A new tour at Hà Nội’s Hồng Hà Theatre in the Old Quarter is giving the audience a chance to go behind the scenes and discover the language, movements and traditions of tuồng before watching a live performance.
Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Monday aged 100. Her family confirmed her death after she was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose decades-long feud with Mahathir defined modern Malaysia’s politics, said on Monday that Siti Hasmah would be granted a state funeral. “The nation will always remember her maternal presence and cherish...
In Mù Cang Chải commune of Lào Cai rovince, cultural values are promoted through symbols associated with the landscapes and settlement of the Mông ethnic minority people.
City Developments (CDL), the Singapore property group controlled by one of the country’s wealthiest families, said it wants to invest S$5 billion (US$3.9 billion) in Singapore, China and Japan by 2029 as part of measures to regain investor confidence after a feud within the clan. The firm also aims to sell S$6 billion of assets within the same period either via outright divestments or seeding suitable assets into managed vehicles, according to an exchange filing on Monday. It wants to set up a...
Loke's resignation may affect govt's standing, Aziz adds.
Umno leadership appears not planning to challenge excos' ouster.
With advanced technology, highly skilled medical professionals, competitive pricing, rich natural resources and tourism assets, Việt Nam has advantages in developing its presence in the global medical tourism market.
This year’s haze crisis has added to the heat woes squeezing livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia as they struggle to keep their animals cool, fed and productive. While it is difficult to separately assess the effects of haze-related smoke from heat, water shortages, feed and disease, farmers and industry groups say the cumulative strain is severely affecting animal health, productivity and their finances. In Selama, Perak, poultry keeper Zaiful Zakaria, 42, had begun installing...
Digital transformation is emerging as an important solution to preserve and promote traditional cultural values at risk of fading, including Mo Mường, a national intangible cultural heritage closely associated with the spiritual life of the Mường ethnic minority community.