Việt Nam News

An exhibition entitled Ever Shining Faith opened yesterday in Hà Nội featuring revolutionary heroes such as Cảnh, Trần Phú, Lê Hồng Phong, Hà Huy Tập and Nguyễn Văn Cừ.

The pink cherry blossoms, mostly Japanese sakura, across the central highland city of Đà Lạt has become a major draw for tourists this week.

Visitors to the Temple of Literature now understand more about the vestiges of Vietnamese history thanks to a system of introductory panels in Vietnamese, French and English languages.

The UNESCO Office in Hà Nội and Vietnam Cultural Heritage Conservation Support Fund held a round-table meeting on Wednesday to discuss a new approach to study Việt  Nam’s heritage.

Traditional vocal art lovers will get the opportunity to enjoy melodies of the central and northern regions at a show hosted by the French Culture Centre (L’Espace) on January 20.

Chicago-based techno DJ Karsten Sollors will perform at The Lighthouse on January 27.

The Australian Consulate General in HCM City will host its annual Australia Day community event on January 28 at the RMIT Saigon South Campus in District 7.

The Outcast Tết Market will be held at Saigon Outcast on January 27-28. The market will offer a wide range of art works, accessories, clothes, flowers, plants and ornaments. Homemade food, snacks and healthy products will be included.

A new reality television show to seek young talents in music will kick off next week in HCM City. 

From its roots in the traditional music of West Africa, to the golden era of the electric Chicago sound and beyond, blues has been a fixture of the world’s music scene for more than a century. Come to enjoy a night filled with those beautiful tunes at Cool Cats Jazz Club – JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi on Saturday.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a film night on January 25, presenting the movie Của Rơi (Lost and Found) by director Vương Đức.

An exhibition honouring the most well-known Vietnamese children’s book Dế Mèn Phiêu Lưu Ký (Adventures of a Cricket) by late writer Tô Hoài (1920-2014) will open to the public from Saturday evening.

Established in May 2016, LO-ANH Foundation has undertaken 12 educational projects to date, including the construction and extension of many kindergartens, schools and boarding houses as well as providing financial care to poor ethnic children in the remotest areas in Hà Giang and Cao Bằng Provinces.

An art exhibition titled Colour of the New Year – Year of the Earth Dog, will be held at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum for a week from tomorrow. A total of 40 paintings by 32 artists will be on show.

An exhibition of old books will be organised during a fair in Văn Lake at the Temple of Literature complex in downtown Hà Nội between January 18 and 21.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ enjoyed strong growth in tourism last year due to a series of international political and cultural events and traditional festivals, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

New Zealand-based student Tăng Huyền Thư released her first book in HCM City early this month. The book, entitled How Much Is Too Much for Remembering, includes the poem of the same name that won 2nd prize at the New Zealand National Schools Poetry Award in 2016.