Aiming to bring new experiences to audiences, the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre will strive to innovate and create quality puppet plays with high artistic value and new forms of expression.

A new art project preserving traditional Vietnamese water puppetry created by students in HCM City has been launched.  

A puppetry show has been staged recently by the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, encouraging local people to overcome the formidable challenges brought about by COVID-19.

Former director of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Chu Luong, has been recognised by the VN Guinness Book of Records for making the most puppets - around 1,000 puppets in five years.

The experimental puppet show entitled "The Moon" will make debut at the Vietnam Puppet Theater as a tourist product on February 8.

Water puppet performances will be offered by the Phuong Nam Theatre at a new stage called The South Dragon Water Puppetry at the HCM City Museum of History this week. 

Dong Ngu village in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, continues to draw crowds to its water puppet shows.

In recent years, the preservation and development of water puppetry has been paid attention by many localities, including the northern province of Nam Dinh.

Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in the center of the capital city is one of the most popular attractions in Hanoi. 

The HCMC government will organize a festival highlighting the cultures of Vietnam and other countries from November 29 to December 1.