Việt Nam News

TV show producers in HCM City are facing challenges in producing new programmes due to current social distancing restrictions.

Performing artists have expressed their appreciation for a recent Government pledge of financial support.

Everything needs to change with the times, even auspicious festivals that are centuries old. And so it is with Việt Nam’s Ghost Festival (Tết Trung Nguyên), which falls Sunday.

Foreigners who are living within blockade area in Phan Thiết City in the central province of Bình Thuận have received support from local authorities via the Sharing Our Love with Foreigners programme.

The Việt Nam film industry has once again been hit hard by COVID-19 as the release and production of many films have been delayed.

Online cultural activities during the Buddhist Vu Lan Festival this week are being held as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in HCM City. 

The Consulate of India in HCM City on Wednesday hosted a webinar with the theme “Cultural Meeting between India and Việt Nam” to commemorate India’s 75th Independence Day.

Twenty-eight contestants participating in the national traditional music contest, Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell) 2021, have performed online in the semi-final round in HCM City recently. 

Students pursuing a career in arts often face problems when switching from face-to-face to online learning.

Locals in a suburban village in Hà Nội have set up a museum to maintain the memorabilia of their village’s history. Hundreds of antique objects have been donated by local residents in Yên Mỹ Commune in Thanh Trì District to transform the commune’s Memorial House into a mini museum.

To make use of her time in quarantine, Sofia Holt from Sweden paints objects found in her home and sells them in an online auction to raise funds for charities in HCM City.

Cellist Đinh Hoài Xuân is founder of Cello Fundamento, which is an annual series of events bringing classical music closer to Vietnamese audiences. She is the first Vietnamese artist to be appointed by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Romanian Music Ambassador to Việt Nam.

 An online exhibition featuring the life and works of late General Võ Nguyên Giáp will open this weekend in Hà Nội to mark his 110th birthday (August 25).

With a warm voice and gift for telling stories explaining local culture and customs, YouTuber Lê Hoàng Nam has lured 3.18 million subscribers to his Challenge Me channel, which is one of the most popular YouTube channels in Việt Nam.

A new music video titled Vietnam has been launched by South Korea singer Joseph Kwon, showing his love to the country and people.

Bánh da lợn (in English means exactly Pig Skin Cake), has recently been highlighted among in the list of 100 Most Popular Cakes in the World by the world popular cuisine website TasteAtlas.

Vietnamese women and family values are the themes of six books by late author and journalist Bà Tùng Long issued by the Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House.

A painting and writing contest for child patients aged 4-16 nationwide has been launched in HCM City.