Renowned theatre researcher, director and producer Kiều Tấn, former head of HTV’s Theatre and Music Unit, has worked in the industry more than 40 years. Tấn has helped many young artistes improve their talent by training through performing.
A concert featuring Vietnamese and Spanish melodies will take stage at Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM) with performances by pianist Mario Mora, Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor David Gomez Ramirez on Friday.
The children’s book market in Việt Nam has become more and more diversified with the launch of many new publishers and bookstores. Educational expert Nguyễn Thụy Anh, who initiated Đọc Sách Cùng Con (Reading with Children) Club, shares her views:
A woman and her grandchild in Phó Bảng Village, the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Thái Hà
A funeral of the ethnic Mông minorities in Quản Bạ District, the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Thái Hà
German singer-composer-producer Thomas Anders, part of the duo Modern Talking, a famous European pop band from the 80s, will perform in Hà Nội on November 26. The one-night concert, which will give fans the chance to enjoy all the band’s hits, will be held at Mỹ Đình National Convention Hall.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ has won the 2016 Asian Townscape Award from the Asia-Pacific regional office of the UN Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) programme.
The three-day Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the ethnic minorities of northwestern Việt Nam ended yesterday in Lào Cai Province.
Indian author Arundhati Roy announced on Monday that her second novel will be published in 2017 — 20 years after she won the Booker Prize for her debut one.
The Vietnamese revere lotus for its natural beauty, as well as for its nutritious and medicinal properties. Every part of the lotus can be used to cook nourishing dishes and to make herbal medicines to treat many ailments.
A 19-century Buddhist statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes — a treasure of the Mễ Sở Pagoda in the northern province of Hưng Yên’s Mễ Sở Commune, Văn Giang District, was stolen on Saturday.
Fillipino-born vocalist Janice Phương has become the first foreigner to win Việt Nam Idol Singing Contest 2016 at the show’s finale, held at BHD Studio in District 9, HCM City on September 30.
Movie buffs will get the chance to watch the 1968 version of Romeo & Juliet at an event in Hà Nội and HCM City on October 8-29.
The 2016 Mễ Trì Sticky Rice Flake Culture Day is held today at 1 Đỗ Đức Dục Street, Nam Từ Liêm District, Hà Nội.
Brace yourselves: flu season is on its way to Hanoi.
Leading vocalists of Việt Nam’s chamber music scene will present a concert featuring international and Vietnamese compositions at the HCM City Opera House on October 5.
On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Korea today, October 3, Việt Nam News presents an article written by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Lee Hyuk
The exhibition displays entries selected from a photo-voice project in which the old people were given a camera to take photos of their lives.
The Traditional Craft Village Tourism Festival featuring two simulation space, several booths of craft villages, delicacies and music performance attracts both Vietnamese and international handicraft fans
