Việt Nam News

Vietnamese and German artists will perform together in a show featuring Italian Songbook by Hugo Wolf in Hà Nội on March 17 &18.

Movie “The Third Wife” by Vietnamese director Nguyễn Phương Anh recently won the G2D Post-Production Award (Work In Progress Laboratory Project) at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).

What on earth!

Residents of Thống Nhất Village, Lập Thạch District in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc are famous all over the country for a unique favourite food – the ngói soil. The soil, which is as white as chalk, is found after digging the land dozens of metres deep. The soil is washed, dried in sunlight, flavoured with smoke from fresh sim leaves. The soil has a special smell and taste after it is cooked. At present, the family of Khổng Thị Biên, 80, is the only one in the village to process the special food daily. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hiền

The New York Philharmonic, which has been treading water financially, tapped Wednesday the well-regarded head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as president in a startling shake-up for the classical music world.

Spain’s Prado art museum, home to masterpieces by Francisco Goya and Diego Velazquez, on Wednesday appointed Italian Renaissance specialist Miguel Falomir as its director as the world-renowned gallery nears its bicentenary.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a photo exhibition and lecture by photographic artist Colonel Trần Hồng from his collection of photos taken during time spent with General Võ Nguyên Giáp.

Private film studio Chánh Phương Film has taken a risk by using several amateur actors famous on the internet to perform in the teenage romantic comedy Em Chưa 18 (I’m Not 18).

The International Comedy Festival will be held in HCM City on March 20, 21 and 22 with three shows at different venues.

The Tokyo-based band VM5 will host a music show at Yoko Café on March 26 as part of the VM5 Asia Tour 2017.

Famous Belgian pop singer Axelle Red will present a concert at the HCM City Opera House on March 20.

A 26-year-old artist from Đắk Nông Province won first prize for his wood sculpture at the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) Folk Statue and Carving Contest in Buôn Ma Thuột City this week.   

Vĩnh Lộc District in Thanh Hóa Province possesses many world and national heritages but has not properly exploited its tourism potential, as discussed at a recent conference in Vĩnh Hùng Commune.

The Manzi Art Space in Hà Nội will present a Spring Chamber Concert tomorrow night with famous compositions by Bach, Beethoven and other international and Vietnamese composers.

The Rotten Grapes – the one and only English-speaking comedy club in Hà Nội, invites everyone to their improvisation comedy show on Saturday.

Twenty-four restaurants in Việt Nam will take part in the third annual Goût de France in HCM City on March 21.

Huỳnh Khánh Ly, Masterchef France 2015, will visit Hà Nội to introduce and promote Vietnamese and French cuisines under the framework of Francophonie Day, which is on March 20.

The consulate General of the US in HCM City will host a film screening of Jack of the Red Hearts, directed by Janet Grillo -- an award winning filmmaker and Emmy Award winning producer – in Đà Nẵng on Friday.

Folk rock legend Paul Simon has announced a US tour to promote biodiversity efforts as fears mount for the long-term survival of life on Earth.