Việt Nam News

Though they both come from  France, it was in Việt Nam that they met for the first time, as they worked to develop vocational training in the country.

District X, a community that promotes local artists, will host a show featuring HCM City resident DJs on September 16.

A special music show to honour one of Việt Nam’s great composers, Phạm Duy, will be held at the Soul Convention Complex on September 9.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will stage a dance performance “Reallusion” on September 13.

Art lovers will have the chance to enjoy work by one of the most talented artists in Việt Nam today, the HCM City-based visual artist Lê Hoàng Bích Phượng, when her solo exhibition opens at Manzi from 6pm tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Nhà Sàn Collective will open Cảm Xạ Từ Xa/ Remote Viewing – the first solo exhibition in Việt Nam by the Vietnamese-born German artist Sung Tiêu.

You are invited to join an improvisation with video art and graphic scores organised by the Domdom Contemporary and Experimental Music Club – a brainchild of the Domdom Centre for Experimental Art & Music.

The Goethe Institute will host a two-day dance workshop with Isabelle Schad on September 21and 22, within the framework of the “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance Festival 2017”.

Two Hanoian bands Dập Ghim and Sweepy will team up for a live show for the first time ever on September 8 at Hanoi Rock City.

Guitarists Nguyễn Duy Phong and Đặng Trường Giang from the Hà Nội Guitar Club promise their concert this Sunday night will be a “’summer night’s dream’ that you might not forget”.

Woodblocks from the Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945), which have been recognised as World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO, will be on display at Temple of Literature from Saturday.

Art lovers will have the chance to enjoy artworks by several prominent Vietnamese artists when an exhibition showcasing their pieces opens to the public on Saturday at Tràng Tiền Plaza. Entitled Chuốt Mi or Mascara, the exhibition will present contemporary works by painters Nguyễn Nghĩa Cương, Nguyễn Văn Cường, Vũ Đình Tuấn, Bùi Thanh Tâm, Ngô Văn Sắc, Nguyễn Thế Hùng, Phạm Tuấn Tú and sculptor Lương Đức Hùng.

The young French Jade Owhadi first heard of Agent Orange from her French Vietnamese grandmother when she was at high school. This gave her new perspective on life and bolstered her passion for community work.

The HCM City-based Comedy Saigon will host a stand-up comedy show at Yoko Café on September 6.