NDO – The restoration of monuments has always been considered a very specific profession. Accordingly, architect Pham Thanh Quang, former deputy director of the Institute for the Conservation of Monuments (ICM), claims the methods of the past hard times are suitable for specific activities to preserve best cultural values that have existed over time. 

NDO – Previously serving as Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran, Syria and Iraq, and now working as the Editor-in-chief of the Foreign Affairs Magazine under the Party Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach has hosted many practical cultural diplomacy activities. 

NDO – As Vietnam is preparing new socio-economic development plans covering 2021 through 2030, a senior expert from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered some key strategies in a bid to help the country achieve its development targets in the coming years. 

NDO - Forbes Vietnam magazine has announced the “Top 30 Under 30” list to honour the most influential faces in the country, including artist Thu Hue from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB) for her impressive contributions in 2019. 

NDO – An exhibition featuring 30 black and white photos of talented people in all areas (including culture, arts, press and science), which were captured by photographer Ha Tuong over 20 years (1975-1995), will take place at 70 Nguyen Du Street in Hanoi from February 22 to March 3. 

NDO – Vietnam has an effective treatment regimen for the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at all levels, so people can be assured of the work in both Covid-19 prevention and treatment, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue has said. 

NDO – The 90-episode documentary film titled “Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh Era – A Television Annals”, which officially made its debut on February 4 on many major channels, is attracting the attention of audiences thanks to its new perspective on history. 

NDO – Minister - Chairman of Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA), Do Van Chien, has granted Nhan Dan Newspaper an exclusive interview, in which he shared about the innovations in ethnic affairs policy set in the Master Plan for Socio-Economic Development in the Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (EMMAs) during 2021-2030, as well as CEMA’s implementation plan. 

NDO – Although busy with his training schedule and performing abroad, Luu Hong Quang stills spend the time to return to Vietnam each year because he believes that the homeland is an inseparable part of his heart. Quang cherishes a big dream of claiming a prestigious music award. On his chosen career path, he appears to be in the shadow of the artist Dang Thai Son - a hard, lonely path with a true love for music. 

NDO - Tchaikovsky’s ballet masterpiece “Swan Lake” was recently restaged in Hanoi in October 2019, marking the first time ever over the last 30 years that the full ballet has been performed instead of excerpts by Vietnamese dancers. 

NDO – With nearly 20 years following her arts career, female Tay ethnic painter Vi Viet Nga has found her own way in working in wood-carved paintings and Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress). 

NDO – Hanoi has been recognised by UNESCO as a new member of its Network of Creative Cities. 

NDO – Having been identified as an area with great potential to the national economic structure, the Vietnamese cultural industry has recorded positive movements but still requires further efforts to boost the sector’s strategic development. 

NDO - Vietnamese masterpiece ‘The Tale of Kieu’ was adapted into a musical theatre production for the first time by French artists, and was staged in Hanoi in late September. Entitled ‘Kim Van Kieu’, the show told ‘The Tale of Kieu’ in a new way without being disloyal to the original.