Việt Nam News

Three arts envoys – Sharath Patel, Stephanie Mulligan and Chris Vu – aka DJ Veseatile - will provide a sound and light training programme and performance at Da Nang’s Trưng Vương Theatre from August 14-18.

A boat goes fishing on the Thung Nai River in the northern province of Hòa Bình. Locals  have the habit of getting up at 3am to fish. They are able to catch 10-20kg of fish each trip, and this is sold at VNĐ4,000-5,000 (US$0.17-0.22) per kilogramme. — VNS Photo Thái Hà

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ is striving to promote community tourism at Cồn Sơn Islet in Bình Thủy District.

Singing sensation Hà Anh Tuấn will perform at the “New York – City of Dreams” concert for overseas Vietnamese in New York on August 19.

Two stones – which were found at a construction site in Quảng Ngãi City last week – were identified relic from a collapsed complex of Chăm Towers in the area.

Russia on Thursday approved the cinema release of a racy film about Tsar Nicholas II's affair with a ballerina, despite protests from opponents and even threats of arson attacks.

Female directors who have worked on TV shows like American Horror Story and Scandal say quotas are necessary to obtain more gender and racial diversity in Hollywood. 

PHOTO of THE DAY

Among the thousands of pagodas in Việt Nam, Cổ Lễ Pagoda in the northeastern province of Nam Dinh stands out. For centuries, inhabitants have cited three strange aspects of the edifice: its architectural mix of occident and orient, its bell, and its courageous monks and nuns who joined armies to fight against invaders. 

Local people and researchers now have chance to find out more about Việt Nam’s communal house in a new book by the Relic Conservation Institute, released on Wednesday.

The southern region’s largest exhibition this year, featuring 122 paintings and sculptures, is now on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum in District 1.   

A musical project to honour the quintessence of Việt Nam’s modern music will be launched at the Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) Theatre on August 25.

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.