Việt Nam News

Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America after frontman Steven Tyler flew back to the US due to "unexpected medical issues."

The Vietnamese version of the acclaimed French book Bonheur en Cinq Lettres (Happiness in Fuive Letters) has been warmly welcomed in Viet Nam.

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held a roadshow in Jakarta to promote the country's image and introduce Vietnamese tourism products to Indonesians to attract more visitors. 

The Japan Foundation for Cultural Exchange will present new works by Vietnamese Đặng Tuệ Nguyên on October 6.

Songstress Giang Trang, known for singing only melodies by the late Vietnamese composer Trịnh Công Sơn, will tour Japan for her Hạ Huyền 2 (Dark Moon 2) concert next month.

Black Entertainment Television, the premier US network geared toward African Americans, is launching Tuesday a version in South Korea in its first expansion into Asia.

As many as 200 sets of porcelain products reflecting modern trends as well as traditional techniques by Hungarian artists are on display in downtown Hà Nội.

Levi Strauss this week begins selling a denim jacket with touch controls woven into the fabric in the first fashion offering stitched from a collaboration with Google.

The delicacy of Vietnamese silk paintings and products is on display at the Oakland Asian Cultural Centre in the US.

Thu Vọng Nguyệt, the biggest cultural event celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival, will be held at Hà Nội’s Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) from September 29 to October 1. The event, held this year for the first time, aims to combine the festivities of the past and present, old and new, traditional and modern.

This year’s middle autumn festival at the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology will focus on the cultural identity of people in the southern province of Đồng Tháp in the Mekong Delta.

A Bana ethnicity family sitting by their stove in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The best dance performances by Vietnamese and international artists won gold medals at the closing ceremony of the International Dance Festival in northern Ninh Bình Province last Friday. 

Nguyễn Văn Khởi of Kiên Giang Province has won the 2017 Chuông Vàng (Golden Bell) contest, an annual cải lương (reformed opera) competition launched by the HCM City Television (HTV). 

The espionage comedy Kingsman: The Golden Circle dominated North American box offices in its debut weekend, industry figures showed Sunday.

OTTAWA — Vietnamese film, “Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass),” is being screened at the ongoing ASEAN Film Festival 2017 in Ottawa.

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