NDO – Nearly 50 photo capturing Vietnamese pagodas through the lenses of French photographer Nicolas Cornet are on display at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on November 9.  

For all of their lives, Ba and Bay, two young men of the same village, had only one dream: winning the national lottery jackpot. Within their budget, they tried to save money so that every three days they could buy a lottery ticket from a wandering vendor while having a few cups of coffee or tea at Miss Hau’s refreshment stall. 

NDO/VNA – The Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Conference, which closed in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 8, placed a spotlight on the important role played by NGOs in implementing sustainable community development goals through the protection of ICHs.  

NDO – Well-known Spanish pianist Hilario Segovia will perform in Vietnam for the first time, with a chamber concert at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, No.112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, on November 30.  

NDO - Two additional underground tunnels at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi will be reconstructed and connected with the revolutionary relic system to open to the public in 2019. 

NDO – Renowned Austrian pianist Robert Lehrbaumer will perform at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (ANAM) in Hanoi on November 13 and at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on November 15.  

NDO – The Inspire Me Festival 2018 will be held for the first time at the Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square in Hanoi, from November 9 to 11, providing a chance for visitors to experience the British atmosphere without leaving Hanoi. 

NDO – Several art works by renowned Vietnamese painters Nguyen Tu Nghiem and Bui Xuan Phai are being showcased in London, the United Kingdom, from November 5-9.  

NDO/VNA – The 2018 Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Conference opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 6, under the theme of “ICH NGOs towards the Sustainable Development of Communities”. 

NDO – Chu Dau pottery (Nam Sach district, in the northern province of Hai Duong) is among the elite Vietnamese pottery genres, flourishing from the 14th to the 17th centuries. After more than 300 years of waning in popularity, Chu Dau is now reviving strongly, becoming a valuable handicraft item on both the domestic and international markets. 

NDO – In recent years, the appearance of crowd-funding for the implementation of art projects has opened up a new and promising path for Vietnamese artists. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese handicrafts, herbal tea and dried fruit are being introduced at the ongoing Grenoble International Fair in Grenoble city, France’s Isere province. 

NDO – The absence of traditional music in contemporary life has raised concerns among art enthusiasts of the potential disappearance of long-standing cultural values. In his interview granted to Nhan Dan (Newspaper) Weekly newspaper, researcher Mai Van Lang, who has had more than 20 years collecting, researching and rewriting new lyrics for folk songs, spoke more about the threat and suggested solutions to address the problem.