Việt Nam News

On the occasion of the 64th anniversary of Egypt’s National Day commemorating the July 1952 Revolution Ambassador Youssef K. Hanna highlights some of Egypt’s major developments in the last few years.

The Rotten Grapes – the one and only English-speaking Comedy club in Hà Nội will present its biggest comedy show ever at L’Espace on Saturday.

Anyone who is interested in seeing or acquiring works by some of Việt Nam’s most prominent artists, is invited to visit the Affordable Art 2016 “7+”, which is taking place at the Đông Phong Art Gallery in Hà Nội.

The Việt Nam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology (Telefilm) was officially launched at the International Centre for Exhibition in Hà Nội yesterday morning.

An entry for the photo contest Khoảnh khắc vàng (Golden Moment) by Vietnam News Agency (khoanhkhacvang.vnanet.vn). After night sea trips, fishing nets are laid along the central Thanh Hóa Province’s beach. — Photo Vũ Thành Đồng

Vietnamese children will benefit from the Growing with Music project, being funded by South Korea’s S.M. Entertainment for three years.

Students in Hà Nội will have a chance to join Việt Nam’s third annual "Hunger Games" and experience charity activities on July 13 to 31.

Composer Ngô Hồng Quang is known for his projects that combine Vietnamese traditional music and western one. He is doing a masters course in music composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.

Short video clips featuring the period of life in the jungle of the once 'Vietnamese Tarzan' will be released soon on the travel website Docastaway, Spaniard Alvaro Cerezo, who initiated the website, told Việt Nam News.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has proposed that a collection of 11 cannons unearthed at the Điện Hải Citadel between 1979 and 2008 be recognized as a national treasure.

Due to the hot weather in past days, farmers in Quế Võ District in the northern province of Bắc Ninh are planting rice at night to avoid severe sun impact. – VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Thương

The Culture and Sports Centre in Hội An City has launched a training course in Hát Bội or Tuồng (classical drama) for 15 children. The move is an attempt to preserve the ancient art form and to entertain tourists.

 Foreign tourists will be charmed by an unique circus show entitled Làng Tôi (My Village) at Hà Nội Opera House on July 16.

Composer and pianist Việt Anh of the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) plans to organise a concert for fans celebrating his 20-year career.

A series of activities based on life in the northwestern region will be showcased in the Việt Nam Culture and Tourism Village on the western outskirts of the capital.

The Phụ Lục (Appendix) artist group will interact with American historian Liam Kelley about Vietnamese history on Sunday at Hà Nội Creativity City.

The “Feel Japan in Vietnam” festival will feature popular symbols of Japanese culture, Hello Kitty, Geisha and Ninja, in HCM City this week.

Tia Hải Châu, the first Vietnamese singer to sign a record contract with internationally acclaimed Universal record label, marks her comeback to the music industry after a two-year absence with a new song.