News

Unusual seated tug-of-war ceremony at the Trấn Vũ temple festival

Tuesday, Apr 01, 2025

The uniqueness of this ritual lies in the participants sitting on the ground while pulling. They alternate between sitting with their legs bent and stretched, facing each other across the rope.

Life & Style

Visitors enjoy Thai environment and lifestyle at festival in Hà Nội,

Saturday, Mar 29, 2025

A mini version of Thailand will be found through a Thai Festival entitled Creative Thailand: The Pulse of Tradition which was officially open on March 28 night at the Hà Nội''s Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long.

Life & Style

Khmer brocade weavers breathe new life into centuries-old craft

Monday, Mar 10, 2025

Khmer brocade weavers in Văn Giáo commune, Tịnh Biên township in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have been focusing on production linkages and skill enhancement, aiming to meet OCOP standards.

Heritage

From paint to print: Đông Hồ goes 3D

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025

A group of students from Hà Nội Architectural University has breathed new life into figures in Đông Hồ folk paintings—such as the boy herding buffalo or the mother pig feeding her piglets—using 3D technology.

Show

Cải lương plays on traditional culture staged for Tết

Friday, Jan 24, 2025

Theatre artists of HCM City are performing in new experimental plays featuring Southern culture and costumes during the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival. 

News

Scholar’s new book set for mid-May launch in Hà Nội

Monday, May 09, 2016

Vietnamese cultural researcher and author Hữu Ngọc’s latest book entitled Việt Nam: Tradition and Change will be launched in Hà Nội.

News

Best VN books of the year awarded

Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015

The best books of 2015 were announced at the Good Books Awards, held in HCM City on Sunday.

News

VN wood engraving expo opens in Tokyo

Monday, Jun 08, 2015

An exhibition entitled Vietnamese Wood-Engraving Art from Tradition to Modern has just opened in Tokyo.

News

Musical show delves into population shifts

Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015

A musical show dealing with the fading of tradition as urbanisation approaches will be staged in Ha Noi on April 4 and 5.

News

Culture Vulture (18-03-2015)

Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015

Designer Alda Santini follows the Italian Fashion Design tradition. She has been recognised by Vogue for her Ladies'' Collection made with eco-sustainable organic cotton and silks dyed with organic colours.

News

Military history exhibition held

Thursday, Dec 18, 2014

The 70th anniversary of Viet Nam''s military force is being commemorated by holding an exhibition in downtown Ha Noi, which showcases as many as 300 items recording the force''s development.

News

VN society has to change its attitude towards girls

Friday, Nov 28, 2014

As the mother of a one-year-old boy, I feel a little nervous when I look at the imbalance of boys to girls in photos taken at kindergartens and schools.

News

Potters strike a ‘timely' balance

Saturday, Apr 12, 2014

An exhibition of pottery that opened in Ha Noi on Thursday illustrates the harmony between modernity and tradition.

News

Exhibition honours traditional festivals

Thursday, Dec 27, 2012

Visitors to the Museum of Ethnology can learn about traditional festivals in Val-de-Marne, a province neighbouring the French capital, and Yen Bai, a northern mountainous province of Viet Nam, at the museum''s newest exhibition.