Việt Nam News

Art lovers  have a chance to enjoy the surreal work of Japanese artist Hiraki Sawa at a video exhibition in the Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA).

Heavy rains throughout the north of Việt Nam in the past few weeks have caused serious floods in many areas, including the western outskirts of Hà Nội.  Chương Mỹ District is one of the most seriously flooded districts with nearly 3,000 households deeply submerged in water.

International Free Hugs Day will take place on Sunday at Savico Megamall in Long Biên, Hà Nội.

The beautiful landscape and cultural activities of the rural areas of the capital are on display at an exhibition that opened yesterday in Hà Nội.

Promising faces for world fashion shows and events will be trained professionally through a new project called Leading Stars.

 The last time photographer Trần Thị Thu Đông returned home after a trip to the Trường Sa Archipelago (Spratlys), she felt something very different from other assignments, so the vice chairwoman of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions decided to organise a photo exhibition.

The Việt Nam Youth Theatre will perform a series of plays at the Lưu Quang Vũ’s Plays Festival from August 4 to September 1 in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam’s Guinness Organisation on August 2 awarded two records to live entertainment show The Quintessence of Tonkin.

Pop stars Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes will be among the performers at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 20, the network has announced.

Acclaimed young Quebec film director Xavier Dolan will make his English language debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September with the world premiere of The Death & Life of John F. Donovan.

Violinist Lidya Dobrevska and oboe artist Gordana Josifova Nedelkovska from Macedonia will perform at “Bach alla Bach” concert at the HCM City Opera House next week.

For history lovers, few places in Việt Nam can match Huế, the former royal capital, in the central coastal province of Thừa Thiên - Huế.

The French quartet Arod will perform in Đà Nẵng's Nguyễn Hiển Dĩnh Theatre on August 17.

Meritorious Artist and director Phạm Lê Nam has made six documentary films about the border battles against China invasion in Vị Xuyên District in the northern province of Hà Giang. Born in Hà Nội and growing up in peace, Nam has had a lifelong interest in Vị Xuyên.

Seventy students from six countries in Asia and the Pacific (Cambodia, China, Korea, Laos, Thailand and Việt Nam) are learning more about France and Vietnam, right here in Hà Nội.

For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Việt Nam is a country that evokes memoirs and feelings. He lost his father due to the war in Việt Nam, that’s why he felt a deep sympathy with the local people.

Vietnamese design company H&P Architects has recently been named among the July Winners and Popular Choice Winners of the prestigious Architizer A+Awards.

Those interested in learning more about contemporary photography can take part in a workshop with Jamie Maxtone Graham at Hanoi DocLab on August 6.