NDO – Having been to more than 100 countries and thus having lived, studied and worked for dozens of years abroad, veteran diplomat Pham Sanh Chau has made significant contributions to realising Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy. 

NDO – Known as a visual art project for the community which was launched in late 2015, Art in the Forest (AIF) has created a positive impact on the artistic creation in the country as well as inspired many businesses to invest in the arts towards the benefit of all parties, particularly the public. 

NDO – Talented choreographer Vu Ngoc Khai will bring his latest dance, entitled ‘Day Gieng’ (Into the Well), to the stage of the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on June 28 within the framework of the Hanoi Dance Fest, which is co-hosted by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB), Goethe Institut, and the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi, L’Espace. 

NDO – Over recent years, more and more tradition-based projects and initiatives have been launched by the youth, which have attracted great interest from the society. While acknowledging the positive effects of the projects in encouraging the love for national culture among the public, Associate Professor, Doctor Dinh Hong Hai, a lecturer from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, stressed that every tradition-based creation can only set its value if it is developed with profound understanding of culture. 

NDO - More than 2,000 artworks have been sold over the past five years under the ‘Art for You’ programme, which is co-organised by the Manzi Art Space and art studio Work Room Four. As co-founder of the Manzi Art Space, Vu Ngoc Tram said that she hoped that the annual event will contribute to developing Vietnam’s fine art market. 

NDO – Despite being a major branch of social science as well as playing an important role and having impacts on many areas, anthropology is still a new field in Vietnam. 

NDO – Vietnamese – French choreographer Sebastien Ly, who has become famous in Vietnam in recent years, has always desired to develop the country’s contemporary arts. 

NDO - Legal institutions are the key for the advance and success of enterprises in the digital transformation in order to take advantage of opportunities from the industrial revolution 4.0, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyen Dinh Cung told Nhan Dan. 

NDO – Young people will not turn their backs on traditional music if enthusiastic inspirers are mobilised and the State issues long-term polities to preserve folk art forms. 

NDO – Hanoi-based designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam, Chairman of Vietnamese Ao Dai Club, shared with delight that Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dresses) have changed his life, and his journey to bring the country’s cultural symbol to the world is always kept alive in his memory. 

NDO – Tuan Le is renowned for his role as the creative director of A O Show, Lang Toi (My Village) and Teh Dar, some of the most-anticipated theatrical shows spotlighting Vietnamese culture. 

NDO – Born in 1972 in Tra Vinh province, military captain in Tran Binh Phuc has had a decade working as a teacher for children in Hon Chuoi island, helping them learn how to read and write and acquire knowledge. 

NDO - The YUME Art Project recently launched a programme entitled ‘Tiep Buoc Tram Nam (Follow in the Century-Old Tradition) in Ho Chi Minh City with the aim to bring cai luong (reformed theatre) closer to the youth. Nhan Dan (People) Weekly Newspaper spoke with Dr Dao Le Na, a lecturer from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and co-founder of YUME, to explore more about the programme. 

NDO – On the first day of the lunar New Year (Tet) 2019 – the Year of the Pig, Nhan Dan Weekly Newspaper held a talk with folklore cultural researcher Nguyen Hung Vy, who during his talk reiterated the true eternal value of Tet in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life.