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A royal homecoming
02/10/2009 05:00
Nearly three centuries after his death, a king of the Le Dynasty prepares to return home for reburial. The depiction of a Le Dynasty funeral in the 17th century by a Western artist The mortal remains of King Le Du Tong (1679-1731) of the Le Dynasty...
Farmers keep traditional folk songs alive
02/10/2009 05:00
Villagers in the northern province of Bac Giang continue to preserve the ancient quan ho (love duets of Northern Delta). The quan ho team of Trung Dong Village gathers inside the gate of the communal house to prepare for a new performance....
Second traditional song style, ca tru, also wins UNESCO recognition
01/10/2009 05:00
Ca tru, a Vietnamese musical genre that flourished in the first half of the 20th century, has been accorded UNESCO recognition as a ‘world cultural heritage.’ Vietnam ’s ca tru dossier was one of 15 considered by UNESCO this week for recognition...
Hue campaign gathers books for kids
01/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A group of young people from Hue city , have launched a campaign to provide books for disadvantaged children during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Paper drive: Young people in Hue collect reading material for underprivileged children. The book...
Endangered Ca tru singing becomes Vietnamâs newest World Heritage
01/10/2009 05:00
UNESCO has recognized northern Vietnamâs near-extinct traditional ca tru folk singing as a piece of intangible world heritage, a cultural official said after the UN group made the decision Thursday....
“Passport to Love” to be distributed in USA
30/09/2009 05:00
The stars of the movie “Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu” (Passport to Love) are set to head to the USA to prepare for its American release on October 9. The US-based film distributor Everest Productions has agreed to distribute this movie in six cinema...
Vietnamese American scriptwriter triumphs at Moondance Film Festival
30/09/2009 05:00
Scriptwriter Quan Lelan (photo: SGGP) VietNamNet Bridge – “The Princess Concubine”, by director and scriptwriter Quan Lelan, has won the award for best feature film script at the Moondance International Film Festival. The Moondance...