(VOVworld) – Vietnamese publishing companies have been working to export books and content to promote the national image.

(VOVworld) – After many years of efforts, the group “Dong Kinh co nhac” (Ancient music of Tonkin) has revived 16 traditional musical instruments which were created hundreds of years ago. The body of the instrument is made from wood and the strings are made from silk. This is the result of a project called “Singing a silk voice” by the group “Ancient music of Tonkin” in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

(VOVworld) – The kitchen plays an important role for every ethnic family in Vietnam. The cooking place is also a venue where rituals and other customs occur. Whenever a guest arrives, the host makes a fire to show hospitality.

(VOVworld) – Ai Lao singing and dancing is a traditional ritual only seen at the Giong festival in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. Ai Lao, one of the rare remaining ancient art forms of Vietnam, has spiritual, historical and cultural significance that needs to be preserved and promoted.

(VOVworld) – At the weekend, some streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of the sights and sounds of folk performances, attracting large crowds of visitors. These street shows contribute to promoting Vietnam’s traditional culture.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam is home to many ethnic minority groups, each with a different languages. Linguists say unless effective measures are taken, ethnic languages will die out.

(VOVworld) – The French School of the Far East has just released two volumes of a comic book adapted from the poem Luc Van Tien by Vietnamese renowned poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu. The new publication entitled “Luc Van Tien fairy tale” is based on an 1897 French version illustrated by French naval officer Eugene Gilbert and Hue royal painter Le Duc Trach.

(VOVworld)- An exhibition space inside the National Assembly building has been open to the public since May 2016. It is considered the first archeological museum in Vietnam and displays precious artifacts from the Thang Long royal citadel.

(VOVworld)- “Red Leaf” (Lá đỏ) is an emotional opera filled with a love for life and the revolutionary spirit, many spectators say. The performance on May 26 in Hanoi depicted the courageous young volunteers who helped Vietnamese troops fight the enemy on the Truong Son battlefields.

(VOVworld)- Literature on Hue Royal Architecture is one of two Vietnamese documents that were recognized as world heritages at General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) on May 19 in Hue city. This special document has beautiful verses which were carved, enameled or applied with different materials on Hue Royal Court architectural pieces.