Việt Nam News

A tuồng (classical drama) artist prepares clothes for his performance in Thổ Hà Village in the northern province of Bắc Giang. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Celebrate Belgian Week from Saturday

Famed French conductor Henri Pompidor directed a symphony concert with musicians from the Việt Nam National Academy of Music in late October to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its establishment. He talks to Vương Bạch Liên about the concert in Hà Nội and music, in general.

Twenty Vietnamese children dancers, who beat hundreds of other junior competitors across the country, have been selected to perform together with Russian professional ballet dancers in The Nutcracker.

An exhibition by artists of the HCM City Fine Arts Association opened in the city this week to raise funds to help disadvantaged children of Tà Nung Open House in Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu Province. 

The Evergreen Farmer’s market, the first-ever fair of organic products and safe food, will open at the city’s Dragon Bridge Square on Trần Hưng Đạo street on November 20.

The "Genting Dream" cruise ship will bring 3,500 tourists to Đà Nẵng’s Tiên Sa Port tomorrow at the start of a promotional tour of Vietnamese ports.

Four Argentina films, including comedies and cartoons, will be shown for free on Friday and Saturday in HCM City.

Le Fruit, a French-owned and Vietnamese-based brand, has won the Great Taste 2016 Award in London for its pomelo and mandarin marmalade and kumquat marmalade.

A page of original comic strip drawings from one of the best Tintin adventures, Explorers on the Moon, is expected to sell for up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer later this month.

Lorde, the New Zealand singer who enjoyed phenomenal success while still a teenager, celebrated her 20th birthday Monday by announcing a new album that will explore becoming an adult.

“Vietnamese sandwiches” are what foreigners sometimes call these delicious handheld meals. But for those who have visited the country, they may not forget the street food’s Vietnamese name: bánh mì. 

The Way Station is adapted from Đỗ Phước Tiến’s story titled Đảo Của Dân Ngụ Cư (The Island of Aliens) written in 1992. It was translated into French and English. Famed writer Nguyễn Quang Lập wrote the movie script in 1996.

The 10th Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival will begin on November 12 in the Cửu Long ( Mekong) River Delta province of Kiên Giang.

South Korean and Vietnamese singers will perform at the Korean Culture and Food Festival in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium this weekend. 

Young pop star Đông Nhi has won the Best Southeast Asian Act award at 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA), MTV Asia announced yesterday. 

Pop superstar Justin Bieber pipped Lady Gaga at the MTV Europe Music awards on Sunday, snapping up the lion's share as megastar Beyonce came away empty-handed.