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“Love will keep us alive” exhibition in Hanoi

An exhibit of 30 paintings, mostly oil, by Vietnamese couple living in the US Nguyen Viet Nang and Bui Van Anh were on display recently in Hanoi. 

Award-Winning Film 'The Third Wife' to be screened in Vietnam

The Vietnamese film Nguoi Vo Ba (The Third Wife) will be screened in Vietnam, after winning many awards at international film festivals.

 

National-scale flashmob dance competition offers VND300 million up for grabs

For the first time in Vietnam, students from universities and colleges across the country will have the chance to compete in an animated flashmob dance competition, entitled “Wave of youth”.

 

Events in Hanoi & HCM City on April 15-21

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Xoan singing enlivens Hung Kings Festival 2019

Xoan singing of Phu Tho province was recognized by UNESCO as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in late 2017.

 

Nguyen Dynasty-inspired long dresses to be showed at Hue festival

A collection of Ao Dai or Vietnamese traditional long dresses of designer Viet Bao will be introduced at a festival in the central city of Hue.

 

Mural paintings remind Hanoians of Ngoc Ha flower village

Ngoc Ha flower village is one of the most popular flower villages in Hanoi. Due to fast urbanisation, the village is becoming smaller. Mural paintings created by villagers are considered a way to remind them of their traditional craft.

 

Incense offering ceremony held in honour of Hung Kings

An incense offering ceremony was held in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 14, or the tenth day of the third lunar month, to commemorate the national founders, the Hung Kings.

 

Two Vietnamese movies to compete at ASEAN Int'l Film Festival

Two Vietnamese films will compete for titles at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) 2019.

 

German youth jazz orchestra to perform in Vietnam

LaJazzO, the State Youth Jazz Orchestra of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, will hold a concert in the pedestrian area near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on April 20 and 21, according to the German Cultural Center Goethe Institut.

 

Sun Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director: “We aim to enrich Hanoi’s cultural community and put the city on int'l artistic map”

More than a year since the first concert, the Sun Symphony Orchestra has proved that classical music is not strange to Vietnamese audience. In an interview with VietNamNet, Music Director Olivier Ochanine was so proud of his “child”.

Photos show life behind the front lines

An exhibition in Hanoi is portraying the life of northern Vietnamese through black-and-white photos.

 

"My Mr Wife" grabs Vietnam's Golden Kite Awards 2019 for Best Film

Chàng Vợ Của Em (My Mr Wife), a movie on struggle of woman in modern society, won the two top prizes at the annual 2018 Golden Kite awards given by the Việt Nam Cinema Association in HCM City last night.

 

Pa Ko man sows seeds of art among mountainous children

While many in his community struggle to just makes ends meet, a Pa Ko ethnicity man in Quang Tri Province’s mountainous area is pouring his heart and soul into encouraging local children to love art, through the medium of film.

 

Village festival – culture of wet rice civilization

 As an agricultural country with rice being the main foodstuff, every region in Vietnam is attached to a legend or a festival pertaining to wet rice cultivation.

Children poised to model Vietnamese collection at Vie Fashion Week 2019

Ten child models from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will take to the catwalk to unveil the latest collection from designer Dac Ngoc at Vie Fashion Week 2019, which is set to take place in Dubai during June.

Hue ponder location for South Korea friendship statue

The central city of Hue is trying to find a way to properly display a statue presented by a South Korean city.

 

Kids turn angles at Vietnam Junior Fashion Week

Little models in stunning designs by five domestic designers have left a positive impression on viewers during the 8th Vietnam Junior Fashion Week 2019 in Da Nang city.

 

VN reporters vote for Devotion Music Awards

 A ballot was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 9 by about 100 reporters to choose the 14th Devotion Music Awards, run by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily.

 

Couple criticised for nude wedding photos

 A couple from Hanoi have been criticised for nude wedding photos near Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province.