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Artefacts of the Khmer ethnic people on display

Southern Tra Vinh Province’s cultural museum is displaying more than 600 artefacts relating to the history and culture of the Khmer ethnic minority.

Since it opened, the museum has welcomed thousands of visitors from home and abroad who come to learn about Khmer community.

There are only two museums that maintain Khmer people exhibits in Vietnam, with the second situated in southern Soc Trang Province.

Singapore hosts Vietnam Cultural Festival

A Vietnam Cultural Festival will be held in Singapore from now until December of this year to mark the 35th anniversary of the cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore.

During the festival, Vietnam’s contemporary arts of over 30 years of development will be introduced at the Singapore Art Museum. Meanwhile, its stamps and postcards published from early 1990s will be exhibited at the Singapore Philatelic Museum and many Vietnamese antiques will be showed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in the country.

In mid-April, a Vietnam Film Festival will be held together with the 21st Singapore International Film Festival.

Six movies and documentaries to be screened during the festival include “Chi Tu Hau” (Mrs Tu Hau), “Em Be Hanoi” (Hanoi Girl), “Sinh Menh” (A Life), “Dong Mau Anh Hung” (A Rebel), and “Nhung Neo Duong Cong Ly” (Ways of Justice).

The festival is held within a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cultural heritage cooperation between the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Heritage Board of the Singapore Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.

(Source: VNA)