(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.

(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.

(VOVWORLD) - Several Vietnamese movies bought by foreign film distributors have been screened in different countries, paving the way for Vietnam’s cinema to penetrate the global market. But the local film industry is facing constant challenges during its international integration.

(VOVWORLD) - Lecturer and artist Nghiem Thu has been working hard to teach and share her love for “Dan Ty Ba”, the Vietnamese four-string guitar, with fans of Vietnam’s traditional music. She hopes to promote its beauty and values for the future generations.

(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.

(VOVWORLD) - Many young Vietnamese are working hard to preserve Vietnam’s traditional arts with a hope of promoting the unique values of Vietnam to a wider public, both at home and abroad.

(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.

(VOVWORLD) - The art of puppetry is said to reflect people’s knowledge, creativity, and sense of humor. Vietnamese puppetry has been recognized globally in recent years thanks to the contribution of many Vietnamese puppeteers, including People’s Artist Nguyen Tien Dung.

(VOVWORLD) - A project to preserve and promote the art of lacquer in Tuong Binh Hiep village, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong province, was recently approved, part of efforts to protect and promote one of Vietnam’s most valuable intangible cultural heritages, which is on the verge of extinction due to urbanization.

(VOVWORLD) - Photographer Ha Tuong has released photobook introducing 150 pictures of the most talented Vietnamese intellectuals and artists in the 20th century. For 20 years, the Hanoi-born photographer had traveled to many places across Vietnam to portray celebrities in diverse fields.