Việt Nam News

Galaxy Thiên Ngân Studio of HCM City, in co-operation with its partner Ocean Company, has launched a new film project on cải lương (reformed opera) to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the art form’s first play.

A bevy of black and white Belgian swans were moved out of Hoàn Kiếm Lake on Monday night.

After 18 years working in the entertainment industry, Vietnamese pop singer Ưng Hoàng Phúc will perform live for the first time on March 3 at Việt Xô Friendship Labour Cultural Palace, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District.

 Amsterdam is booking progress in its fight against illegal holiday rentals, the city said Wednesday, dishing out over four million euros in fines as it seeks to stem a stream of tourists.

Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer behind Michael Jackson, says that the late King of Pop plagiarised some of his hits.

Ambassador of Iran to Việt Nam, Saleh Adibi, shared a message with Việt Nam News readers to celebrate his country's National Day and the promising relations between the two countries. 

Bánh chưng (glutinous square cake) and Tết (Lunar New Year) gifts have been delivered to houses of poor ethnic people living in the northern province of Lai Châu and the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

HCM City theatres promise a variety of new and interesting shows this Tết to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes. 

The Acoustic Saturday with Benjamin James will be held from 9.30pm until late at 14 Tôn Thất Đạm Street in HCM City’s District 1 on Saturday, February 10.

The Celebrating Love (Valentine’s Day) will be held from 8pm until late at Snuffbox at 14 Tôn Thất Đạm Street in HCM City’s District 1 on February 14.

Singer and song writer Lê Cát Trọng Lý will perform her latest creations at Manzi in February.

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 In order to celebrate Việt Nam’s bài chòi (folk singing), which was previously honoured by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, an art festival is being held today in Bình Định Province’s coastal Quy Nhơn City.

Two paintings and two stone sculpture of artist Bùi Xuân Phái and Lê Công Thành are on display in an exhibition at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum for local and foreign visitors during Tết (lunar New Year) holidays.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher will write the screenplay for the American remake of the Vietnamese horror flick, The Housemaid.

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The fourth volume of Michel Foucault's ground-breaking The History of Sexuality will be published Friday, 34 years after the death of the French philosopher.

This month's Berlin film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, will shine a light on sexual misconduct in the industry, its director said Tuesday.