National cultural festival

The ao dai exhibition will be open for visitors as part of the Vietnam’s cultural heritage event on November 23 - 25 (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi between November 23 and 25. Marking the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), the event will display 100 photos on the theme taken by 89 photographers. The photos have been selected from the 4,753 entries competing at the 2018 Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest. Visitors will be treated to other activities on the event’s sidelines, featuring cultural identities of different regions such as Xoan singing, Quan ho (folk duets on love), and Nha nhac (royal court music from the former imperial capital in Hue). One of the event’s highlights will be an exhibition spotlighting an array of documents, photographs, and clothing models related to the ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long … [Read more...] about National cultural heritage exhibition to run in Hanoi this November

Accordingly, these two airlines do not only fund VND 300 million (US$ 12,964) for activities at Hue Festival 2020 but also support their freight with an amount of VND 1.2 billion (US$ 51,925). Earlier, representative of the Organizing Board of Hue Festival 2020 signed a sponsorship contract with Carlsberg Vietnam Beer - Huda beer brand, with a sponsorship package worth VND 8 billion (US$ 346, 021) for activities at Hue Festival 2020 on December 3. This is also the first sponsorship package at the Hue Festival. According to Vice Chairman of Thua Thien- Hue People's Committee Nguyen Dung, the 11th Hue Festival under theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development - Hue is always new” will take place from June 1 to 4, 2020 which is expected to bring new and unique experiences of culture, history and art to audiences. There have been 20 countries registered to send their art delegations, of which France is still the main partner. The art criterion of the festival … [Read more...] about Hue Festival Organizer signs high-value sponsorship contract

Vietnamese drama film 'Rom,' which was honored with the top award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last week, has been slapped with a heavy administrative penalty for joining the fest without first acquiring a screening license at home. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday imposed a VND40 million (US$1,720) administrative fine on Hoan Khue Film Production JSC (HKFilm) - the production company behind ‘Rom.' The culture ministry also gave the company ten days to destroy the film copy it sent to BIFF, or authorities will coercively enact “spoliation of the evidence." ‘Rom’ is a coming-of-age drama revolving around the story of a young bookie in bustling Ho Chi Minh City, where he tries everything he can to help the residents of an old apartment complex keep their homes and fulfill his dream of finding his parents. According to a source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, the film was not licensed for screening in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Busan Film Festival winner ‘Rom’ fined in Vietnam for licensing violation