Việt Nam News

Việt Nam’s long tradition of ceramics has inspired many expats living here. Spain’s Leandro Marcelino is one among them.

Violist Nguyệt Thu and her Apaixonado String Quartet band will hold a concert for children with autism on Saturday at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music’s Grand Concert Hall.

Artist Pierre Lefeuvre will present his electronic music and VJ concert Saycet in L'Espace on April 9, at 8pm.

New Wind Ensemble will play a concert on April 13. The event will open a series of concerts organised by the Goethe-Institut Hà Nội and the Việt Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) this year.

Saigon Outcast will celebrate the Thai water festival, Songkran, at the HCM City Youth Cultural Centre on April 16

The Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam will host the Belgian Beer Festival at Cargo Event Space on April 15.

The annual “Colour Me Run” fun run and a music festival will be held at Trương Văn Bàng Street in District 2 on April 16.

Việt Nam has many strong points to help its tourism industry grow and compete with other countries in the region, said tourism expert Phạm Trương Hoàng from the University of National Economics.

Harvesting tea

More than 30 South Korean artists and 40 Vietnamese performers will take the stage today for a cultural exchange at Đà Nẵng’s Hàn River Port on Bạch Đằng Street.

An art show entitled Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces ) was held last week at Hà Nội’s Công Nhân Theatre. It was one of the activities being organised to celebrate International Francophone Day in Việt Nam.

A fashion show featuring the Vietnamese áo dài and Indian saris will be held at the Áo Dài Museum in HCM City on Friday.

Noted American photographer Debbie Rasiel is sharing her view of the world of people with autism at a photo exhibition in downtown Hà Nội.

Craftsmen, experts, traders and designers of silk from China, Japan, India, Myanmar, France, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and seven traditional silk villages in Việt Nam joined together in the 1^st Việt Nam-Asia Silk Culture Festival at Hội An Silk Village.

The legendary turtle living in Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake, which died in January, will be preserved using a plastination method, according to authorities.

M’Nông villagers carry out their annual ceremony at a house they built in a special village designed for all 54 ethnic groups in the country called the Culture, Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, located in the western outskirts of Hà Nội.