(VOVWORLD) - Singer Ha Myo has breathed a new life into Vietnamese music as she combines xam, a traditional Vietnamese singing genre, with rap and EDM in her songs. Ha Myo says she wishes to bring Vietnamese traditional music closer to the public.

(VOVWORLD) - Since 2009, Vietnam has responded to Earth Hour launched by the World Wildlife Fund. Held every year on the last Saturday of March, the Earth Hour campaign encourages individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric devices for one hour. Many activities have been underway in Vietnam in preparation for 2023 Earth Hour under the theme “Saving electricity – Make it a habit”.

(VOVWORLD) -The coastal city of Vung Tau has come alive every Friday night in the past year with a street music performance called "Wave 72". Have a listen.

(VOVWORLD) -An ancient and simple Hanoi with old stairs, mossy walls, and old French-architecture buildings is reproduced in 50 oil paintings and pen-and-ink sketches at a recent exhibition called "Old Streets" in Hanoi. This is the first solo exhibition of Tran Nam Long, who is hearing-impaired but capable of creating drawings that bring the sounds of life to life.

(VOVWORLD) - US veteran Peter Mathews from New Jersey has kept a Vietnam War notebook for over 50 years. He is now Vietnam to give back the notebook to its owner, Vietnamese martyr Cao Van Tuat of Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province. The 77-year-old veteran considers this a great mission of his life.

(VOVWORLD) - Journalist and director Nguyen Bong Mai last year made a trip across Vietnam with the aim of discovering and understanding the cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, focusing on national costumes and music. After the trip, she organized an exhibit called "Dare to lead a glorious life" which encourages people, especially women, to overcome social prejudices and self-imposed limitations to realize their own dreams and ambitions.

(VOVWORLD) -Photographer Tran Tuan Viet received an "honorable mention" at the annual International Monochrome Photography Awards, a renowned black and white photography contest. He is the only Vietnamese photographer to collaborate with National Geographic (NatGeo), the magazine of the US National Geographic Society. Viet, who has taken hundreds of photos capturing the beauty of Vietnam, said taking pictures is a passion, not a job.

(VOVWORLD) - “Children of the Mist”, by Ha Le Diem, a female director from the Tay ethnic minority group, has been included on to the shortlist of the top 15 documentary films advanced in the Documentary Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards (2023 Oscars). The Awards will be presented on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the US.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2022 National Press Award on Party building or the 7th “Golden Hammer & Sickle” Award Ceremony was held in Hanoi on Friday to mark the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Voice of Vietnam (VOV) won several awards for its high quality, multi-dimensional, and close-to-life journalistic works featuring Party building and rectification and the development of the political system.

(VOVWORLD) -Lionbooks Children's Bookstore organized a Tet program in Hanoi to bring children and their families to an attractive playground of 20 folk games and activities.