Culture

Among the Co Tu ethnic group, after the harvest and at the beginning of new crop, people often organize a festival to thank the gods of the sky, the land, the river, stream and forests for health and a good crop. The festival is held in the second and third month of the lunar year with two parts: the celebration and the ritual. It is also an opportunity for ethnic people to share experience in production and participate in dance, artistic performances and folk games. Following are photos about the festival at the village:Preparing for ritual activities Conducting rituals in the houseConducting ritual outside the houseArtistic performance (Source: cinet.gov.vn) Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Co Tu Festival at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and…

President Ho Chi Minh’s Childhood Memorial in Hue (Photo source: cinet.gov.vn)Situated at No.112 Mai Thuc Loan street, Hue city, the memorial is place where Uncle Ho’s family lived from 1895 to 1901. The house contributed to molding and forming the patriotic ideology of the President, thus motivating his resolve to find the way to save the country and the people. The main and additional houses of the relic will be restored according to the origin; the garden and fence will be improved; trees will be planted; name plates and sign-posts will be installed. The works will be completed in 2018./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh’s Childhood Memorial in Hue restored

The bus with the slogan of “A journey of knowledge and future” The bus, with the slogan of “A journey of knowledge and future,” runs between District 8’s station and Thu Duc University Village, a route familiar to many local students. It serves as a mini library with wooden shelves, tables and chairs for passengers. Along with the bus, the “Knowledge bus stop” and the city’s first Electronic Information Display at bus stop were launched, which provide information on books and activities of the Book Street and the city’s bus lines. Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the municipal Transport Department Vo Khanh Hung said the department will build an area in the Book Street to raise children’s awareness about traffic safety. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Bus library launched in HCM City

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (middle) and recipients of the insignia pose for a photo (Source: baoquocte.vn) Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, highlighted the path of 40 years Hanoi has associated with UNESCO Vietnam. He highly appreciated the important efforts and contributions made by Hanoi city in general, and the individuals who have received an award at the event in particular, in preserving and promoting heritage in the capital. Chairman of the Vietnam Archaeology Association Associate Professor Dr Tong Trung Tin, who is one of the insignia recipients, said the decoration is a motivation for him to continue making contributions to researching, building and developing the capital city’s culture. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said Hanoi is the country’s first locality implementing assessment and classification of its tangible and … [Read more...] about 20 individuals presented with UNESCO Vietnam insignia

Kim Ngan Communal House Festival (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)The event will contribute to improve people’s awareness and responsibility in preserving cultural heritage and traditional handicrafts in Hanoi’s old quarter; promote tourism and economic development in the locality. The activity has practical significance for not only religious demand but also performance of famous Hanoi’s jewellery traditional villages. Accordingly, diverse activities such as incense offerings, artistic performances, and exchanges with artisans will be held to introduce customs, religious cultural beauty and diversity. There will be a talk on streets and traditional handicrafts. The opening ceremony will take place at 7 a.m on April 22nd./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Kim Ngan Communal House Festival in Hanoi

Visitors at the event (Photo: nld.com.vn)  Speaking at the opening ceremony, Le Thanh Liem, Standing Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee, emphasized the significance of the program in order to further strengthen the friendship between ASEAN and its international partners, as well as contribute to the promotion of trade, investment, tourism, education and culture between Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh city, and other countries, especially ASEAN member countries. The program aims to confirm the determination and effort of the city to join hands with ASEAN members in building a unified, peaceful, stable and prosperous ASEAN community. On behalf of Consul Generals of ASEAN countries, Ms. Leow Siu Lin, Consul General of Singapore, said that as the ASEAN President this year, Singapore continues to boost the strength and develop the creativity of intra-ASEAN bloc, including establishment of an ASEAN intelligent smart city network to connect people, economies, ideas … [Read more...] about Culture and Trade Exchange Program among ASEAN members in Ho Chi Minh…

The mobile multimedia library truck (Source: CPV)Each truck carries six internet-connected computers, one projector, 4,000 books, a television, teaching tools and some devices for sightless readers. The project of mobile multimedia library trucks has been carried out by the Department of Library under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism since the end of 2015, with the support of Vingroup. So far, five trucks have been given to the northern province of Son Lai, central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Nam, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and the southern province of An Giang. After one year, the mobile libraries have served 985,148 readers with more than 1.8 million books and newspaper. More than 30,000 people accessed to Internet and nearly 50,000 people enjoyed film screenings. The project aims to promote providing information to the community in mountainous, remote and disadvantaged areas. It contributes to cultural enjoyment and reading culture development, … [Read more...] about Presenting mobile libraries for remote areas

The ceremony in 2017 (Photo: baotintuc.vn) The invitation offers visitors free admission and 50% discounts, and is valid until the end of May 1st. The main program of the Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings will take place during the two days of April 24th and 25th (lunar March 9th and 10th). The organizing board will conduct a fire procession from the Hung Temple in Long Binh ward, District 9, to the national altar at Dam Sen Cultural Park. Apart from ritual, the festival will also have an art photo exhibition of communal houses, temples and royal tombs, and display nearly 600 family annals records. On this occasion, 5,000 “Chung” cakes will be presented to visitors./. BTA … [Read more...] about 5,000 “Chung” cakes to be presented to visitors on Hung Kings’ death…

Photo for illustration (Source: chinhphu.vn)The opening ceremony will take place in Hanoi Opera House at 20h00 on April 19th. While the performance in Thanh Hoa province will be held at 20h00 at Lam Son Theatre on April 20th. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism assigned the Department of Performing Arts to receive an art troupe./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Uzbekistan Cultural Days in Vietnam 2018

The overview of the talk (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)The event aimed to popularize and preserve the image of Thang Long - Hanoi through photos. According to director of Hanoi Museum Nguyen Tien Da, the event received 12 presentations by researchers, photographers and managers, contributing to clarifying the role of photography in the preservation of Thang Long - Hanoi heritage. Mr. Da said that each photographer has his own way to see and express the beauty of Thang Long - Hanoi through his lens. Thanks to photography, Hanoi is peaceful with small alleys, small streets, vendors, old quarters; Hanoi is attractive with European architecture and revolutionary relics. Photo about Hanoi (Photo by Le Vuong)Through the talk, the Hanoi Museum would like to find and collect more photos from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals for regular exhibition at the museum. It also called for photographers, collectors and people to donate photos, objects and documents on Hanoi to contribute … [Read more...] about Preserving Thang Long