By removing institutional barriers, accelerating heritage digitalisation, and forging stronger links with tourism, Ho Chi Minh City is moving beyond preservation to transform traditional theatre into a competitive cultural industry, leveraging the “soft power” of culture as Vietnam deepens integration into the world.

VOV.VN - At the 70th anniversary program of the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre, audiences will have the chance to enjoy a unique artistic blend as performers stage land puppetry on the traditional water puppetry pavilion - a space typically reserved for water puppetry.

VOV.VN - The first “Danang in Korea Festival,” a Korean traditional arts event organized by the World Korean Culture and Arts Exchange Association, will be held in the central city of Da Nang from March 3 to 5, featuring traditional Korean dance, music and folk performances.

Passionate about both cinema and emerging technology, young director Pham Vinh Khuong is making waves with his innovative approach to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the arts.

Replicas of famous traditional Hang Trong folk paintings – a genre of traditional Vietnamese woodcuts by Hanoi artisans – are on display at an exhibition taking place right in its birthplace in Hang Trong ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

A visiting delegation of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and the Arts held a meeting with cultural and artistic associations of the Vietnamese community in Germany on October 10 in Berlin to seek measures to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture and arts in Germany.

A traditional art exchange between Vietnam and Japan was held in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 14 as part of the activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries this year (21/9/1973 - 21/9/2023).

VOV.VN - A traditional art exchange programme between Vietnam and Japan will be held in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 14 as part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries this year.

The Hanoi Amateur Water Puppet Festival 2023 will be held in late April and early May, aiming at preserving Vietnam’s unique intangible heritage and meeting the public’s demand, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

VOV.VN - A fashion collection by 16 young Vietnamese designers is set to open Thailand Fashion Week 2022 for the first time, with the outfits on show featuring images of Vietnamese cultural heritages.