Việt Nam News

Parisians were likely to spot more rats than usual in coming days as the Seine continued to rise Wednesday after heavy rains, while part of the Louvre was closed as artworks were moved to higher ground.

A startup created by a Hollywood powerhouse to tailor television for smartphone lifestyles announced Wednesday that its chief will be Silicon Valley veteran Meg Whitman.

An exhibition featuring the latest artworks of 36 Vietnamese painters and sculptors is now ongoing at the VICAS Art Studio in Hà Nội.

 The Art of NômA documentary film about Nôm, Việt Nam’s thousand-year-old script related to Chinese calligraphy, will be screened on January 27 in Hà Nội..

Rocketeer Duo will be playing a mix of pop jazz, RNB and blues covers from 8:45pm until late on the third floor of The Old Compass Café at 63/11 Pasteur St., HCM City’s District 1 on January 26.

The Australian General Consulate will be holding its second Australia Day community event in HCM City on January 28.

A DVD with performances from more than 70 singers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists has been released to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 16.   

Classic melodies by world-famous composers have been given a fresh new sound in the newest album of Vietnamese diva Mỹ Linh, titled Chat Với Mozart 2 (Chat with Mozart 2), which was released last week.

A unique exhibition will introduce Japanese contemporary wood-carvings in the netsuke tradition, a technique used since the Edo period (1603-1868).

 On Sunday, Bookworm bookstore together with the Hanoi Cooking Centre will put on an afternoon of jazz music, traditional bánh chưng (sticky rice cake) making and tò he (toy figurine) sculpting as part of their annual celebrations in the run-up to Tết.

Claudia Capocci, an artist from Bristol, England, will host a workshop on sculpture on Saturday at Lạc Tạm Antique.

Art researcher and critic Iola Lenzi arived in Việt Nam for the first time  20 years ago and was charmed by the refined culture.

Tomorrow night Chula Fashion House will debut its 1st edition of Chulala Music Night – a monthly event hosted by Chula on the last Friday of every month.

A couple happily returns home together after a working day in Trùng Khánh District, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng

Young designer Đặng Thị Bích Ngọc has just won the Silver Award in the Design Poster Category of the New Talent Annual 2018 by the New York-based Graphis magazine.

The classical ballet The Nutcracker will be performed by young dancers aged from 4 to 18 years old for the first time in Việt Nam on January 28 at the Hà Nội Opera House. The ballet is one of the most famous classic ballets performed during the Western holiday season.

More than 50 singers, dancers, musicians and fashion models will perform at a music and fashion programme tonight (January 24) at HCM City’s Bến Thành Theatre. 

A wide range of cultural activities to reveal the depth of traditional Tết (Lunar New Year) celebrations will begin at Thăng Long Imperial Citadel from today.