon and Wedding Perfect to open in Hanoi
HBSO to organize major music festival late this month
HBSO to organize major music festival late this month

The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will organize its tenth “Autumn Melodies” music festival from August 25 to 30 at the Opera House in the city’s downtown with the participation of many renowned local and foreign artists.

HBSO to organize major music festival late this month
HCM City’s young street artists stun residents with music
HCM City’s young street artists stun residents with music

Ho Chi Minh City is not only a crowded, dynamic economic and financial hub of Vietnam, but it is also a place which nurtures people’s dreams.

HCM City’s young street artists stun residents with music
Actress Anh takes home int'l award
Actress Anh takes home int'l award

A movie on one of Vietnam's most notorious female gangsters won the Best Feature Southeast Asia Panorama award during the Festival of Globe Awards 2015 held in California, the US, from August 7 to 16.

Actress Anh takes home int'l award
Hue struggles to protect buildings
Hue struggles to protect buildings

Hue authorities made changes to a defunct policy that aimed to protect and restore Hue-style garden houses.

Hue struggles to protect buildings
Enjoy a dazzling display of magic in Hanoi
Enjoy a dazzling display of magic in Hanoi

(VOV) - Hundreds of modern-day magicians with mystifying acts are getting ready to put on spectacular magic shows and dazzle audiences on August 22-23 at the West Lake Water Park in Hanoi.

Enjoy a dazzling display of magic in Hanoi
Book on vong co songs released
Book on vong co songs released

A book of vong co (nostalgia) songs written by People's Artist Vien Chau, one of the southern region's most famous writers of cai luong (reformed opera), has been released in Ho Chi Minh City.

Book on vong co songs released
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