(VOVworld)- Vietnam has participated in the 5th International Documentary Film Festival with 9 films shown in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This occasion is created an opportunity for Vietnam to introduce its documentaries to world audiences.

(VOVworld)- Located 3 km southeast of Soc Trang city, Doi (Bat) pagoda, also known as Mahatup and Ma Toc pagoda, is one of the most outstanding architectural complexes of Buddhist pagodas in southern Vietnam. The 3-hectare pagoda has been the home place of bats for several years. Over the the weekend, visitors to the pagoda are entertained with five-tone music played by local kids.

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese culture is being influenced by international integration. The changes of Vietnamese cultural values as well as the ways to preserve and promote them in the integration process is of great concern.

(VOVworld) - Vong Nguyet village in the northern province of Bac Ninh has long been famous for silk weaving and its learning tradition, which have been nurtured through generations. To Tuan reports:

(VOVworld) - Language is the primary tool of communication for all human beings. Vietnamese people have a saying “Words cost nothing” to teach the importance of language in communication. With the rapid integration of the internet and foreign culture into Vietnam, the younger generation is changing the Vietnamese language.

(VOVworld)- Epic poems have played an important role in the cultural lives of Central Highland’s people for centuries. But they are now on the verge of falling into oblivion. Only few people can still recite these poems. The teaching of epic poems has become more urgent than ever. VOV reporter Ngoc Hien looks at ways to preserve and promote epic poems.

(VOVworld)- Dong Ho folk paintings are popular with most Vietnamese people, but especially those in the Red River region. Dong Ho folk paintings are not just decorative, they convey lessons about morality.

(VOVworld) – Hang market is perhaps the only market in the northern port city of Hai Phong that still retains the characteristics of a rural market. It has provided childhood memories to many now far from home and an exciting experience of Vietnamese culture to foreign tourists. Let’s find out more in this report called “Hang market – a community-based cultural characteristic in Hai Phong” by To Tuan.

(VOVworld)- As in many other countries, stamp collecting is a popular hobby in Vietnam. For philatelists, collecting stamps is not just a way to learn about history, culture and art, but also a way to introduce the Vietnamese image to the world. VOV editor To Tuan reports.

(VOVworld)- The Hung Kings Temple festival, known as the Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary, is a major festival in Vietnam worshiping the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation. Falling on the 10th day of the third lunar month, the festival reflects the gratitude of generations of Vietnamese for their ancestors during a time of national construction and defense. This year’s festival is of special significance as it honors UNESCO’s recognition of Vietnam’s Hung Kings worship ritual as one of the world’s intangible cultural heritages.