Việt Nam News

The German opera Der Freischütz was reinterpreted in Vietnamese as Nhà Thiện Xạ, and staged in July this year. The performance proved popular with audiences, especially young theatre-goers. The choreographer behind the opera, Nguyễn Phúc Hùng, who is also Chief Choreographer of the Hồ Chí Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), and his colleagues at the HBSO completed the work in co-operation with the Goethe Institute. Thành Vinh spoke to Hùng about the project and his career as a choreographer.

South Korean percussionist Gina Hyungi Lee will perform at the concert Gõ by Gina Hyungi Lee at Soul Live Project Complex in HCM City on August 17.

Ambassador of India to Việt Nam Parvathaneni Harish sends a message on India’s Independence Day (August 15).

Artists from the Việt Nam Tuồng Theatre recently staged a Singaporean popular epic titled Bukit Merah.

More than 20 Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians will perform at the Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2018 at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

Renowned chèo (popular opera) artists like Thanh Ngoan, Đoàn Vinh and Tuấn Tài will perform together in the classic chèo play entitled Quan Âm Thị Kính (Goddess of Mercy) which will be staged at the Việt Nam Chèo Theatre on August 25.

The Hà Nội August Old Book Fair will take place at the Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre, No 2 Hoa Lư Street, Hai Bà Trưng District between August 16 and 19.

Music legend Aretha Franklin is "gravely ill" and surrounded by family and friends in Detroit, reports said yesterday, as prayers and well wishes poured in for the Grammy-winning 'Queen of Soul.'

Scientists on Monday unveiled a previously unknown species of giant pterosaur, the first creatures with a backbone to fly under their own power. 

Việt Nam’s High Command of Navy has held a ceremony to celebrate the recognition of HQ 671 military transport vessel as a national treasure in the northern port city of Hải Phòng.

Monks and Buddhist followers were among the volunteer donors at an event held at Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda in HCM City’s District 3 on Sunday (August 12).

When pedestrians stop at Tô Tịch Street, they are immediately captivated by the colours and scents of fruits.

Untold stories about the life and career of Việt Nam’s top female swimmer, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên, are revealed to public in her autobiography which has recently been released.

Freelance translator Nguyễn Nhật Anh, director of Nhã Nam Culture and Communications JSC, will be awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature by the French Embassy on August 16 for his contributions to introducing French ideology in Việt Nam.

The images of Indonesia and the Asian Games 2018 have been promoted to Vietnamese people through live music, modern and traditional Indonesian dance performances and exciting games.

The North American box office was under attack from sci-fi horror film The Meg this weekend, industry estimates showed on Sunday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim the top spot.

The lost resting place of British poet and artist William Blake was finally marked on Sunday with a gravestone, almost 200 years after he died.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has just approved a master plan to preserve and develop the President Hồ Chí Minh Memorial Special National Relic Site in Kim Liên Village, Nam Đàn District in the central province of Nghệ An.