A silk painting by master Nguyễn Nam Sơn (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, will be auctioned by Aguttes auction company at Drouot auction sale centre in Paris, France, on March 26.
An opera involving two characters with Alzheimer's will premiere at Opera Philadelphia as part of the company's latest festival of experimental fare.
Pop and soul sensation Mỹ Tâm is among five female singers battling it out to win Best Music Album. Her collaboration Tâm 9 has been nominated for the Cống Hiến (Devotion) Award for Best Music Album by Việt Nam News Agency’s Thể Thao & Văn Hóa (Sports & Culture) newspaper.
LucTeam is the first private professional drama troupe in Hà Nội. It made its debut at the end of last year with a performance of The Jealousy of Cinderella comedy by French playwright Moliere. The troupe was established by Trần Lực, a popular actor with many leading roles in motion pictures and television series.
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An exhibition entitled Let the Whole World Rejoice to introduce Hungarian musician Zoltan Kodaly opened at the National Library of Việt Nam yesterday.
Dozens of unseen works by the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti – the world's most expensive sculptor – will go on display for the first time in June when a reconstruction of his famously decrepit studio opens in Paris.
Fifth Harmony, the all-female pop group born on a TV singing contest, on Monday announced an indefinite hiatus as its members pursue solo careers.
Pop star Noo Phước Thịnh will be the Vietnamese representative at this year’s Hong Kong Asian – Pop Music Festival to be held on March 23.
Each city and province in Việt Nam is known for its local produce and specialities – Hà Nội is famous for its phở, bún bò from the central city of Huế and original nem nướng Cái Răng from the southern province of Cần Thơ.
A special exhibition titled “Waging Peace – US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed America’s War in Việt Nam” opened on Monday at the HCM City War Remnants Museum.
The Cửa Ông Temple Festival – one of the special cultural and historical relics in the country’s northeast – has officially opened in Cẩm Phả District in the northern coastal
Collections of old and rare books, sheets of music, artworks and fans will be exhibited on the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street from March 19-25.
Briton Andria Zafirakou, who works in a school in one of the UK’s poorest areas, on Sunday won the US$1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2018 at a star-studded ceremony in Dubai.
Digging in its claws, Black Panther has clung to its box-office lead for a fifth straight weekend, taking in an estimated US$27 million in North American theaters while fending off two new films, website Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
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Đêm Hoa Lệ (Wonderful Night), a cultural programme that offers cải lương (reformed opera) and hát bội (classical drama) shows, will be staged every week at Chợ Lớn Theatre in HCM City’s District 5, known as Chinatown.
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is an infection of the gut and the second leading cause of illness in young children, especially in resource-limited tropical countries like Việt Nam where places are crowded, and food hygiene can be an issue.
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People and landscapes of various countries and territories seen through the lenses of Vietnamese photographers are now on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội.
A 400-year-old village devastated by a tropical storm last October has gotten a facelift in the form of murals.
