Photo exhibition captures Vietnamese in France

As many as 130 photos are being displayed in the exhibition Người Việt ở Pháp – Một Góc Nhìn” (Vietnamese in France – An Angle of View) on Nguyễn Văn Bình (“book street”) in HCM City.

Israeli chef, VNese flavours

The chef is Shahar Lubin, owner and chef of Daluwa restaurant and bar, the first and only “Middle Eastern gastropub” in Hà Nội.

Bands gather for Hardcore Việt Nam

Hardcore Việt Nam will present the biggest heavy music concert in Việt Nam on April 9, featuring 13 rock bands from several Asian countries.

Japan Foundation honour VN research

Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, 24, has been honoured with Inoue Yasushi Award for his PhD thesis about women’s poetry in Manyoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry compiled during the Nara period.

Traditional music enters curriculum

Trần Hưng Đạo Primary School’s class 5/5 students are happily singing Lý Cây Bông, a traditional song of southern Việt Nam with memorable and meaningful lyrics, in a music class.

Cherry blossoms at Sakura Festival

Hundreds of cherry blossom branches will be brought in from Japan to adorn the 10th Japan Sakura Festival, which is scheduled in Hà Nội on April 16 & 17.

VN hosts 3rd Int’l Fashion Week

Việt Nam’s best fashion designers and their international counterparts will show their collections in the third Việt Nam International Fashion Week.

US photographer holds exhibition of autism

Picturing Autism Vietnam is an ongoing photo exhibition by American photographer Debbie Rasiel at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum featuring people with autism from six countries around the world.

Traditional music to be taught at HCM City schools

HCM City People’s Committee plans to include traditional music as an extracurricular activity in 48 primary and secondary schools in the upcoming 2016-2017 academic year and all schools in the 2017-2018 year.

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