Việt Nam News

In many countries, passing one’s driving test is a rite of passage, on par with graduation or being able to vote.

The UK’s indie rock band The Wedding Present will hold a concert in HCM City on July 17 as part of the 30th Anniversary tour of their revered album “Bizarro”.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will organise a workshop exploring “Vietnamese Lacquer Painting’s Experimental History” on July 13.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a talk with “the Beethoven of Việt Nam” – Vietnamese composer Nguyễn Văn Quỳ, at his home on July 13.

The very first album featuring xẩm (music of blind buskers) has been released in an effort to revive the traditional music of Mai Tuyết Hoa and her team.

The third National Young Talented Choreographers Contest will be held between July 6 and 16 in Hà Nội and HCM City.

Veteran artist Lê Bá Trọng is displaying 95 of his works on oil at the HCM City Fine Arts’ Association.

Japan has prohibited eight Vietnamese travel firms from applying for visas for Vietnamese tour groups for “seriously violating commitments” without providing details.

Award-winning opera artist Đào Tố Loan will have her first recital in September at the Việt Nam Academy of Music. It will be a chance for opera lovers to enjoy a performance by one of the leading sopranos in Việt Nam. 

Various cultural activities themed Summer Flavour for Children will take place throughout July at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the western outskirts of Hà Nội.

With the title Diary of Peace, the exhibition showcases the heroic struggles of the Vietnamese people during the war (1954-75). Apart from historical events, the exhibition highlights the support of people from around the world in the fight against the war in Việt Nam.

A music video (MV) by Vietnamese pop idol Sơn Tùng M-TP and American rapper Snoop Dogg has attracted more than 13.9 million viewers after just 15 hours of its release on YouTube.  

Some 400 years of depictions of the Moon, particularly via photography, are going on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

Colombian singer songwriter Maria Concepcion Bernal will kick off her Asian tour with a concert at Việt Nam Youth Theatre in Hà Nội tonight.

British grime star Stormzy apologised on Monday for erroneously saying he was the first black British artist to headline Glastonbury music festival on Friday.

Not long ago, a bowl of simple white rice was a faraway dream to many Vietnamese people.

Original songs from famous Japanese anime series will be performed during Concert of Childhood Memory: Shinsekai on July 4 and 5 in Hà Nội.