Việt Nam News

Vietnamese indie band Cá Hồi Hoang will perform in HCM City on December 9 as part of its nationwide tour “Gấp” (Hurry).

Vietnamese and South Korean artists will perform together in a concert on December 3 at the Hà Nội Opera House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Việt Nam – South Korea’s diplomatic relations.

A special art fair will be held from November 30 to December 4 at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ích, Hà Nội, to offer affordable works to the public.

Porta Chiusa, a clarinet trio from Switzerland with a strong focus on compositions using microtonal and multi-phonic techniques, will perform on December 1 at  Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Trần Bình, Hà Nội.

Popular French Vietnamese director, Trần Anh Hùng, is giving the final touches to the script for his new movie project on French cuisine, titled Dodin Bouffant.

In contrast to the number of English, Chinese and Korean teachers in Việt Nam, Natalia Zolkina stands out as being one of the few Russian-language lecturers in HCM City.

Authorities in Hạ Long City plan to develop the ancient floating villages on Hạ Long Bay into a tourism product.

Documents, photographs and memorabilia of American prisoners of war went on show at Tìm Lại Ký Ức (Finding Memories) in Hỏa Lò Prison yesterday and will run until February.

Picasso, Dali, Miro, Chagall... names that are instantly recognisable in the international art world. Now works by these masters are being exhibited in Baghdad thanks to an anonymous Iraqi collector.

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is the first evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, the University of Leicester announced Tuesday.

The Christmas Lighting Ceremony will be held at French Village in the Bà Nà Hills Mountain resort in the central city on December 9th, starting a month of performances and events to celebrate the New Year.

Young musicians and producers are driving the music industry, but many artists said their work, while popular, lacks gravitas and is too focused on love themes.

Folk music researcher Bùi Trọng Hiền recently completed a groundbreaking report the revitalising of hát cửa đình (singing at the village’s communal house). It is the oldest form of ca trù singing, which has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding since 2009.

The first book of Chăm fairytales collected and translated into Vietnamese by teacher and educator Kinh Duy Trịnh of Bình Thuận Province has been released.   

The Mnông people in Đôn Village in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk share stories about their elephants and the role of the animals in their community life at an exhibition titled "Elephants in the Central Highlands".

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