Việt Nam News

Female dancer and choreographer Tố Như will perform in the ballet The Ballerina in HCM City this month, marking her 30-year career in ballet. 

Art lovers will have the chance to enjoy work by one of the most talented artists in Việt Nam today, the HCM City-based visual artist Lê Hoàng Bích Phượng, when her solo exhibition opens at Manzi from 6pm tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Nhà Sàn Collective will open Cảm Xạ Từ Xa/ Remote Viewing – the first solo exhibition in Việt Nam by the Vietnamese-born German artist Sung Tiêu.

The Opera House in downtown Hà Nội is now open to the public for historical and architectural tours and art shows.

You are invited to join an improvisation with video art and graphic scores organised by the Domdom Contemporary and Experimental Music Club – a brainchild of the Domdom Centre for Experimental Art & Music.

Vietnamese-born French director Trần Anh Hùng will participate in the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from October 25 to November 3, as one of the most outstanding filmmakers in Southeast Asia.

Director Darren Aronofsky's says his latest film, Mother!, a dark, allegorical portrayal of an unravelling couple starring Jennifer Lawrence, was born of despair at the way the world is going.

Taylor Swift's vengeful new track topped the US singles chart Tuesday with the year's highest one-week sales, halting the historic reign of global sensation Despacito.

Historic communal house (dinh in Vietnamese) in the northern province of Vinh Phuc is close to collapse because of dithering by local authorities.

Glee Việt Nam is a remake of the award-winning American television series Glee. The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, is being made by Nguyễn Phan Quang Bình. The first episode was shown free on local online channels on August 18.

Vietnamese architect Hoàng Thúc Hào will be awarded the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize by the International Union of Architects (UIA) at a ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

For the third consecutive weekend The Hitman's Bodyguard was the top film in North American box offices, but the cinematic scene remained deep in the summer doldrums, according to final three-day numbers from website Exhibitor Relations.

The 43rd edition of France's Deauville American Film Festival opened in the Normandy seaside resort with a tribute to American actress Laura Dern.

Photo of the Day - Cajuput forest

Hà Nội’s autumn is season for cốm or young sticky rice flakes. Cốm can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including chả cốm (Vietnamese cốm sausage) and cốm xào (browned green sticky rice).

The new and privately owned Núi Nhạn Tuồng (classical drama) troupe has opened in Phú Yên Province’s Tuy Hòa City. 

Officials of HCM City agencies said yesterday (Sept 1) that they would review programmes that promote and preserve traditional cultural values with an aim of making them more efficient and relevant.

The final round of Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest will start this month with participation of 30 best contestants.