Việt Nam News

The Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the heart of the capital city is favoured by many Hanoians to walk, exercise or just sit and relax on its banks. — VNS Photo Thái Hà

An actress from Chile, with a passion for Asian culture and art, Josefina Florin decided to focus on Việt Nam and eventually learn cải lương (the reformed opera), a traditional music genre from Việt Nam.

A book on the traditional rituals of the Mường ethnic group was announced as one of the winners at the Việt Nam Book Awards 2016 during the award ceremony yesterday in Hà Nội.

Veteran composer Phó Đức Phương, whose songs have became hits of many famous Vietnamese singers, will hold his biggest live show to celebrate his 50-year career tonight.

The excavation of Kính Thiên Palace in 2016 continues to demonstrate the variety and complexity of the relics within the main area of the palace, as well as contributes to clarifying the enormous values of Việt Nam’s world heritage, Thăng Long Royal Citadel.

Tomorrow, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of the movie It’s A Wonderful Life directed by the American director Frank Capra.

The Black Box will host a drama improvisation workshop with Austrian facilitator Julia Fusselberger on Wednesday, January 4, from 7.30 to 10.30pm.

On January 3 and 4, L’Espace will host a charity music night entitled The Trip – A Beautiful Harmony of Love with the participation of junior artists from TV reality shows such as Vieät Nam Idol Kids, The Voice Kids, Dancing with the Star Kids, and Little Hero.

A pop up exhibition featuring works by 15 resident artists will open at Indika Saigon on January 8.

Saigon Acoustic will host a metal concert featuring international rock stars on January 9.

A new play by the HCM City Theatre is attracting attention with its fairytale romance. 

Dương Hoàng Yến, winner of the Cặp Đôi Hoàn Hảo 2015 – the Vietnamese version of the British television reality singing contest Just the Two of Us, released her first MV single last week.

Busy traffic, loud noise and constant passers-by? Not a problem for these cats.

Ancient spuds recently dug up on Canada’s Pacific coast are blackened and surely unedible, but are the first proof, say researchers, that North American natives tended gardens at least 3,800 years ago.

 DJs Katty Q, Oxy and Mie will perform at the Countdown Party 2017 in celebration of New Year at the central city’s March 29^th Square on Saturday (December 31^st).

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will present a melange of ballroom dances like waltz, tango, mambo, and polka and Hungarian dance with music by well-known composers at the HCM City Opera House on December 29 to celebrate New Year.

Nguyễn Đăng Phú is a veteran illustrator. His works are displayed at an exhibition which opened last week at Exhibition House at No16 Ngô Quyền Street in Hà Nội. The exhibition is being held by Văn Nghệ Quân Đội (Army Literature and Art) magazine.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp will organise its first ever Tourism Week in Sa Đéc City on January 7-14.