FVH excursion to Lai Xá photography village

he Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) on Saturday, June 30, will organise a one-day excursion to Lai Xá photography village in Kim Chung Commune, about 15km west of Hà Nội.

 

French clowns bring joy to Vietnamese kids

Every Sunday, Dao ethnic children from Vũ Linh Commune in the northern province of Yên Bái gather at the La Vie Vũ Linh Ecolodge to enjoy performances by French clowns.

’Water is Life’ at L’Usine

The 'Water is Life' exhibition will open on July 7 at 7:30 pm at L’Usine on 151/5 Đồng Khởi St in HCM City’s District 1.

Copyright violations need urgent solutions: VCPMC director

Violating copyright is a challenge to the development of the country’s music industry. Composer Đinh Trung Cẩn, general director of the Việt Nam Centre for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC), talks to Hương Trà on the issue.

Cao Bằng to host song and dance fest

Hundreds artists of 12 art troupes from northern mountainous provinces will take part in a national song and dance festival in Cao Bằng Province between June 29 and July 7.

Cải lương film to open in August

Movie star and producer Ngô Thanh Vân’s latest film on cải lương (reformed opera), a genre of traditional theatre in the South, will be in cinemas in August. 

Ingalls Wilder dropped from US book prize over racism

The name of best-selling author Laura Ingalls Wilder has been dropped from an American children's literature award because of racist content in her books based on 19th century settler childhood in the Midwest.

Seaweed sweet soup a cure for summer heat

Chè đậu xanh rong biển (Seaweed – green bean sweet soup) may not be a familiar specialty for Vietnamese people, but its unique flavor does put footprints on the Vietnamese culinary map and can blow away the hot wind of summer at first bite.

New programme aims to lure North American tourists to Việt Nam

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is inviting hospitality enterprises involved in travel, hotel, transportation, catering and entertainment to join a programme to promote Vietnamese tourism in North America starting this September.

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