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Champa cultural artifact recognized as national treasure

Phu Yen Province Museum and the People's Committee of Phu Yen Province held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision to recognize a Kala relief as a national treasure on April 1.

An Giang's festival recognized by UNESCO

The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Two Vietnamese artists nominated for Grammy Awards

Vietnamese-American singer Sangeeta Kaur, whose real name is Mai Xuan Loan, and director Bao Nguyen have been nominated for Grammy Awards this year.

HCMC’s Don ca tai tu Nam Bo Composition Camp 2024 opens in Can Gio

The Culture-Sports-Communication Center of Can Gio District and the HCMC Cultural Center held the 2024 Don ca tai tu Nam Bo (southern amateur traditional music) Composition Camp in Can Gio District on October 16-18.

Dustin Nguyen jump starts his career and a new life

When you think of Dustin Nguyen, two things come to mind: 21 Jump Street and an epic love story. It's rare to find any article written about Nguyen that doesn't include one or the other. While it has been decades since his career debut as one of the most visible Vietnamese actors in the industry, Nguyen still remains part of the lexicon for those who grew up watching him. It's hard to believe the scrappy youngster who starred alongside Johnny Depp is now 52, living outside of America, with a new life he never could have imagined.

Cai Luong Bach Long Dong Au has a new stage

Bach Long has been one of the main actors of the Idecaf stage for a long time. Every time he rehearses at the Non La Theater, he often wishes that this 200-seat stage could be used as a stage for the Bach Long Dong cub’s activities.

Kien Giang’s contestant claims top prize at Vong Co singing contest

Le Hoang Nghi from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang won the 19th Chuong Vang (Golden Bell) Vong Co (nostalgia for the past) singing contest which ended at HCMC Television Theater on September 29.

After Decades Under the Bed, a 1974 Vietnamese Film Finds an Audience Online

It's 2009 and I'm running a workshop for a large group of unemployed jobseekers in Sydney, Australia.

Performing traditional theater in Hanoi

Traditional theaters play an important role in Vietnamese culture. Despite the rapid development of contemporary art genres and the entertainment industry in Vietnam, traditional theaters continue to inspire both Vietnamese and foreign audience.

Movie Film about Cai Luong: Song Lang (2018) by Leon Le

A song lang is a musical instrument, a little percussion used in Vietnamese traditional music to keep the tempo for the musicians and the performers and – as the protagonist’s father believed – to “guide the artists down the moral path”.

Who is the youngest female Cai Luong artist to be awarded People's Artist?

Que Tran - a charming and talented female artist of the Southern Cai Luong theater has just been named in the list of People's Artist awards.