Việt Nam News

An excursion to Hạ Thái lacquer village in Hà Nội’s suburban district of Thường Tín will be held this Sunday (March 31) by the Friends of Vietnam Heritage.  

An international festival dedicated to Latin dances will begin today and last until March 31.   

Saigon Outcast will host the Saigon Burger Festival which will feature burgers from nine local restaurants on Saturday.

Vietnamese-Australian pianist Van-Anh Nguyen will share the stage with top vocalist Đoan Trang at Hotel Des Arts Saigon’s Social Club Restaurant on March 22.

The Dragonfly Theatre Company will stage the play Every Brilliant Thing, written by English playwright and director Duncan MacMillan and British comedian, writer and performer Jonny Donahoe, from March 28-31.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will present a screening of the movie Ba Mùa (Three Seasons) written and directed by Vietnamese-American director Tony Bùi on Saturday.

Music from three generations of Vietnamese artists will be presented during the concert Tiếp Và Nối (On the PATH of the Ancestors) tomorrow at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM).

French singer-songwriter and producer Chaton will perform at L’Espace in Hà Nội on Saturday, as part of International Francophonie Day.

Cool Cats Jazz Club – one of the most prominent jazz venues in town – will celebrate its second anniversary in style this Saturday, March 16.

The band’s music is a mix of gypsy swing, blue, latin and funk styles to create a great homage to big bands.

A craft workshop on how to make decoration items from paper will be held by the Friends of Vietnam Heritage on March 23.

The “Classical Favorites” music night will be held from 6.30pm to 8pm on March 23 at Salon Saigon on 6d Ngô Thời Nhiệm St in HCM City’s District 3.

With the aim of helping local farmers achieve sustainable cocoa development, a Vietnamese-Canadian man is realising his dream to make chocolate from locally produced cacao beans.

The “Classical Romantics: The Legends” concert will be held at 8pm on March 16 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" opera will be staged at the HCM City Opera House on 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1 at 8pm on March 31.

The Việt Nam premiere of multimedia concert Streaks (or Vệt in Vietnamese) will take place on Saturday, March 16 at L’Espace.

Friends of Vietnam Heritage will have its monthly FVH Bookclub workshop today, March 7. The event will centre on the poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương and song lyrics by composer Trịnh Công Sơn.

The Sunspiration City Festival will be held from 9am to 11pm on April 6 at Sala City Residential complex, 10 Mai Chí Thọ Street in HCM City’s District 2.