Việt Nam News

A concert featuring the works of Johann Sebastian Bach will be staged by the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Opera House on August 9.

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Vietnamese writer Dương Nghiễm Mậu died on Aug. 2 after suffering a stroke at his home in HCM City.  He was 80.

Chọn Gallery will open the new exhibition Urban Chronicles by Tô Kim Nhung, including 13 paintings on dó (poonah) paper, at 7pm tomorrow. The paintings reveal her unique perceptions of modern daily life in Hà Nội.

L’Espace will present two screenings of the comedy movie Toute premiere fois (I Kissed a Girl) next week. 

Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion from the US, has arrived in HCM City to join the cast of “Girls 2”, a comedy-action film directed by Barbara Wong Chun Chun of Hong Kong.

A wide range of books are on discount at the Summer Book Fair 2016 that opened yesterday at the HCM City Exhibition House in District 1.

Saigon Classical Music Group will present the concert “Northern Lights” at the HCM City’s Southern Women’s Museum on August 6.

Bill Brewster, British writer and DJ, will present a performance at The Observatory on August 5.

The showbiz network and audiences in Việt Nam are familiar with professional dancer Daniel Denev, who performed on Dancing with the Stars, winning the televised contest in 2014 and 2015. The famous Bulgarian dancer and choreographer credits Việt Nam with inspiring him over the course of his lengthy career and bringing joy to his daily life.

The fifth annual Việt Nam Heritage Photo Awards is accepting submissions from amateur and professional photographers living in Việt Nam and abroad.

The teen band Soul Club of HCM City won the Golden Prize at the Asia Arts Festival in Singapore on Sunday.

Tây Hồ lotus tea is listed among 1,793 intangible cultural heritages in Hà Nội according to the city’s Department of Culture and Sports.

The amateur group, HCM City D.N.S. Crew, won first prize at the Contemporary Dance Group Festival 2016 held by the city’s Young People’s Committee this week.

Renowned journalist Hàm Châu, who was famous for writing profiles of outstanding Vietnamese and foreign scientists, died of a stroke in Hà Nội on Monday. He was 83 years old.

The Vietnam Connection Music Festival -- Viet Nam’s largest classical music event -- will be held in HCM City and Ha Noi from August 7. Presenting tens of talented international and Vietnamese classical musicians who will perform at five grand concerts, the festival is an initiative of award-winning violinist Bui Cong Duy.

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Three Hong Kong actors will arrive Việt Nam  this week to perform in a TV series by the HCM City Television’s Film Studio.