Việt Nam News

Through their graduation collections, young designers from the London College for Design and Fashion will express their concern about the development of the national fashion industry in the context of the fourth industrial revolution.

The movie Rhapsody in August will be screened on Saturday at the Heritage Space, Hà Nội.

The Reissner Big Band from Bavaria will perform their folk music in Hà Nội on Saturday at the pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Việt Nam is a country that evokes memoirs and feelings. He lost his father due to the war in Việt Nam, that’s why he felt a deep sympathy with the local people.

Those interested in learning more about contemporary photography can take part in a workshop with Jamie Maxtone Graham at Hanoi DocLab on August 6.

An exhibition titled ‘The Eye of Istanbul’ is ongoing with photos taken by Turkish photographer Ara Guler.

Contemporary, chiseled puzzle pieces made of iron, bronze, aluminum and wood are on display at the exhibition “Puzzle Pieces” by sculptor Lương Văn Việt.

The exhibition, Lacquerware – From Inspiration to Reality, shows the unique shapes, splendid colours and decorative patterns symbolising Eastern culture created by Hanoia.

When young Romanian artist Sergiu Moise told people that he has mixed blood, half Vietnamese and half Romanian, most people believe him, because he speaks Vietnamese language like a local, lacking the foreign accent that most foreigners have when they speak.

The German Business Association’s annual Oktoberfest event will be held from Sept 19-22 at Hotel Nikko Saigon on 235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street in HCM City District 1.

An exhibition of the so-called Gang of Five contemporary artists will open at 6 pm today at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre at 15 Nguyễn Ư Dĩ St in HCM City’s District 2.

“Ngẫu Nhiên” concert organised by Saigon Blind Horizons will be held from 7:30pm to 9pm on July 26 at Salon Saigon, 6D Ngô Thời Nhiệm St, in HCM City’s District 3.

Indika Saigon will host Slow Motion Night with DJ Foxy Tail from 6pm to 10pm on July 22 at 41 Nguyễn Văn Giai Street in District 1.

Every Friday morning, a group of women gather under the shade of trees in Quảng Bá Park in Hà Nội’s Tây Hồ District to practise a style of martial arts that might be new to some : Krav Maga.

A screening of ‘Aimless’ (2003) with English subtitles will take place on July 26 at the Việt Nam Feature Films studio (VFS), 4 Thụy Khuê Street, Hà Nội.

A solo exhibition by sculptor Lê Công Thành, curated by Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, will take place on July 22 at the Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, Hà Nội.

An exhibition revealing the harmonious relationship between architecture and the environment presented by Japanese architect Takashi Niwa is on-going in Hà Nội.