Vietnam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing, part of the Humanity’s Intangible Heritage, has left a striking impression on the audience at the Asian Festival 2015 in Australia’s Adelaide city.
Vietnam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing, part of the Humanity’s Intangible Heritage, has left a striking impression on the audience at the Asian Festival 2015 recently held in Australia’s Adelaide city.
The concert was performed on a stage in the middle of a lake against the backdrop of a floating market carefully designed by the Vietnamese students’ union in Adelaide.
The artists came all the way from Nghe An province, the folk art’s cradle.
Vi-Giam, a UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage of humanity, is popular in nearly 260 villages in central Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. The folk music, estimated to have 15 tunes of Vi and 8 airs of Giam, is a repartee sung while working. Thus, it reflects the work, cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastal provinces.
Besides the folk singing, the overseas Vietnamese students brought other musical performances, folk games and a boat race to entertain festival visitors.
The event also featured performances of students from Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.-VNA
The central province of Nghe An is implementing a series of measures to preserve and promote the value of Vi-Giam folk singing, an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The education sector of central Ha Tinh province plans to include Vi-Giam folk singing in primary school curriculum from the 2015-2016 academic year, as part of its efforts to preserve the humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.
A programme is jointly held by the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh on January 31 to receive the UNESCO certification for local Vi-Giam folk singing as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
At the Vi-Giam folk singing concert. (Photo: VNA)
