The contest, themed “Proud of Vietnam”, is aimed at all individuals and groups under the age of 35 who are living, studying and working in Vietnam.

Outstanding youths from across the country taking photos and video clips at Lung Cu national flagpole in Ha Giang province.

The contestants can shoot or edit the video clip by themselves or make the film from available images and video clips with clear origin and under the consent of the original authors.

The content should highlight red addresses, famous landscapes and relic sites in Vietnam. In the entries, the description or introduction must be implemented in English and have Vietnamese subtitles.

The organising board will present eight weekly awards, worth a full two-month scholarship of VND8 million, for the works receiving the highest votes via social network.

After that, the 20 most outstanding entries will be selected for the final round, towards claiming the first prize of VND10 million and an English scholarship worth VND24 million. Onesecond and two third prizes will also be awarded.

The awards ceremony will be held in December in Hanoi.

Thousands walk in Hanoi to promote city as green destination

More than 3,000 people joined a walk in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi on June 27 as part of a carnival to promote the capital city as a green destination.

AI helps promote Vietnamese tourism and culture

A startup project has been launched with artificial intelligence (AI) being applied to promote Boi singing (classical Vietnamese opera).

Luc Ngan preserves and promotes values of ethnic groups’ folk songs

(BGO) - Music in general and folk songs of ethnic minority groups in particular originate from production activities and the real life of people. Those folk songs come from mountains, forests, grass, trees or the love of a couple.

Project to promote development of experimental music

The experimental music project, entitled “Shapes of music”, will officially be launched by the Dom Dom (Firefly) Experimental Music and Arts Centre on March 1.

Cultural diplomacy promotes Vietnamese identity

Building national brands through cultural diplomacy is the target of many countries. Many incentives and new methods have been put forward in implementing cultural diplomacy activities in various fields in order to promote Vietnam as a country full of vitality and dynamism.

Source: NDO