Việt Nam News

The 26th anniversary of the German Businesses Association's (GBA) Oktoberfest will be held from September 19 to 22 at Hotel Nikko Saigon in 235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street, HCM City District 1.

International and domestic travel and tourism businesses are offering  promotion programmes to stimulate travel demand at the 14^th International Travel Expo HCM City (ITE HCMC) from September 6 – 8.

The ASEAN Photo and Documentary Exhibition will be launched in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng on Friday. This will be the first time the province has hosted an international photo exhibition.

A street food festival will take place featuring 1,000 kinds of food from Việt Nam, Japan, China, South Korea, India and Thailand in Hà Nội.

Images and documents of old Hà Nội will be on display at an exhibition entitled ‘Nostalgic Walk in the Heart of Hà Nội’ today.

Korean guitar prodigy Jung Sung-ha with acoustic fingerstyle will perform live in Việt Nam this month.

Having visited Việt Nam as a tourist, Ando Saeko, a Japanese woman spent one month in HCM City before traveling to Hà Nội for deeper exploring Vietnamese culture and people.

Eighty-two music students from all over the world will compete at the 4th Hà Nội International Piano Competition next week.

Three Vietnamese artists are showing their work at the London Design Biennale 2018 which began in London on Tuesday.

Representatives from Hà Nội will be showcasing books on history, culture and performing arts about the capital city and Việt Nam at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair in October this year.

They are the world’s most recognisable shoes, but have somehow evaded detection for 13 years since being stolen from a Minnesota museum. But on Tuesday, the ruby-red slippers worn by Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz came home again.

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open next month, organisers said on Tuesday as they look to end years of turmoil surrounding the event.

A book on Thang Trần Phềnh (1895 - 1973) was recently launched in Hà Nội and HCM City. The book is compiled by author Ngô Kim Khôi and is a rare chance to learn about one of Việt Nam’s least-documented artists.

The spectacular Cầu Vàng (Golden Bridge) in Đà Nẵng has been selected among Reuters’ top pictures for August.

Pop star Mỹ  Tâm’s free concert, Mối Tình Đầu Mỹ Tâm- 1^st (The First Love), will be held at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul  next month.

Vietnamese-Australian pianist and composer Nguyễn Vân Anh will perform in a concert at the HCM City Opera House on Sunday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Australia.

A special music performance took place on Monday at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music to mark the nineth Việt Nam Music Day in Hà Nội.

Feature film Đảo Của Dân Ngụ Cư (The Island of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Nguyễn Hồng Ánh has been honored with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival.