Việt Nam News

From 6pm tomorrow, Art Vietnam will present the new works of Đinh Ý Nhi, one of Việt Nam’s most celebrated female artists.

Message from the Italian ambassador

The Southern Fruit Festival 2016 kicked off yesterday (June 1) at Suối Tiên Tourist Park in HCM City’s District 9, featuring activities promoting the agricultural values of Việt Nam and its southern region. 
 

Thousands of children and parents attended the first ever children’s book festival which opened yesterday in Hà Nội’s Temple of Literature, the country’s first university. 

Various fun activities for children will be organised throughout June at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the western outskirts of Hà Nội.

Veteran singer Đức Tuấn, who is one of a few Vietnamese singers specialising in classical and semi-classical music, has released a music video to celebrate Children’s Day.

An opera titled Lá Đỏ (Red Leaf) debuted last week in Hà Nội and received high acclaim from both professions and spectators.

Maps and documents were on display at an exhibition titled Việt Nam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands: Historical and Legal Evidences held yesterday in the central province of Quảng Nam’s Ðại Lộc District.

Vietnamese-Austrian painter Đặng Thông Tuyến opened his latest exhibition Girl, Moon and Flowers in Hà Nội, with more than 30 paintings inspired by the charming beauty of Vietnamese women in áo dài traditional dress.

Titled Angels of Italy, an event celebrating the 70th National Day of the European country will see Lê Phụng Hiểu Street in Hà Nội transform into a little corner of Italy.

 Austrian chef Eckart Witzigmann, who has worked at prestigious restaurants around the world, will take part in the 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest to be held in three cities in the country.

Over 500 Yoga trainees will participate in the International Day of Yoga at Mỹ Khê beach in Đà Nẵng city.

Although they have earned wide recognition, amateur bands in HCM City are still working to improve their skills and achieve their dreams through revolutionary music.

Hundreds of new books for children of Vietnamese and international authors will be released during summer in order to bring more entertaining choices for children in the holiday.

A charity musical night titled Chảy Đi Sông Ơi (River Please Flow) raised over VNĐ1.7 billion (US$80,000).

Quintessential French ballet will be presented to audiences in Hà Nội when some of the best ballet dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris) perform in the capital city this month.

A pair of Tứ Linh (Four Sacred Animals) jars by artisan Phạm Anh Đạo from the Bát Tràng pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of US$275,000.

Entertainment centres in HCM City offered new shows last weekend on the occasion of the International Day for Children (June 1).