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The International Kite Festival, themed “Dance of Peace”, was opened in Vung Tau city, the coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on December 9.

Various cultural activities featuring the cultural identities of Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam are on at the Museum of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

The International Kite Festival will take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria -Vung Tau from December 6-11, expecting to draw 67 artisans from 23 countries and territories, the organising board revealed at a press conference on December 1.

A Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) performance programme was organised on November 21 in Tu Ky district, Hai Duong province, by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Men who grew up in rural areas usually seek office jobs, avoiding the hard manual work their parents did.

Ways to preserve and promote the traditional art genres of ethnic groups in the South western region was the focus of a seminar in Tra Vinh province on June 16.

The sky above Ecopark, a new green urban residential area in the northern province of Hung Yen, was peppered with giant kites representing buoyancy with hope and joy of life.

An international kite festival will take off on April 30 at Ecopark, a new urban residential area in Hung Yen Province, about 13km from Hanoi’s city centre.

Dong Ho folk painting artisans in Song Ho village, Thuan Thanh district, northern Bac Ninh province have made the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival more colourful.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has recognised five traditional craft villages and 30 eminent artisans.

An art kite festival is being held in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on January 1 to celebrate the New Year 2016.

The Ky Uc Ha Noi (Hanoi Memories) programme that opened at the Thang Long royal citadel in Hanoi on December 30 night brought back the congenial atmosphere of old Hanoi to the dwellers of all ages.

As many as 300 pavilions from 22 traditional craft villages across the country showcased their unique products at a festival which opened on October 7 at Hanoi’s Quan Ngua Sports Place.

Artisans from dozens of villages will participate in an annual festival that celebrates cultural values of villages, Deputy Director of Hanoi Culture and Sports Department Truong Minh Tien said.