Berlin-based sound artist, composer and experimental turntablist Ignaz Schick will meet several Vietnamese performers, musicians and composers who are, according to him, from the “highly unique Vietnamese experimental music scene”.
As the world’s lens turns on Việt Nam, the country has had a rare chance to put on a show and demonstrate its status as one of Southeast Asia’s brightest stars and worthy of a place in the international political arena.
The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will screen the movie Cyclo by Vietnamese-born French director Trần Anh Hùng today at the Centre for Development of Movie Talent (TPD).
The Family Fun Day will be held from 1pm to 6pm on March 3 at the Hive Villa Café & Pool on 29 Nguyễn Bá Lân St in Thảo Điền in HCM City’s District 2.
Journalists from around the world covering the second summit between the US and DPRK at the media centre in the Việt Xô Friendship Culture Palace on Trần Hưng Đạo Street are being served free meals of Vietnamese specialties right at the site.
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler presented on Tuesday at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts the first ever retrospective of his 35-year career, including outfits and sketches.
British actress Emma Thompson has quit an anticipated film produced by California's Skydance studios because it hired former Disney creative director John Lasseter, who is accused of sexual harassment, her publicist said yesterday.
The southernmost province of Cà Mau has announced a plan to turn 1,300ha of the U Minh Hạ National Park into an eco-tourism zone by 2025.
Teenagers are turning to readily available Vietnamese adult books written by authors in the 1980s and 90s.
Japanese Ken Ochiai is currently working in Việt Nam, Japan and the US. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He was honoured with the title of New American Filmmaker at the Hawaii International Film Festival and received the Young Alumni Award from the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association in recognition of his achievements in filmmaking.
Egg coffee, a signature beverage of Hà Nội, is among the food and drink items being served to at least 3,500 local and international journalists covering the second Trump-Kim summit this week.
A special stamp, celebrating the upcoming second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK chairman leader Kim Jong Un and transmitting the messages “Việt Nam – A safe and friendly destination” and “Hà Nội - A City for Peace”, was released today, February 26.
Music industry figures paid tribute yesterday to Mark Hollis, the “genius” frontman of the British new wave group Talk Talk, after a former bandmate announced that the singer had died aged 64.
Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer empire, appears to have suffered a gradual decline rather than a catastrophic collapse, according to a study published on Monday.
The Gustaf Sjokvist Chamber Choir of Sweden will perform along with Vietnamese artists at the HCM City Opera House on March 2 to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Việt Nam.
Vietnamese cuisine is one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions, but there are some dishes you need a bit of courage to eat, like snake meat.
Three hundred silver coins will be issued today to welcome the summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un to be held in Hà Nội on February 27-28.
Việt Nam’s National Tourism Administration (VNAT) acknowledged that DPRK-USA Summit with the participation of nearly 3,000 international reporters will bring great opportunities for Vietnamese tourism promotion, VNAT Vice Chairman Hà Văn Siêu said during a press conference on Monday in Hà Nội.
Phan Châu Trinh Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organisation that manages the Việt Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations, has officially closed, the foundation’s chairwoman and former Vice President, Nguyễn Thị Bình, said last week.
