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Exhibition gathers former art students of Vietnam University of Fine Arts

 Artists from the Faculty of Arts Teaching at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts have organised an exhibition that is being held at Exhibition House on 29 Hang Bai Street.

FAMLAB Open Session to take place at The Observatory

 The first music-focused Open Session of the FAMLAB (Film, Archive and Music Lab) will be held at The Observatory in District 1, HCMC on November 1.

Comic operetta ‘The bat’ returns to Saigon

 The bat, it could be said, will be fluttering back to the Saigon Opera House for a single display on Sunday, October 28.

Vietnamese painting to be sold at auction in Paris

 A silk painting titled “Tonkinoise à l’éventail” (Tonkin girl with a fan) by Nguyen Nam Son (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, will be auctioned in Paris.

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on October 15-21

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

Japanese director Kohei Oguri to chair Hanoi film festival jury

 Japanese director and writer Kohei Oguri, known for Muddy River and The Sting of Death, will be the chief juror of feature films at the 2018 Hanoi International Film Festival.

Agri-tourism: a new dish in Vietnam’s tourism feast

As a country with developed agriculture and 70% of its population living in rural areas, Vietnam has a lot of advantages in developing agri-tourism to meet the needs of foreign visitors for sightseeing, relaxation, and to experience farming.

Certificate recognising ancient book as documentary heritage granted

The People’s Committee of central Ha Tinh held a ceremony on October 16 to receive a certificate recognising The Envoy’s Journey to China as one of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. 

Vietnamese male model contest 2018 launched

 The first-ever Vietnamese male model contest was officially launched in Vietnam on October 16, with the aim of seeking Vietnamese representatives to compete in international contests next year.

Northwestern culture to be featured at 6th Ban Flower Festival

 The Ban Flower Festival 2019 in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature activities imbued with the cultural identities of the northwest region. 

Vietnam, Japan to jointly produce horror movie

 Vietnam will for the first time cooperate with Japan to produce a horror movie about zombies, entitled Gameshow Tu Than (Game Show of Death), which is a remake of famous Japanese horror flick St. Zombie Girls’ High School.

Vietnam claims seven gold medals at International Marionette Festival

 Vietnam bagged seven gold medals at the 5th International Marionette Festival, which ended on October 15 in Hanoi.

An Giang’s festival hoped to become part of world’s heritage

The administration of Chau Doc city is asking for the Government’s opinion on the compilation of a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival.

The beauty of Xo dang’s epics

 The epics of the Xo Dang ethnic group’s T’dra branch, also known as ho mu’uan, were first discovered in the early 2000s by Vo Quang Trong, Director of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. 

Miss Grand International contestants shine in national costume contest

 Vietnamese representative Bui Phuong Nga and other beauties at Miss Grand International put on some impressive performances during the national costume contest in Myanmar on October 12th.

Phuong Nga’s portrait clinches Top 9 finish at Miss Grand International 2018

 Vietnamese representative Bui Phuong Nga’s portrait won a place amongst the Top 9 photos at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant, according to organizers of the global beauty contest.

Nguyen Nhat Anh's best-selling novel presented at Frankfurt Book Fair

 The book titled I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass by children’s best selling author Nguyen Nhat Anh is being introduced at the 2018 Frankfurt International Book Fair which runs October 9-14.

Duong Lam's old village houses

 Duong Lam Village in Son Tay Town in Hanoi’s outskirts, the first-recognised old village in Vietnam, is home to many houses dating back up to 400 years. 

Murals liven up Hanoi street

 Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi has been revived with beautiful mural paintings featuring the beauty of the capital city. 

Singers criticised for signing on auctioned painting

 Many artists have criticised several local singers who signed their names on a painting which was auctioned in HCM City recently.