Việt Nam News

Đặng Nhật Minh secured the Grand Prize at the yearly Bùi Xuân Phái - For the Love of Hà Nội for his cinematic pieces centred on Hà Nội and its inhabitants, encompassing films like Hà Nội Mùa Đông 1946 (Hà Nội Winter 1946), Mùa Ổi (The Guava House), and his recent work, Hoa Nhài (Jasmine).

A range of cultural, tourism and art entertainment activities will be held during Tây Ninh Day in Hà Nội from October 7-8 at the Hoàn Kiếm Lake Walking Street.

Kiến Trung Palace, which was built by Kinh Khải Định in 1921-1923, is now under renovation. Experienced artisans are decorating the building with broken ceramic pieces to enliven the Indochine architecture. The project aims to celebrate 30th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Huế Imperial Citadel as a World Culture Heritage.

A special art programme featuring famous theatre artists has launched in HCM City this week to raise funds for helping disadvantaged children. 

The Rhythms Restaurant was ranked 15th and Cloud Nine 24th on the list as part of the 2023 Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Restaurants Awards announced recently.

The headquarters of the People’s Committee and People’s Council of HCM City has recently attracted a huge number of local and foreign visitors since the city government opened tours for tourists and locals.

Although the play was originally published in 1836 and portrays the political corruption of Russia, playwright and director Lê Mạnh Hùng has cleverly aligned the play with current Vietnamese issues in a natural but sarcastic way.

The central city’s tourism department has boosted key tourism products – the Meeting, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibition (MICE) and golf tour service in Korea market – as more than 1 million Korean tourists visited the city in the first night months.

Japanese artist Ando Saeko has spent almost three decades in Việt Nam, where she absorbed the culture and essence of traditional lacquer painting. She has created many beautiful lacquer works. Her latest exhibition, Moon, was a highlight of the cultural activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Japan and Việt Nam.

A family in the southernmost province of Cà Mau has welcomed wild birds to their garden for the past 20 years. Birds perch in safe land and now the garden is home to thousands of birds and even become a tourist attraction.

The Irish music group Westlife excited its fans by announcing a return to Việt Nam for a performance on November 22.

For 15 years, Kerry Newsome developed a passion for Việt Nam which led her to work with a local hotel group and tour operator as a tourism consultant

It became the first virtual art exhibition in Việt Nam, utilising technology to provide distinctive and interactive experiences for users

Meritorious Artist Thoại Mỹ, a veteran cải lương (reformed opera) performer, and young singer H’Kray have released a new music video on YouTube.

Bức Tường band is one of the most popular rock bands in Việt Nam. It was in danger of disbanding after the death of Trần Lập – who was the frontman and composer in 2016.

Tourists from around the world visit Việt Nam just to witness the amazing waterfalls in Cao Bằng. It really is a sight to behold.

Uruguayan painter Yandi Monardo has recently hosted a series of workshops in the framework of the Arts for the World Project initiated by Los Cabos Art Gallery and the Uruguayan embassy in Hà Nội. Dozens of students and art enthusiasts attended and created more than 40 paintings following his style, which uses free flow of acrylic oils, stone powder and sand to make the painting foundation. They then used nails to sketch on that foundation to create unique abstract paintings.