Raglai ethnic group in southern central Vietnam
Raglai ethnic group in southern central Vietnam

(VOV) - The Raglai live on the eastern side of the Truong Son range, mainly in Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan province. Raglai people have lived in harmony with nature and developed unique cultural values. 

Raglai ethnic group in southern central Vietnam
Tay Ninh’s drum dancing recognised as national heritage
Tay Ninh’s drum dancing recognised as national heritage

Chhay-dam drum dancing, an indispensible part of Khmer festivals in the southern province of Tay Ninh, has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Tay Ninh’s drum dancing recognised as national heritage
Exhibition marks Tran Van Can anniversary
Exhibition marks Tran Van Can anniversary

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is showing a collection of watercolour sketches to mark the 105th birth anniversary of master artist Tran Van Can (1910-2015).

Exhibition marks Tran Van Can anniversary
2016 Hue Festival to gather various cultures
2016 Hue Festival to gather various cultures

Cultures of countries worldwide will be brought together at the 2016 Hue Festival, which will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 29-May 4, 2016. 

2016 Hue Festival to gather various cultures
Vietnamese Film Festivals to open in the US
Vietnamese Film Festivals to open in the US

(VOV) - Vietnamese International Film Festivals featuring iconic directors Dustin Nguyen and Bebe Pham along with a star studded guest list of Vietnam’s finest screen actors and producers will open across the US this July.

Vietnamese Film Festivals to open in the US
Miss Vietnam 2008 to attend Culture Day in Italy
Miss Vietnam 2008 to attend Culture Day in Italy

(VOV) - Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung has been invited to participate in a fashion show on June 24 as part of Vietnam Culture Day in Italy.

Miss Vietnam 2008 to attend Culture Day in Italy
Hanoi’s night art performances lure foreign tourists
Hanoi’s night art performances lure foreign tourists

(VOV) - Every weekend, Hanoi’s walking streets are bustle with diverse activities- face painting and hiphop dancing and tattooing, attracting a crowd of foreign tourists.

Hanoi’s night art performances lure foreign tourists
Vietnamese culture shines in Czech Republic
Vietnamese culture shines in Czech Republic

(VOV) - A special and diversified Vietnamese cultural space was highlighted on June 20 at the ASEAN Festival held in the Czech Republic.

Vietnamese culture shines in Czech Republic
Vietnamese culture promoted in Argentina
Vietnamese culture promoted in Argentina

A seminar on Vietnamese culture took place at the Salvador University in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 20. 

Vietnamese culture promoted in Argentina
Vietnam celebrates first International Day of Yoga
Vietnam celebrates first International Day of Yoga

Vietnam joined over 90 other countries around the world to celebrate the first International Day of Yoga with ceremonies nationwide on June 21. 

Vietnam celebrates first International Day of Yoga
Modi seeks to turn yoga record on its head as India stretches soft power
Modi seeks to turn yoga record on its head as India stretches soft power

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tens of thousands of people in a yoga session in the center of the capital on June 21 to showcase the country's signature cultural export.

Modi seeks to turn yoga record on its head as India stretches soft power
Yoga day celebrations kick off in Vietnam
Yoga day celebrations kick off in Vietnam

(VOV) - The United Nations (UN), acting upon a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech last September before the general assembly, passed a resolution declaring June 21 as World Yoga Day.

Yoga day celebrations kick off in Vietnam
The beautiful sound of the Chau Yen panpipe
The beautiful sound of the Chau Yen panpipe

(VOV) - Yen Chau district in Son La province is famous for its sweet fragrant bananas and mangos and also for the beautiful sounds of the Thai ethnic people’s panpipes, which inspire tourists to the region.

The beautiful sound of the Chau Yen panpipe
Concert to be held to celebrate Vietnam-US ties
Concert to be held to celebrate Vietnam-US ties

A concert featuring both Vietnamese and American artists will be held on June 21 to mark the 20 th year of the normalisation of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the United States, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Concert to be held to celebrate Vietnam-US ties
President Ho Chi Minh remembered in Argentina
President Ho Chi Minh remembered in Argentina

The Communist Party of Argentina inaugurated a reading room named after Vietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh on June 19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

President Ho Chi Minh remembered in Argentina
Vietnam lacquer art gets space in RoK
Vietnam lacquer art gets space in RoK

The Hanoi-based Art Tunnel Gallery and the Republic of Korea's Hansae Yes24 Foundation will jointly organise an exhibition of about 42 lacquer paintings by 14 Vietnamese artists in downtown Seoul next month.

