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French artist to host exhibition at Vin Gallery

French artist Frederic Dialynas Sanchez will show his work at an art exhibition titled “La Mémoire Dans la Peau” (The Memory in the Skin) at Vin Gallery on March 12.

Celebration of International Women’s Day at IDECAF

The French Institute in HCM City will host a series of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day held at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on March 8.

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Creating friendship over food on social media

Tanya Pisarchuk, a digital marketer and amateur food reviewer, has spent more than seven years in Hà Nội. That’s also how old her Facebook group Wheretoget Hanoi is, now a community of more than 16,000 members navigating Hà Nội's nooks and crannies for necessary things.

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French films screened free online during Tết

The French Institute in Việt Nam (L'Espace) will offer a free screening of French movies online from January 29 to February 28.

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Comedy show celebrates Lunar New Year

A comedy show “Goodbye Rat, Hello Buffalo” will be held at Hard Rock Cafe HCM City on February 7 to celebrate Lunar New Year.

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Documentary highlights plight of abused animals

After encountering a badly injured dog during his early days in Viet Nam, Louis began to take a serious interest in animal welfare, and a seed was planted to bring the plight of the abused animals to the big screen.

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Traditional Japanese doll exhibition opens in HCM City

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Việt Nam has launched the exhibition “Traditional Japanese Dolls” at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

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Saigon Outcast to host Tết market in District 2

The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast in District 2 will host the Thảo Điền Flea Market: Tết Edition 2021 on January 30.

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Film screening of Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte to be held

A film screening of the comic opera Così fan tutte (All Women Do the Same), staged by the UK’s Royal Opera House in 2010, will be held at Culture Café Salon on January 10.

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Jarai artists sing and tell indigenous tales

Manzi will host a special night of music and discussions featuring two Jarai ethnicity artists tomorrow.

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Vietnamese traditional and contemporary music night

Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (Ancient Music Group of Tonkin) will team up together with Hanoi New Music Ensemble to present a traditional and contemporary music night tomorrow at L’Espace.

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Micha makes a journey of a lifetime

After seeing his colleague lose the fight for life and die of cancer at the age of just 63, Micha Richard realised that life was indeed very short.

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HCM City marathon calls for participants

The Salonpas HCM City Marathon 2021 is calling for participants. The event will be launched by the city’s Department of Culture and Sports and its partners on January 17.

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The German photographer who recorded Hà Nội in wartime

Anyone who has seen the photography book Hà Nội 1967-1975 by German photographer Thomas Billhardt can see the true emotions of Hà Nội.

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Rock band hosts live show in the city

The Vietnamese hit-making rock band, Bức Tường (The Wall), will host a concert to introduce their sixth album Con Đường Không Tên (Nameless Road) on December 26 at Hard Rock Cafe HCM City.

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Music party at Arcan to celebrate Christmas and New Year

Forty famous DJs of the Vietnamese underground music scene will perform at a party to celebrate Christmas and New Year at Arcan on December 25.

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Tết Shoeboxes Project gears up for annual donation drive

The grassroots community project, founded in 2015, provides individually sponsored presents and essential supplies for orphanages and communities in need.

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Foreigner passes on Vietnamese martial arts training

The Barbey family moved to Việt Nam to teach the Vietnamese traditional martial art called Sơn Long Quyền Thuật.

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Music festival to raise funds for needy children

The HCWA Fundraiser Music Festival will be held at Saigon Outcast and Soma on December 12 to raise funds for the city's oldest charity organisations for children.

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Heart Beat celebrates its eighth birthday

Heart Beat, a Saigon-based underground music community, will celebrate its eighth anniversary with an underground music show at The Observatory on December 12.