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Talented flutist brings Vietnamese music to international concerts

 Born into a family of musicians, Le Thu Huong took to the flute at a very young age.

Ox racing festival stirs an air of excitement in An Giang

 Tens of thousands of An Giang province locals and visitors flocked to Tho Mit pagoda in Vinh Trung commune, Tinh Bien district for the opening ceremony of the annual Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) Ox Race.

Hoi An hosts RoK Cultural Days 2018

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) Cultural Days will take place in Hoi An City on October 12-13, said the municipal Culture and Sports Centre on October 8.

Tra Nguyen to play Gershwin in Saigon

 Celebrity pianist Tra Nguyen will star with the HCMC Orchestra in a concert at the Saigon Opera House on October 19 featuring three works and culminating in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade.

Hanoi Opera House to host “Bolero & Suite en Blanc” ballet night

A ballet called “Bolero & Suite en Blanc” will be staged at the Hanoi Opera House on October 17 and 18.

Efforts made to encourage reading habit

 Vietnam has made numerous efforts to encourage the public to read, as the result, more and more Vietnamese people choose a book over Facebook. How about you?  

Japanese, Korean soloists to perform in HCM City

 Japanese clarinetist Shuhei Isobe and Korean pianist Ju Sun Young will perform along with Vietnamese musicians in a chamber music concert at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on October 9 night .

Hanoi music show cancelled over fire safety

 A concert by a well-known Vietnamese pop singer was suddenly cancelled just two hours before doors opened last weekend.

Heritage Space launches Month of Arts Practice project

 Heritage Space has launched the Month of Arts Practice (MAP) 2018 project with the theme “Visible-Invisible”.

Solo exhibition “Circle of Life” by Bui Quoc Khanh

 Hanoi-based artist Bui Quoc Khanh will hold his first solo exhibition titled “Mot vong doi” (Circle of Life) at the Center of Art-Photography Exhibition from October 9 to 15.

K-pop star, boy band to perform in HCM City

 Korean pop star Sunmi and boy band Seventeen will perform in a Republic of Korea-Vietnam exchange concert in HCM City later this month.

Exhibition on Kate festival 2018 opens in Ninh Thuan

 An exhibition featuring the 2018 Kate Festival, the most important annual celebration of the ethnic Cham Brahman community, opened in the central province of Ninh Thuan on October 8.  

HCM City Council okays VND1.508 trillion opera house project

 The HCMC People’s Council yesterday endorsed the city’s proposal to build a symphony-opera-ballet theater in Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, at a cost of VND1.508 trillion.

Colorful costumes of ethnic women in Son La

 Son La province has 18 ethnic groups living together despite their different customs and lifestyles. Traditional clothes are an important component of a culture, which identify ethnic groups and reflect their society, production, and history.

Designer Phuong My’s collection wins praise at Vancouver Fashion Week

Vogue fashion magazine has recently released an article praising the "Sonorous" collection by designer Phuong My at Vancouver Fashion Week in Canada.

“Moments of October 1954” in Hanoi

 A photo exhibition named "Hanoi: Moments of October 1954" reviving historical memories of Hanoi’s celebrations of Liberation Day on October 10, 1954 are on display at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in downtown Hanoi. 

Vu Dinh Luong showcases artworks about Vietnamese villages and streets

 Artist Vu Dinh Luong will hold an exhibition on the beauty and peaceful life of Vietnamese villages and old little streets entitled “From Villages to Streets” at the Fine Arts Exhibition House in Hanoi from October 10 to 20.

Concert of Childhood Memory is back in town

 Concert of Childhood Memory will be back at the Conservatory of HCMC on the nights of October 14 and 15 with the theme “Beyond Magic,” featuring a series of soundtracks from Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and How to Train Your Dragon.

Model Minh Tu represents Vietnam at Miss Supranational 2018 pageant

 Model Minh Tu has been chosen to compete at the Miss Supranational 2018 pageant that scheduled to take place on November 15 - December 8 in Poland.

First photos of VN's contestant at Miss Grand Int'l 2018 pageant

The Vietnamese representative Bui Phuong Nga has participated in the first day of the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar.