Việt Nam News

A series of art performances, exhibitions, cultural shows and trade and tourism promotions will be held in the Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival at the central city’s Biển Đông (East Sea) Park on August 16-18.

The 8th Việt Nam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7 - 8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has issued a decision recognising the traditional craft of making lotus-scented tea in Quảng An Ward, Tây Hồ District of Hà Nội as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnamese pianists Nguyễn Thuỳ Yên and Phạm Nguyễn Anh Vũ will perform at the “A Night of Musical Journey” concert, which will take place at the HCM City Opera House on August 17.

Students are returning for a new academic year and between 6.30am and 8.00am, almost every urban journey will have a few hundred extra smaller humans that need to get somewhere

As I drive down any road in HCMC I will always fly past a big sign that says BIDA without so much as a passing thought. Bida is one of the most popular pastimes for people in Việt Nam and is played across the country, everywhere from high-class establishments to open countryside huts.

Bình Định Province has been finding ways to retain artisans and artists who pursue traditional art forms.

Sony Music Korea and Sony Music Japan are preparing to launch a new K-pop boy band in September.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Com amittee of the central province of Quảng Trị on August 11 organisedn artistic programme at the Quảng Trị Ancient Citadel Special Historical Site and the Thạch Hãn River lantern wharf to honour fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives for national liberation and freedom and deliver a message on the desire for peace.

The experts will talk about how in a Vietnamese village, communal houses are not just physical architecture, but also a hybrid space that fuses daily life and sacredness.

A historical play by IDECAF, one of HCM City’s leading private theatres, will be restaged to commemorate the country’s war invalids and martyrs on August 16.

Photographer Trần Thế Phong has released his 13th photo book, entitled Nghề Truyền Thống Việt Nam (Việt Nam's Traditional Crafts)which introduces readers to Vietnamese traditional crafts.

The wearing of áo dài (traditional long dress) costume and tailoring craft of the dress has been recognised as a National Intangible Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the fourth such recognition in the central province.

Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum is holding outdoor mini-concerts on the last Sunday of every month and a grand orchestra at the end of every season. If you’re a fan of opera and classical music, these free-of-charge gigs are not to be missed.

Sunshine is a group of musicians from Hà Nội who create melodies that are perfect for helping everyone feel relaxed. Although all members of the band are visually impaired, their music has lit up their lives and helps them shine bright on stage.

The charity concert titled Nắng Hoàng Hôn took inspiration from a newly published book entitled Hồi Ký Chạy Thận (Memoir of a Dialysis Patient) by author Hồ Hồng Việt.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has officially recognised phở Nam Định (Nam Định-style phở) and mỳ Quảng (Quảng Nam-style noodle soup) as part of the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The era of single-act circus performances is over, with acrobats showing off multiple skills at the National Circus Talent competition.