Vietnam lacquer art gets space in RoK
Winners of Savour Vietnam photo contest announced
Winners of Savour Vietnam photo contest announced

The photo titled “Sac mau que huong” (Colour of Homeland) by Vu Ngoc Hoang won the first prize at the award ceremony of the photo contest “Tan huong ban sac Viet” (Savour Vietnam) on June 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Winners of Savour Vietnam photo contest announced
Korean actress Yoo In-Na arrives in HCM City
Korean actress Yoo In-Na arrives in HCM City

(VOV) -Well-known Korean actress Yoo In-Na received a warm welcome on June 19 at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City from a large crowd of bystanders and her loyal Vietnamese fan club.

Korean actress Yoo In-Na arrives in HCM City
Honey Lee poses for Cosmopolitan in Danang
Honey Lee poses for Cosmopolitan in Danang

(VOV) -Korean actress and former beauty queen Lee Ha-nui, known as Honey Lee, is featured in the current issue of the fashion publication Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Honey Lee poses for Cosmopolitan in Danang
SE Asian art asks viewers to engage
SE Asian art asks viewers to engage

At an exhibition of Southeast Asian artists in Hanoi, visitors are invited to be part of the performance.

SE Asian art asks viewers to engage
Drama festival to present 29 popular plays
Drama festival to present 29 popular plays

About 19 troupes will participate in the annual national professional drama festival in the central province of Thanh Hoa from June 21 to July 6.

Drama festival to present 29 popular plays
 Film ‘Quyen’ wins plaudits in Berlin
Film ‘Quyen’ wins plaudits in Berlin

(VOV) -Vietnamese film- ‘Quyen’, – directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh premiered at Kino International Theatre in Berlin on June 16, attended by overseas Vietnamese and German audiences.

 Film ‘Quyen’ wins plaudits in Berlin
Hanoi traditional village cultural festival slated for October
Hanoi traditional village cultural festival slated for October

The 2015 Hanoi traditional village tourism and cultural festival, the third of its kind, will take place on October 1-4, featuring 300 booths by domestic and foreign exhibitors.

Hanoi traditional village cultural festival slated for October
Valuable relics discovered in Ninh Binh
Valuable relics discovered in Ninh Binh

 Archeologists from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology have discovered numerous valuable relics in the Vu Lam royal step-over place, located within the Trang An scenic landscape complex.

Valuable relics discovered in Ninh Binh
Cham people in BinhThuan celebrate Ramuwan New Year
Cham people in BinhThuan celebrate Ramuwan New Year

Islamic Cham ethnic people in the central province of BinhThuan on June 16 kicked off a wide range of activities to welcome their Ramuwan (New Year) festival, the biggest of its kind of the local Islamic community. 

Cham people in BinhThuan celebrate Ramuwan New Year
Cooking contest opens in Singapore
Cooking contest opens in Singapore

Vietnamese students living in Singapore have participated in a cooking contest FookUp 2015.

Cooking contest opens in Singapore
Festival to introduce Quang Binh’s magnificent cave system
Festival to introduce Quang Binh’s magnificent cave system

(VOV) - Quang Binh will celebrate “Cave Festival 2015” from July 15 through 21.

Festival to introduce Quang Binh’s magnificent cave system
Cuong’s La Vie En Rose fashion show in US
Cuong’s La Vie En Rose fashion show in US

(VOV) - Vietnamese designer Do Manh Cuong organized his La Vie En Rose fashion show in Beverly Hills, US on June 14.

Cuong’s La Vie En Rose fashion show in US
Hue traditional singing recognised national heritage
Hue traditional singing recognised national heritage

The Ca Hue ( Hue traditional singing) genre has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hue traditional singing recognised national heritage
Golden Tourism Week to be held in Hue relic site
Golden Tourism Week to be held in Hue relic site

A “Golden Tourism Week” will take place in the Hue ancient imperial relic site, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage, in the central Thua Thien-Hue province from June 15-21.

Golden Tourism Week to be held in Hue relic site
Entertainment
Places