Set against the life of Heoric Vietnamese Mother Nguyen Thi Ranh, who lost eight children and two grandchildren during the resistance wars against the French colonialism and US imperialism, “Steel Land” tells a moving story of sacrifice and courage among soldiers and residents of Cu Chi during the country’s struggles for independence and reunification.
Pablo Picasso’s Vive la Paix (Long Live Peace), a rare artwork associated with Vietnam’s history, has been showcased in France. Painted in 1954 to mark the signing of the Geneva Accords, the work is preserved at the Paul Éluard Museum of Art and History in Saint-Denis, in the Île-de-France region.
Genuine cinema should promote humanistic values, patriotism, national spirit and the sense of responsibility for the history, rather than becoming a tool for distorting history or creating doubt about values built on the sacrifices of generations of Vietnamese people.
A striking cake sculpture inspired by Vietnam's National Reunification Day has gone on display in Ho Chi Minh City, with a young chef using sugar art to honour the country's wartime history and the sacrifices behind peace.
In the tranquil fishing village of Mui Ne (Binh Thuan province), lies a unique cultural space that preserves tens of thousands of antiquities, reflecting the long span of Vietnamese history. This is the Mui Ne Antiquities Museum, founded and run by Mr. Nguyen Ngoc An, a passionate collector since childhood.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and Santa Maria University on January 19 held a Vietnamese Day event in Caracas to introduce Vietnamese historical traditions, and cultural values to Venezuela’s young people.
One of the rare and valuable sources of historical records in Vietnamese literature is the collection of ‘kim sach’ (golden books) from the Nguyen Dynasty, which document the court's affairs and, to some extent, reflect the historical changes of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnamese history.
Bamboo holds a significant place in Vietnamese history, culture, and people’s daily lives, symbolising strength, flexibility, and resilience. Vietnam’s determination to pursue a foreign policy that draws on these characteristics is seen as a pragmatic response to the challenges facing the country in a rapidly-changing world, according to scholars.
The “Vietnam, the land and the people” collection, which includes 17 artworks from young artist Nguyen Duy Duy, features Vietnamese culture, from the traditional “ao dai” to the Central Highlands’ gong culture, water puppetry, and Hue royal court music, all vividly depicted by the magic light of 3D lamps.
An eight-volume Russian version of “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (Complete Book of the Historical Records of Dai Viet), a famous chronicle of Vietnam, has been translated from the Han (Chinese) language and debuted.
On the occasion of the beginning of the Year of the Cat, Vietnam+ would like to reveal the country’s celebrities born in the Year of the Cat in Vietnamese history.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based Tre (Youth) Publishing House has signed an exclusive copyright deal with well-known historian Nguyen Dinh Dau, writer of many books and documents on Vietnamese history and culture.
Hanoi’s Hoa Lo Prison now has an official podcast channel on music streaming service Spotify, aiming to bring the Vietnamese history closer to public audience, particularly young people, according to its management board.
The outdoor spectacle Tinh Hoa Bac Bo or The Quintessence of Tonkin staged by 150 actors has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.
A national scientific conference on the heritage value of the Hung Kings era in Vietnamese history will be held in Hanoi on September 24, heard a recent press conference in the capital.
Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti debuted her Italian-language book entitled “Il Banco Di Sabbia Dorata. Il Vietnam e Gli arcipelaghi del Mare Orientale”
