VN romance film out in Japan

Independent female director Cao Thúy Nhi’s feature film on love, Nhắm Mắt Thấy Mùa Hè (Snow in Summer), will be released today in Hokkaido, Japan.

 

VN and Mexican sculptors to meet

Mexican sculptor Paloma Torres will meet with local sculptors and discuss her art at Da Nang’s Fine Arts Museum on April 7.

Explore serene Hòn Sơn island

About 65km from the centre of the southern province of Kiên Giang, the serene and unspoiled Hòn Sơn island is a hidden gem for the nature-loving tourists. Covering an area of 11.5 sq km, Hòn Sơn is now home to more than 9,000 households. The island has developed from a fishing and fish sauce making village into a tourism destination.

Thái Nguyên targets sustainable tourism development

This year’s tourist season has began in the northern mountain province of Thái Nguyên with various events targeting sustainable development and ecological protection, says local tourism authority official.

Saudi Arabia’s first cinema to open on April 18

Saudi Arabia's first cinema in over three decades will open on April 18 in Riyadh, authorities said on Wednesday, after a ban was lifted last year as part of a far-reaching liberalisation drive.

Tourism expert finds misson to support Vietnamese start-ups

Lusk was a former vice president with the American marketing agency Cramer-Krasselt and digital marketing lead at Microsoft Việt Nam. Now he runs his own marketing agency called Clickable Vietnam but his first love has always been to travel.

Play celebrates 100 years of cải lương

A play featuring 50 artists of two leading theatres in Hà Nội and HCM City will be staged later this month to celebrate 100 years of cải lương (reformed opera).

Stone sculptures donated to Đà Nẵng

The central city of Đà Nẵng’s culture department has received two donated stone sculptures – Sea Wave by Norway’s Oyvin Storbaekken, and Mother’s Milk by Vietnamese Phạm Hồng – to install on the Hàn River bank and Mỹ Khê beach.

India helps translate Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary inscriptions

Sanskrit inscriptions on stone slabs at the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Quảng Nam province, will be translated into Vietnamese and English, as part of a joint project between Vietnamese and Indian scientists.

VN heroine discussed at book club

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s Book Club is the place where participants discuss books either written by Vietnamese authors or books based in Việt Nam.

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