The former imperial city of Hue will be the central theme of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from November 21-25.

A Vietnam-Kawasaki gala night was held in Japan ’s central Kanagawa province on Nov. 9 with participation of artists from Ho Chi Minh City and Japan .

Nha nhac (Vietnamese court music) and gong culture are listed among the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, issued for the first time on Nov. 4 at the third session of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Istanbul , Turkey .

Veteran photographer Le Vuong is now 91 years old but he’s never been separating himself from his camera even one day.

A Vietnam cultural festival under the theme “Discovering Vietnam’s beauty through ‘ao dai’ (long dress) and food” was held in the Jawalharlan Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, on Oct. 17.

The contest “National Dance Talent 2008” was held in Hanoi , attracting 49 contestants from 23 artistic troupes nationwide. The success of the contest brought the truth to those who have a great passion for this art form and a generation of vital and creative young dancers and choreographers.

Eighty ancient objects from private collections dating from 2,500 years ago to the more recent Nguyen dynasty, are currently on display at the Hanoi Museum of Vietnamese History.

While the genres of national theatre are fading due to the prevalence of the contemporary arts, people still respect an old man who has a passion for and is devoted to ancient Tuong (classical drama), an art on the verge of falling into oblivion. It is Professor Hoang Chuong, a leading expert in Vietnamese Tuong.

Vietnamese families are struggling to ride out new challenges posed by a fast economic growth and international integration which are threatened many fine traditional values.

All three young Vietnamese entrants in the recent annual Val Tidone International Music Competitions in the Italian city of Piacenza won prize, establishing the Hanoi Conservatory of Music’s reputation as a top-class training establishment.