New Woody Allen film to open Spanish film festival
Woody Allen's new romantic comedy Rifkin's Festival, is to open Spain's San Sebastian film festival in September, which will also be its international premiere, organisers said Thursday.
Louvre Abu Dhabi reopens after 100-day closure
Visitors in masks and gloves returned to the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Wednesday as it reopened its doors after a 100-day closure under coronavirus restrictions.
Việt Nam movie audiences lap up musicals
Musicals and music documentaries have shown the potential to succeed at the box office in Việt Nam.
Nothing beats a bath, especially a Dao Đỏ herbal bath
If you want to experience an authentic Dao Đỏ herbal bath, you have to do it at Tả Phìn.
Festival celebrating families to take place in Hà Nội
According to the organisation board, the event aims to honour the traditional values of Vietnamese families, raising awareness about the role, position and the importance of the Party’s guidelines and State policies on families in the context of industrialisation and modernisation.
Cà Mau’s traditional sauce recognised as national cultural heritage
The traditional craft of making ba khía (three-striped crab) sauce in the southern province of Cà Mau has been officially recognised as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Smaller Toronto film festival to screen online, at drive-ins
The Toronto film festival is going ahead in September despite the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Wednesday, but red carpets will be virtual and far fewer movies will be premiered.
HCM City to foster tourism links with neighbouring provinces
HCM City will step up tourism links with the five south-eastern provinces of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu, Tây Ninh, Bình Dương, Bình Phước, and Đồng Nai to enable travel firms to develop more products and expand their markets, a city leader has said.
National museum releases poster book
Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum and Fine Arts Publishing House have launched a book of posters made from 1958 to 1986.
Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu kick-starts tourism recovery
The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu is gearing up for intensive promotions to draw tourists back as the COVID-19 pandemic comes under control in Việt Nam.
Stage stalwart creates show for children on YouTube
Theatre actor Bạch Long has a new drama show for children on YouTube called Thằng Bờm Kể Chuyện Xưa (Bờm tells folktales).
Live concert to honour composer Phó Đức Phương
The show will be held at the Hà Nội Opera House by his family and friends to honour his career and encourage the composer, who is in hospital for cancer treatment.
Famous songstress wants to sing with indie bands
Top singer Đoàn Thanh Lam released her new album entitled Nơi Gặp Gỡ Tình Yêu (Where Love Was Born) at her 52nd birthday in Hà Nội last week.
Nom, nom Vietnam - Episode 46: Pyramid rice dumpling
Egypt is famous for its pyramids, but did you know Việt Nam has pyramids too? But in Việt Nam they are not huge structures in the desert, but instead tasty snacks made from rice.
Concert to celebrate COVID-19 frontline workers
Vietnamese singers and composers will take part in “Khi Ta Sống” (When We Come Alive) concert in HCM City on June 27 to celebrate frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hollywood mogul Steve Bing dies aged 55: reports
Hollywood producer Steve Bing, who financed Tom Hanks movie The Polar Express and fathered a child with actress Liz Hurley, has died aged 55, US media reported on Monday.
Lotus dumplings for the fifth of the fifth
Đoan Ngọ Tết, or getting rid of germs from inside your digestive system, is a custom at this time of year.
Album of music by Vietnamese-American composer released
An album of love songs by Vietnamese-American composer Lam Phương, a famous artist in the south in the 1970s-80s, has been released in HCM City.
Bolero music concert features young singers
A bolero music concert featuring young singers will be held at the We Night Club in HCM City.
Japanese fund invests US$8m into cinema group
Beta Media has officially signed a contract to receive US$8 million from Japanese investment fund Daiwa PI Partners.
