Việt Nam News

Tomorrow, L’Espace will open the lacquer painting exhibition Nature – Nostalgia, which showcases artworks by three artists: Đặng Thu Hương, Lý Trực Sơn, and Nguyễn Thị Quế.

“Fire Fest”, a craft beer and barbeque festival, will be held at Oxygen in District 2 on May 20.

The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host a two-day Soul Carnivale music and arts festival on May 27 and 28.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s FVH Film Night will screen the Vietnamese classical movie Làng Vũ Ðại Ngày Ấy (The Old days of Vũ Ðại Village) at the Việt Nam Feature Films studio (VFS) on May 25.

The first Arts & Crafts Market Hanoi will be held this Saturday, from 9am to 5pm at 1B Đặng Thái Thân Street.

Tomorrow, the Ambassador Club will be officially inaugurated by the Diplomatic Corps at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, fostering friendly relations among the Heads of Mission and their families.

The Japan Foundation Centre and the General Consulate of Japan in HCM City will host an exhibition of Hokusai Manga, considered the origin of today’s manga, from May 12-26.

An old story about the starfish has inspired Austrian investment bankers to set up a foundation to build schools for needy children in Việt Nam.

Saigon International Comedy Club will present Canadian comedian and singer-songwriter Phil Nichol at Game On on May 12.

On Sunday, Manzi Art Space will host A Sifted Gaze by Dan Drage - an American artist based in Hà Nội.

On Saturday, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage will hold an excursion to Lai Xá photography village in Kim Chung Commune, about 15km west of Hà Nội.

KBBV, the Breton Society in Việt Nam, will organise a celebration of Gouel Breizh, the National Day of Brittany, in HCM City on May 20.

A pop up shop, film screening and art talk on skateboarding will be held from 6pm to 10pm tonight at Work Room Four.

L’Espace will open an art exhibition entitled Cử Động Của Ký Ức (The Gesture of Memories) by Florian Nguyen from 6pm tomorrow. to run until June 4.

Hà Nội Museum has recently added a special item to its collection: a wooden replica of Mông Phụ Village Gate, one of the unique architectural structures in the ancient village of Đường Lâm on the outskirt of Hà Nội.

Fun Beach Festival, one of the country’s biggest music and camping festivals, will be held in Vũng Tàu on April 29 and 30.

Eleven international and local DJs will perform at the Ravolution Music Festival 2017 in District 2 on May 12-13.

South Korean pianist Kim Jee Hee will present a piano recital at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on April 22.