(VOVWORLD) -An exhibition called “Finding Memories” has opened at the Hoa Lo relic site in Hanoi, marking the 45th anniversary of the historic battle against US B-52 bombers in December, 1972 - “Dien Bien Phu in the Air". The exhibit’s 250 items recall the dramatic 12 days and nights of the fierce US bombing attacks, and the city’s defense by the Vietnamese people, and retells the stories of the American pilots imprisoned in Hoa Lo. Viet Anh reports:

(VOVWORLD)- Improvisational Comedy or Improv, a form of live theater in which the plot, characters and dialogue are made up on the spot, first appeared in Hanoi in 2005. In 2015, with the establishment of the Rotten Grapes Club performing Improv in English, improv became popular among English learners and foreigners living in Vietnam. But improv has found a wider audience thanks to a recent show performing improv in Vietnamese, co-organized by The Rotten Grapes and the newly-established Hanoi Improvisation Club. In this week’s Sunday Show, we’ll talk to the two clubs’ comics to find out more about this exciting form of theater.

(VOVWORLD) - At a get-together of schoolmates earlier this year, I learned about Chi ceramics, a long-famous Hanoi brand.

(VOVworld) - Over years, the Vietnamese concepts of love and marriage have evolved. Nowadays, single mothers, cohabitation, same-sex marriage, and sex before marriage are becoming more accepted. Males and females are now free to find their own partners and marriages are built on love and respect. Attitudes toward these things were very different in the past.

(VOVworld) – Mother Goddess worship, or Đạo Mẫu”, is very popular belief in an agriculture-based country like Vietnam, where farmers strongly depend on nature. When people are happy and joyful, they come to the Mother; and when they feel sad, they seek comfort from Her. Even long before the UNESCO recognition as the world’s intangible cultural heritage last year, “Đạo Mẫu” has always been considered a unique part of Vietnamese culture.

(VOVworld) - Viet Nam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own lifestyles, customs, traditions, and, of course, worship faiths. Ancestral and gods worship is central to the spiritual lives of the ethnic people living in Vietnam’s northern regions including Tay, Nung, Dao, Thai, and Muong. As the custom of hanging worship paintings in ritual ceremonies remained, a large number of worship paintings are preserved.

(VOVworld) -Vietnamese royal embroidery, the art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread, has a history of more than 700 years. As time passed, embroidery came and went in popularity, but it still connected closely to, and reflected the cultural values and beliefs, of the Vietnamese people. Nowadays, even though embroidery machines have become very sophisticated they still can not replace the meticulous imperial embroidery made by hand.

(VOVworld) - Each country and region has a typical architectural style based on its climate, economic conditions, technology, available materials, as well as other factors including local customs and beliefs. Throughout history, Vietnamese people, especially those in the northern region, have applied some distinctive rules to house building and decorating which they believe bring good fortune and chase away evil.

(VOVworld) – Every year in November, the Center for Handicraft Research, Linkage and Development (Craft Link) holds a bazaar to showcase the traditional handmade products of a range of ethnic groups to consumers in Hanoi. The event aims to help minority people preserve their culture and improve their livelihoods through production and marketing.

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Teacher's Day is an annual celebration held on November 20 to honor the contribution of teachers nationwide. On such a special occasion, we want to tell you the story of traditional education in Vietnam with the hope of bringing you a backwards-looking but fresher understanding of those traditional values. The story of traditional education and the precious lessons it brings is still something that younger generations need to know about and treasure.