(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.

(VOVWORLD) - Folk games, a common childhood memory of many generations of Vietnamese people, are gradually fading in modern society. More efforts from both authorities and communities are needed to preserve these invaluable pieces of cultural heritage for future generations.

(VOVWORLD) - Since 2013, the Can Tho City Union of Literature and Arts Associations has held writing contests for the nationwide campaign on ‘Studying and Following Uncle Ho’s Moral Example’. The contests have captured huge public attention and the participation of many artists and writers in the Mekong Delta region.

(VOVWORLD) - The fond memory of meeting and singing for President Ho Chi Minh back in 1946 has fuelled musician Tran Viet Binh’s love for music and gave him the chance to record for the Voice of Vietnam’s many children’s songs later on. Binh has become an amateur musician who was awarded the prestigious State Award for Literature and Arts.