(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s Culture Center has become an increasingly popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists. The center was inaugurated in 2015 as part of the city’s efforts to promote its historic Old Quarter.

(VOVWORLD) - The popping up of diverse modern performances and art shows have made it much more difficult for traditional art genres to sustain stay popular. Artists of the Vietnam National Tuong (Classical Opera) Theatre are trying to renew their performances to reach out to wider Vietnamese audience and foreign visitors.

(VOVWORLD) - VOV takes a look back at major international cultural events hosted by Vietnam in 2018.

(VOVWORLD) - Hat dum or Dum singing is a kind of love duet that is often performed when spring arrives. It is part of the unique culture of northern Vietnam’s coastal people. Associated particularly with Hai Phong city’s Thuy Nguyen district, the art form has been designated a national intangible cultural heritage.

(VOVWORLD) - Hoi An has just launched a project to restore and promote the local gentle manners as part of activities to mark 19 years since the ancient town was recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. Hoai Nam has the story.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2018 Gong Cultural Festival took place last weekend in Gia Lai province to honor and promote the unique cultural space of the Central Highlands gongs, an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The event also aimed at improving cultural exchanges and tightening solidarity among local ethnic groups.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is home to 22 world heritage items recognized by UNESCO, including two natural heritage sites, five cultural heritages, and one mixed heritage. The Vietnamese government has spared no expense in renovating and promoting its heritages while constantly seeking new ways for more sustainable preservation.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi is preserving and promoting Ca Tru ceremonial singing by training the younger generation and organizing public performances, hoping to soon remove Ca Tru from UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritages in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

(VOVWORLD) - With its dense system of rivers and canals, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has become famous for floating markets which attract tourists with their abundant farm produce sold directly from boats.

(VOVWORLD) - The 10th Culture, Sports, and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups in the northeastern region wrapped up in Vinh Phuc province last Sunday. The festival promotes the region’s unique ethnic cultures.