Ho Chi Minh City will roll out virtual activities in parallel with in-person ones to celebrate the upcoming 2022 New Year amid complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cuba reviewed co-operation for this year and consented to co-operation contents ahead in 2022 during the 39th meeting of their Inter-Governmental Committee, held via an online platform in Hanoi on December 28.

VOV.VN - Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi will host an array of activities between January 1 and January 3 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism to celebrate the New Year 2022.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed decisions to recognise 23 more national treasures.

Fifteen typical types of characters in Vietnamese Hat boi (classical opera) are being introduced at https://ichlinks.com/exhibition/hat-boi/, offering audience an insight into this genre of traditional music.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States hosted a ceremony on December 20 to launch a video clip on the Art of Vietnamese Cuisine.

The Foreign Ministry held a conference in Hanoi on December 20 in both online and offline formats to popularise the content of a cultural diplomacy strategy till 2030 which was promulgated by the Prime Minister on November 30, 2021.

The Italy – Vietnam Cultural Bridge Association in Italy and the Vietnamese community in Cyprus have raised EUR5,000 in support of Vietnamese children who lost their parents to COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The art of the Xoe dance performed by the Thai ethnic minority people residing in the northwestern region has been recognised by UNESCO as the Representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take the helm of the Southeast Asian Publishing Association for the 2022 - 2023 term, announced Thipsuda Sinchawarnwat, president of the association for 2020-2021 at a ceremony virtually held on December 15.