Culture

A series of festivals and cultural activities will be held in Sa Pa town, in the northern province of Lao Cai, during a culture week from September 20-30, celebrating 120 years of tourism there, according to the Sa Pa Town People's Committee.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago to the World Heritage List, making it Vietnam’s first inter-provincial UNESCO-listed world heritage site.

The book titled “Gia Dinh - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, long history”, with more than 1,600 pages by researcher Nguyen Dinh Tu was presented with the 11th Tran Van Giau Science Award on September 16.

The 2023 Vietnam Day in South Africa, which took place in Pretoria Capital City of South Africa, on September 14-15, highlighted the image of Vietnam as rich in identity and full of vitality, attracting a large number of South African people to visit and experience.

A book exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh and other Party and State leaders was launched by the Vietnam Publishers’ Association at Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street on September 15.

The 2023 Vietnam Creative Advertisements Awards will honour creative, impressive and highly aesthetic advertisements imbued with Vietnamese culture.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 14 held the awarding ceremony for the sixth annual press photo contest titled “Khoanh Khac Vang” (Golden Moment), as part of the celebrations for its 78th founding anniversary (September 15, 1945 - 2023).

The activities during the fourth Vietnam Design Week 2023 will be held at Van Mieu–Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, from September 23-29.

A Vietnam – Japan cultural exchange programme was held in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province on September 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – Japan diplomatic ties (1973-2023).

The Vietnam International Culture and Character Week 2023 was opened in Binh Duong on September 14 by the Binh Duong province People’s Committee, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), and the World Trade Centre Binh Duong New City (WTC BDNC).

Many collectors in Vietnam have established private museums showcasing their own priceless treasures of artworks, antiquities, and documents. These private museums have contributed to the research and preservation of national heritage while popularising the arts to the public.

Winners of the first National Press Award “For the Development of Culture, Sports and Tourism” were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on September 13.

The Vietnam Publishers Association (VPA) will coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to organise an annual conference of the Executive Committee of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA) and sidelines activities from September 14-19.

The Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 12 to announce the launch of the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Awards. 

A contest on singing “Tomodachi - Tinh ban” (Tomodachi - Friendship), a Vietnam - Japan friendship song, will be organised from September to December 2023 with a view to helping promote young people’s awareness of the two countries’ connections.

A Vietnamese natural lacquer painting exhibition entitled “Moon” by Japanese artist Ando Saeko, is being introduced at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.

Vietnamese flower designers won big in a flower arrangement contest at the World Flower Council Summit 2023 which wrapped up in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat on September 11.

A ceremony was held by the Vinh Long Provincial Department of Trade and Industry, the Provincial Ceramics and Tile Association, and the Provincial Association of Literature and Arts, to officially open a red ceramic street, within the framework of the Vietnam Agricultural Festival 2023.

The closing ceremony of the 'Tieng Viet Vui" (Interesting Vietnamese) programme took place in Moscow, on September 10.

After three days with many exciting cultural and sports activities, the fourth Cultural Festival of Ethnic Groups in Central Vietnam 2023 officially wrapped up in the South Central Coastal province of Binh Dinh on September 10.

A Vietnamese Festival was held in Yokohama, the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan on September 9, drawing a large number of visitors.

Director Bui Thac Chuyen's “Tro tan ruc ro” (Glorious Ashes) movie was honoured as the “Best Featured Film” at the Golden Kite Awards 2023 held at Do Theatre in Nha Trang City on September 9.

The 2023 Vietnamese Festival was held at the campus of the Moscow State Linguistic University in Russia on September 7.

An art troupe from the Republic of Korea (RoK) performed with traditional musical instruments along the west bank of the Han River in Da Nang on September 6, within the framework of Vietnam-RoK Festival 2023.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands joined the embassies of nearly 60 countries at the Embassy Festival which was held in The Hague on September 2.

Various typical Vietnamese dishes have been presented by the Malaysia - Vietnam Friendship Association at the "Taste of Sambal" fair which was held in Ipoh, Perak state, Malaysia from August 30 - September 2.

The annual ‘Dieu con mai’ (Things everlasting) concert took place at the Hanoi Opera House on September 2, featuring melodies full of pride for the nation.

An art programme entitled “Vietnam-Shining Faith” was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Organising Board of Major Holidays at Nguyen Hue walking street on the evening of September 2, to mark National Day.

The first large-scale Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan opened in Saitama prefecture on September 1 evening.

The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Temple on Sam Mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been recognised as an “Exemplary Spiritual Tourist Destination in Asia - Pacific” by the Vietnam - India Economic and Cultural Exchange Forum.