21/04/2025
Reading culture thrives through grassroots efforts and digital tools
(VOVWORLD) - To make reading a daily habit, individuals, communities, and organizations have developed models to encourage reading, especially among the youth.
Culture
12/04/2025
Vietnam showcases Dong Ho folk paintings in Paris, seeks UNESCO recognition
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Dong Ho folk paintings were introduced to international friends at an event at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris earlier this week to showcase Vietnam’s rich culture and push for UNESCO recognition this year of this art form as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
08/04/2025
Blending tradition with modernity: the rising trend in Vietnamese music
(VOVWORLD) - The fusion of modern music with folk cultural elements has become a remarkable phenomenon in Vietnam’s contemporary music scene. This trend not only inherits and honors traditional values but also demonstrates great creativity and innovation within Vietnam’s music industry. Many singers and musicians, embracing this trend, have been contributing to the diversity and vibrancy of the music landscape while preserving and promoting traditional culture.
31/03/2025
Keeping the faith: Khmer monks revive ancient script art
(VOVWORLD) - To the Khmer people in southern Vietnam, a collection of ancient, rare Buddhist scriptures preserved on palm leaves are a lodestar for educating their children. These manuscripts are considered sacred treasures with profound spiritual value. But these scriptures are now at risk of being lost. Government agencies, religious leaders, and the Khmer community are working to preserve the engraving technique that has been used to create and copy these sacred texts.
22/03/2025
Hanoi artisan promotes Vietnamese ethnic culture through dolls
(VOVWORLD) - With skillful hands, artist Nguyen Hoang Anh of Hanoi creates dolls dressed in the traditional costumes of Vietnam's ethnic groups. Through his work, he hopes to spread the beauty of Vietnamese culture and people to international friends.
17/03/2025
Young Vietnamese reconnect with tradition through spring festivals
(VOVWORLD) - At the start of the Lunar New Year, festivals take place across Vietnam, drawing many young people eager to preserve and promote traditional culture.
28/02/2025
Traditional wrestling festival – a unique cultural feature of Hanoi’s spring
(VOVWORLD) - From the first to the third lunar month each year, the sound of wrestling festival drums echoes throughout urban and suburban areas of Hanoi. Traditional wrestling festivals in multiple localities honor the nation’s martial art and preserve traditional culture.
27/02/2025
Lai Chau’s ethnic communities welcome spring with gratitude and festivity
(VOVWORLD) - Every spring, localities in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau hold festivals to express their gratitude to Heaven and Earth for bountiful harvests and other blessings, and their hope for a peaceful, happy, prosperous new year.
15/02/2025
Quang Yen’s ancestral ceremony honors the past and unites the community
(VOVWORLD) - Quang Yen town in Quang Ninh province is home to more than 120 family clans. Every spring these clans hold ancestral commemoration ceremonies to honor their forefathers, particularly Tien Cong, who explored and founded the fertile Ha Nam island, which is now part of Quang Yen.
07/02/2025
Tay people weave tradition and music into their weddings with Quan Lang songs
(VOVWORLD) - Spring is the season of love. For the Tay ethnic people in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province, a wedding is not only a ceremony for a couple to become husband and wife but also an opportunity to showcase their cultural identity through Quan Lang songs. These lyrical melodies, performed by elders, include words of guidance and best wishes for the bride and groom.
