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Kien Giang taps into cultural and historical tourism potential

Kien Giang taps into cultural and historical tourism potential

In addition to popular products and services, the tourism sector of Phu Quoc city (Kien Giang province) also focuses on new products based on cultural and historical values. "The Quintessence of Vietnam in Phu Quoc Pearl Island" is a such product,...

Megan Treuer, a tribal judge is mixing indigenous culture and law

Megan Treuer, a tribal judge is mixing indigenous culture and law

The Bush Foundation is providing grant money to 29 applicants through their Fellowship grant program. The recipients are paving the way to make changes in their community. One of the participants is Megan Treuer, a tribal judge mixing Anishinaabe...

Micro dramas are China’s latest cultural export. Luring Indians with wild twists, cliffhangers

Micro dramas are China’s latest cultural export. Luring Indians with wild twists, cliffhangers

Das is one of the many young viewers obsessed with the latest digital addiction: micro dramas. It’s the espresso shots of entertainment—bite-sized, vertical video series, 1-2 minutes per episode, made for your phone and packed with high-speed...

Culture On 4 Presents Visual Effects Artist Shane Morton On June 21

The City of Chattanooga’s Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy (ACCE) in partnership with the Chattanooga Public Library’s 4th Floor, presents the return of Culture on 4 featuring visual effects artist, director and mad scientist Shane...

Areas surrounding Ketumati City declared cultural heritage zone

Areas surrounding Ketumati City declared cultural heritage zone

Efforts are being exerted to designate areas inside walls and outside moats in the ancient Ketumati City in Toungoo Township, Bago Region, as a cultural heritage property area. Eleven (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19) out of 23 wards in...

Kon Tum's folk knowledge of Ngọc Linh ginseng recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

With Cultural Foundation in Place, Men’s Basketball Begins Summer Training

With Cultural Foundation in Place, Men’s Basketball Begins Summer Training

Idaho men's basketball, under coach Alex Pribble, is preparing for a promising season with a well-established culture of accountability and teamwork. Highlighting a disciplined and selfless approach, the team excelled last season, clinching...

Theatre Takes Centre Stage: Katie Scott on Ripon's Bold Cultural Revolution

Theatre Takes Centre Stage: Katie Scott on Ripon's Bold Cultural Revolution

arts As Ripon Theatre Festival prepares for its fourth year, director Katie Scott reveals how a bold vision of collaboration has transformed the cathedral city into one of Yorkshire's most exciting cultural destinations. Street Theatre Photo:...

Omega Psi Phi Member Rickey Smiley Calls Out Hazing Culture After Caleb Wilson's Death

Omega Psi Phi Member Rickey Smiley Calls Out Hazing Culture After Caleb Wilson's Death

Rickey Smiley called out the culture of hazing, which allegedly led to the recent death of Caleb Wilson, who was pledging Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. The comedian and TV host spoke out about the issue in an appearance on Jemele Hill’s...

Ground broken on $16.5-million cultural centre near Tulita

Ground broken on $16.5-million cultural centre near Tulita

A new office and cultural centre at Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve near Tulita is a shovel closer to reality after Parks Canada announced $16.5 million to construct the building. Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty made the...

Cultural exchange over lunch: Central Asian students in Beijing

Cultural exchange over lunch: Central Asian students in Beijing

01:10 Sharing a meal is one of the best ways to connect — and in Beijing, Rachel meets with students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan for a meaningful cultural exchange. Over lunch, they talk about their studies, life in China, and...

A cross-cultural wedding in Perth, with our dog as ring bearer

A cross-cultural wedding in Perth, with our dog as ring bearer

The writer and her partner had an Australian-style wedding with Irish and Singaporean Chinese accents, at a beach setting about 30 minutes north of Perth. Theirs was not just a union of two people but also a blending of cultures and new ways of...

Fiji Museum joins EXPLORE Fiji as Legacy Cultural Partner

Fiji Museum joins EXPLORE Fiji as Legacy Cultural Partner

A major new partnership has been announced between the Fiji Museum and EXPLORE Fiji, marking a united commitment to strengthen the role of culture in shaping Fiji’s national identity and tourism experience. EXPLORE Fiji is a digital travel...

How Indigenous women are sparking cultural change in firefighting

How Indigenous women are sparking cultural change in firefighting

When Arlene Clubb and her relatives joined their local volunteer fire brigade in rural Queensland a decade ago, they were not entirely welcomed with open arms. "People didn't want us there because we were Indigenous people," the Kuku-Thaypan, Kuku...

Cowboys' Stephen Jones comes clean: We need a change of culture

Cowboys' Stephen Jones comes clean: We need a change of culture

The Dallas Cowboys enter the 2025 offseason in search of answers. After finishing 7-10 and missing the playoffs, the team is undergoing significant changes in hopes of rediscovering its championship identity. One of the most notable moves was the...

Canoe Project Symbolizes Community and Culture in Portage la Prairie

Canoe Project Symbolizes Community and Culture in Portage la Prairie

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Wes Hannah and Kim Chipman with the newest canoe on the west side of town. Photo by Renee Lilley A canoe filled with flowers and Métis spirit now stands proudly on the west end of Portage la Prairie, marking...

VIDEO: 'Festival Bonjour' underway, in celebration of French culture

VIDEO: 'Festival Bonjour' underway, in celebration of French culture

WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders

WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders

Nothing can stop a London crowd from getting their cheers on — not even the four-seasons-in-a-day British weather. At the inaugural WWD London Culture Club, the city’s top creatives across fashion, beauty, retail, footwear and culture gathered for...

Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'

Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'

At today's Day of the Devs stream, Sithe Ncube, producer at South African game studio Nyamakop, shared a sobering statistic. "A French government report estimated that 90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western...

Wu-Tang Clan’s new video game project is ‘for the culture’

Wu-Tang Clan’s new video game project is ‘for the culture’

In 1999, the iconic New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan released their very first video game, Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. Now, 25 years later, the Wu have returned with a new game project called Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Announced simultaneously at...

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