Archaeologists have detected many wooden stakes in the northern city port of Haiphong which are thought to be related to the historic battle of Bach Dang in 1288.

Silk weaving has been a traditional handicraft in Vietnam for thousands of years. Legend has it that the craft was introduced to Co Do village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi by the sixth Hung King’s daughter, Princess Thieu Hoa.

A programme honouring Ao Dai will be held under the framework of the Hue Festival 2020 with an aim to promote people’s participation in community arts performances and programmes.

Painter Luong Xuan Doan was elected as new President of Vietnam Fine Arts Association (VFAA) at its ninth National Congress for 2019-2024 tenure which convened in Hanoi on December 17.

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

The Military Band Service of the National Guard of Russia has left deep impression on Vietnamese audience when performing on the stage of the National Academy of Music in Hanoi recently.

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in HCMC held a jazz concert at Sax n Art Jazz Club in HCMC on December 8 as part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Russia Cross Year 2019-2020.

Around 30 gouache paintings on paper by Hai Duong based painter Luong Van Tien, a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, are being displayed at an exhibition opened in Hanoi on December 7.

South Africa won Miss Universe 2019 at a final show held on Sunday night in the US where Vietnamese candidate Hoang Thuy made the top 20.

When HBSO staged their Rock Symphony event almost a year ago it wasn’t so much a concert as a party. 

With nearly 20 years following her arts career, female Tay ethnic painter Vi Viet Nga has found her own way in working in wood-carved paintings and Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress).

The 2019 International Kite Surfing Festival was kicked off in the southern province of Ninh Thuan on December 7.

Growers in Hanoi are busy taking care of peach trees for the coming Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday.

A music contest will kick off today at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) with the participation of nearly 90 contestants from around the country.

The State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble Fayzi Gaskarov of the Republic of Bashkortostan (the Russian Federation) gave a performance in Hanoi on November 28.

Singer and rapper Mapei, who is recognized as the “Swedish queen of soulful pop”, will perform at the Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, HCMC on Friday, November 29.

Epizode returns to Vietnam in just a few weeks, bringing 11 straight days of world-class dance music to the beaches of Phu Quoc Island.

Five typical Vietnamese films will be screened free of charge at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema in District 1, HCMC next week.

The Hanoi Museum received more than 800 documents and artefacts donated by organisations and individuals at a ceremony held on November 22.

Her fame came as Picasso's lover but an exhibition shows Dora Maar was talented in her own right.