Phu Tho: Hung Kings’ Temple festival cancelled over COVID-19 concerns
Activities within this year’s annual festival of the Hung Kings’ Temple, which falls on April 2, will be cancelled due to the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), according to authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho.
HCM City postpones Ao Dai Festival due to COVID-19 fears
The seventh version of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has been delayed as a result of the ongoing situation relating to cases of acute respiratory disease caused by SARS CoV 2 COVID 19
Relics of 1,000-year-old temple architecture found
The Southern Institute of Social Sciences’ Centre for Archeological Studies has recently discovered vestiges of an ancient temple architecture dating back to over 1,000 years ago at Ben Dinh historical and cultural relic site in Ben Cau district, the southwestern province of Tay Ninh.
COVID-19 forces Da Nang International Fireworks Festival cancellation
The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year (DIFF 2020) has been cancelled by the municipal People’s Committee out of fears over the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the region.
Hue Festival 2020 to be re-scheduled due to COVID-19
The Hue Festival 2020, a big cultural event of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be rescheduled due to complex developments of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
HCMC's Chinese-origin community festival recognized as national cultural heritage
Tet Nguyen Tieu, considered the most important festival of the Vietnamese-Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5, has been recognized as national intangible cultural heritage.
Hanoi’s relics, tourist sites re-opened after sterilisation
Relic sites and tourist destinations in Hanoi were re-opened to visitors on February 6 after a one-day closure for antiseptic spraying and other preventive measures against the threat of the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Colombia's reality show to film in 22 Vietnamese locations
The Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism has allowed a production team for a Colombian reality show titled Asia Express to shoot in 22 provinces and cities in Vietnam northern region this year
Hanoi suspends activities at relic sites, tourist destinations amid nCoV epidemic
Historical and cultural relic sites as wells as tourist destinations in Hanoi will be closed to visitors and cultural activities at those sites suspended as part of the capital city’s preventive measures against the threat of the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
Coronavirus-hit localities told to stop all festivals
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has requested the localities that have declared outbreaks of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to halt all festivals, including those currently underway, to fight the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by this virus.
Coronavirus spread threat: Vietnam may halt spring festivals
In order to be proactive in preventing the spread of acute pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recommended postponing or cancelling traditional festivals which are yet to start, and for those which already began, their scale, duration and activities should be reduced.
Check out the strange spring celebration customs of ethnic groups in northern Vietnam
Festivals are an indispensable parts of spring celebrations across villages in Vietnam during Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival. In some ethnic minority groups in the northern region, several customs and traditions are practiced as a way for locals to welcome the Lunar New Year.
Spring festivals joyfully observed across the country
A spring festival in memory of Uncle Ho was held at Tay Bac Square in the northern province of Son La on January 28, the fourth day of the first lunar month.
Vietnamese culture introduced in Germany’s fair
An event titled “Vietnam in Germany” is taking place within the framework of the AFA Augsburg spring fair 2020 in Augsburg city of Germany’s Bavaria state from January 24-28.
Young student enlivens traditional theatre figures
Nguyen Duc Huy has his own way of arousing interest in Vietnamese 'hat boi' (classical opera) – painting 'hat boi' characters in a chibi style.
Photographs of Vietnam’s Lunar New Year in Hanoi in the 1920s
Rare photographs that show how Vietnamese people celebrated Lunar New Year in Hanoi in the 1920s.
Offerings for heaven and earth in Tet
Vietnam’s biggest, most important traditional festival, Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), is a time of renewal, a time to thank Gods and ancestors and pray for their blessings. Here are a few special Tet dishes cooked in the country’s three regions made to offer the Gods before they are shared by family and friends.
Exhibition welcomes Year of the Rat in Hanoi
An exhibition featuring artworks inspired by rats has opened in Hanoi to celebrate the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Rat, gathering artists from the G39 group.
Large queues at Hanoi’s supermarket as Tet is drawing near
The stall of beers and alcohol was desolated as the law against the harms of alcohol and beer and Decree 100 took effect.
"Rat’s Weddings" galore as Vietnamese woodcut artist prepares for Tet
A Dong Ho woodcut paintings artist is busy with the “The Rat’s Wedding”, a highly popular traditional motif, for the upcoming Tet festival.
