(VOVWORLD) - “Light Gate” by a group of Hanoi designers has won first prize in a contest to design the “Kilometre Zero Landmark” - a national cultural symbol and important tourist destination in the area around Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.

(VOVWORLD) - Dirty and mossy walls on several streets in HCM city’s Thu Duc district have been cleaned and decorated with beautiful mural paintings by the local war veterans to welcome Party congresses at all levels and to encourage local people to practice a modern, civilized lifestyle.

(VOVWORLD) - Authorities and people in the northern province of Hung Yen are working diligently to revive the golden days of Ca tru ceremonial singing.

(VOVWORLD) - Minh Thanh, a club for Then singing and playing the stringed musical instrument called the Tinh, was set up in Vu Minh commune, Cao Bang province, in 2009. Under the leadership of Meritorious Artist Dinh Van Thuc, the club has helped to preserve and promote the Then and Tinh music of the Tay and Nung ethnic minorities.

(VOVWORLD) - A musical program entitled “The sound of hope” was recently staged at Hanoi’s Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre with performances by a special band called Music Band Hope. The show is part of Hanoi’s activities to promote Vietnam’s music and support the less fortunate artists.

(VOVWORLD) - The practice of worshiping the Hung Kings in Phu Tho province was recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage in 2012. The Hung Kings ritual, which has existed for thousands of years, shows the enduring vitality of Vietnamese culture.

(VOVWORLD) - The launch of “The draw move” in late May marked the launch of the publishing platform uBASE in line with Vietnam’s digital transformation in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. We’ll talk to Nguyen Huy Du, the founder and CEO of the Smart Education Development Company, about digital publishing in Vietnam and his product uBASE.

(VOVWORLD) - Mother Goddesses worship is the 11th intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2016. This belief is practiced in 21 cities and provinces.

(VOVWORLD) - Dó or Poonah paper has been widely used in Vietnam’s famous Dong Ho and Hang Trong folk paintings. Drawing on poonah paper requires a very difficult technique that very few Vietnamese painters can master. Painter Vu Thai Binh has spent years researching and perfecting the art of painting on poonah paper, breathing life of modern fine arts into Vietnam’s traditional and unique poonah paper.

(VOVWORLD) - For many people, tea is not just a drink. Tea drinking has become an elegant hobby enjoyed by many Vietnamese people and Hanoians in particular. Among different kinds of scented tea, lotus tea is loved for its refined fragrance. Ancient Hanoians found the way to bring the essence of lotus flower into the art of tea, by making fresh, premium green tea naturally embalmed with the fragrance of lotus.