Culture

24/05/2020

Outstanding artworks in praise of President Ho Chi Minh

(VOVWORLD) - Inspired by President Ho Chi Minh’s life and revolutionary career, many artists have created outstanding works about him. Many of those artworks have stood the test of time and been much loved by the public.

Outstanding artworks in praise of President Ho Chi Minh
11/05/2020

Veteran army doctor composes patriotic folk songs

(VOVWORLD) - Colonel-Doctor Ly Viet Hung has earned a place in the heart of Vietnamese folk music lovers, especially those in the southwestern region, with his many songs about Vietnamese soldiers and revolutionary wars. Now in his 70s, Hung continues to compose songs about his homeland and comradeship in peace time.

Veteran army doctor composes patriotic folk songs
02/05/2020

National museum reveals historic moment via online display

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (VNFAM) has launched an online exhibition of paintings and sculptures, including those by artists who were on the battlefield or witnessed the historic moment of Vietnam gaining its independence and reunification on April 30, 1975, in Ho Chi Minh City. The display is available on the museum’s website at vnfam.vn as well as on its Facebook page.

National museum reveals historic moment via online display
13/04/2020

Veteran Mekong Delta artist sees “amateur singing” as his soulmate

(VOVWORLD) - Emeritus Artist Hoang Vu is loved by many “amateur singing” fans in the southern province of Kien Giang. For decades, Vu has been teaching “amateur singing” to generations of students and has published dozens of research papers on this traditional Vietnamese art form.

Veteran Mekong Delta artist sees “amateur singing” as his soulmate
30/03/2020

Vietnam's amateur singing strongly promoted in Dong Thap

(VOVWORLD) -The art form of amateur singing in southern Vietnam, popularly known as “Don ca tai tu,” was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. Since then, the music genre has seen a strong revival across Vietnam’s southwestern region, especially in Dong Thap province’s Cao Lanh City. Many amateur singing clubs have been established from central to grassroots levels within the city with practices held regularly.

Vietnam's amateur singing strongly promoted in Dong Thap