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Bắc Ninh explores walking street development

Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025

Bắc Ninh Province is exploring the development of a walking street at 3/2 Square, alongside a Spiritual Exploration at Night tour.

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Festival honouring traditional performing arts kicks off in Hà Nội

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tạ Quang Đông said the festival is a key event for the cultural sector, showcasing the finest values of traditional performing arts and reflecting on the creative journey of artistic troupes across the...

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Ninh Bình hosts first-ever folk culture festival

Friday, Nov 14, 2025

The first Ninh Bình Folk Culture Festival 2025 will treat visitors to a cultural ''feast'' showcasing the finest traditional singing and dancing performances of the ancient capital.

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Conference reflects Vietnamese folk culture and arts after 50 years of national reunification

Saturday, Oct 18, 2025

The scientific conference titled Folk Culture and Folk Arts of Vietnam after the Reunification of the Country (1975-2025) was organised by the Association of Vietnamese Folklorists. It was attended by many cultural specialists nationwide.

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Quan họ folk singing introduced to Hà Nội audience at New Year

Monday, Dec 16, 2024

A exclusive performance of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of quan họ (love duet) folk singing will be organised to celebrate the New Year festival in the capital city.

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Folk music with a contemporary style

Monday, May 16, 2016

Although they have different backgrounds, four female performers of the Giao Thời(Transition) band have all faced challenges and worked hard to make a strong impression on the country’s music scene.

Entertainment

Famous saxophonist releases new jazz album

Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016

Famous saxophonist Trần Mạnh Tuấn has released his latest jazz album.

News

Chau van ritual singing artists given folk awards

Thursday, Sep 17, 2015

As many as 11 artists who perform and teach the art of chau van (ritual) singing and dancing have been awarded "Folk Artisan" title by the Viet Nam Folk Arts and Literature Association.

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VN seeks UNESCO recognition for ethnic ‘Then' singing

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015

The culture ministry has approved a plan to seek UNESCO''s recognition of an oral folk art form of three ethnic groups from northern Viet Nam as intangible cultural heritage.

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4th Folk Cake Festival opens in CanTho

Thursday, Apr 30, 2015

The fourth Southern Folk Cake Festival opened yesterday as part of CanTho City''s activities to commemorate the Hung Kings, the Reunification Day and Labour Day.

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Folk Cake Festival to be held in Can Tho

Friday, Mar 20, 2015

The fourth Southern Folk Cake Festival will be organised from April 27 to May 1 at the Tan An Communal House in Can Tho City''s Cai Khe Islet.

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Fish-worshipping festival reels in visitors to Thanh Khe Village

Saturday, Mar 07, 2015

Thousands of locals joined the annual fish-worshipping festival yesterday, the 16th day of the first lunar month, in Thanh Khe Village.

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Heritage status atop 2014 cultural events

Saturday, Jan 03, 2015

UNESCO''s recognition of vi and giam folk songs as intangible cultural heritages of humanity is a top 10 culture event of the year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.

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Folk music research wins award

Monday, Dec 29, 2014

Research on southern folk music (don ca tai tu) by a teacher from Long An Province, Vo Truong Ky, won the Viet Nam Folk Arts and Letters Association''s highest award this year.

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Vietnamese folk music night to be held in Ha Noi

Monday, Dec 22, 2014

A night of Vietnamese folk music featuring ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular theatre), chau van (spiritual singing) and xam (minstrel singing) will take place in Ha Noi on January 10.