Việt Nam News

People’s Artist Hoàng Kiều, who made a considerable contribution to Việt Nam’s traditional opera art in the 20th century, died on August 10. He was 92.

South Korean guitarist Sungha Jung will return to Việt Nam for live concerts in Hà Nội and HCM City on August 26 & 27.

The Cần Thơ City’s Museum in collaboration with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has launched a photo exhibition to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will treat local music fans to a French classical concert on August 19. 

Organizers of the American Kennel Club's Museum of the Dog unveiled their new digs Wednesday ahead of the canine art collection's move to the Big Apple in early 2019.

Forty-two sculptures featuring life, youth and love are on display at an exhibition in HCM City’s Văn Thánh Tourist Park.

Jeremy Cheung of Hong Kong and Solange of Paris will perform with local DJ Hibiya Line at the Observatory on August 12.

The US Consulate General in HCM City and the Soul Live Project will host a concert featuring American and Vietnamese musicians and artists on August 11.

Twelve Vietnamese and foreign artists popular on YouTube will perform at the YouTube FanFest in HCM City on August 26.

An abstract painting exhibition by artist Trần Nhật Thăng, titled Miền Thanh Thản (Serenity), has opened on 16 Tràng Tiền, marking Thăng’s return after nearly 10 years. 

The Indian Cultural Centre in Hà Nội will organise an Indian cookery show on Sunday.

A performance dedicated to traditional Korean art will be held at the Korean Cultural Centre on Saturday night.

Forming the traffic culture among Vietnamese youth is the theme of the national film festival about traffic safety that has recently been launched by the National Traffic Safety Committee, Department of Transportation Police (Ministry of Public Security) and Toyota Motors Vietnam in Hà Nội.

HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ is focused on exploiting its tourism potential, which includes eco-tourism, homestay tourism, leisure tourism and tree planting tours to mangrove forests, according to the chairman of its People’s Committee.

The award-winning Notos Quartet will play works by Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms under the direction of Trần Thị Nguyệt Sa at the third Đà Nẵng Chamber Music Festival on August 15.

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The values of meritocracy, multiracialism, integrity and incorruptibility guide Singapore’s growth, Ambassador Catherine Wong says in a message on the occasion of the nation’s National Day.

On the sidelines of the recently concluded Graduate Fashion Week that featured 21 collections by students of the Hà Nội-based London College for Design & Fashion (LCDF), Lê Hương spoke with UK-based educational consultant Douglas G.M MacLennan, who has worked with the college for many years.