Sam Van Binh was proud to be one of the attendees at an event held in Hanoi recently to honour role models from across the country who study and follow the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artisans in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) are asking for financial support from local authorities to preserve ethnic Jarai epics, oral folk literature that is now known by the elderly only.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated on the road side of the old National Highway 1, the craft village of Phuoc Kieu in Quang Nam Province still preserves the 500-year-old bronze cast trade and lives well from their ancestor’s industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A drama project featuring cải lương (reformed opera), the traditional music genre of the south, will be completed this year following 15 years of writing and recording by a veteran HCM City artist and his young staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A female artisan of the M’nong people in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Nong has devoted herself to keep alive traditional music and literature for younger generations.

VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-three-year-old Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Ban has devoted her life to preserving “Quan ho” (love duet singing). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Very few Vietnamese movies are being preserved at the Asian Film Archive (AFA), archivist Karen Chan told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at the AFA's 10th anniversary celebrations in Singapore.

A CD collection of tai tu pieces performed and recorded by Meritorious Artist Ba Tu, one of the region's most famous musicians in cai luong (reformed opera), has been released in Long An Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Quang Tri Province are proceeding with work to preserve historic wells, estimated to be thousands of years old, that have been in a state of disrepair for decades.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lovers of Ha Noi have been called upon to help preserve the city's charming beauty and cultural values with simple daily gestures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian scientists are seeking measures to preserve and restore the My Son sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, which was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Don ca tai tu – southern folk music - was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City has been organizing activities to preserve and promote this art form.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Nam Pung Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province are well-known for houses with old-fashioned grass roofs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in London have struggled to retain their mother tongue as their children and grandchildren attend English speaking schools— but one school is redressing the imbalance.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fascinated by the cultural uniqueness of the Muong ethnic minority and concerned that their skills could disappear, one teacher has taken upon himself the task of preserving their stilt houses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pa Then ethnic women in northern mountain Ha Giang Province have made constant efforts in preserving the cultural values of their group as the traditional craft is facing a risk of sinking into oblivion.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has allocated US$ 7.85 million in an effort to encourage artisans, amateur singers and young people in the northern province of Phu Tho to preserve xoan singing.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old man passionately plays a three-string lute, while another man beats castanets and a young woman sings classical songs.