Việt Nam News

Tomorrow, at 6pm, the Goethe Institute will open an exhibition entitled Shape of Round, showcasing new artworks created with a special relief printing technique by artist Phạm Khắc Quang.

Leeroy Thornhill, a former member of the British electronic group The Prodigy, formed in 1990, will hold his debut concert in HCM City on February 10.

The Saigon International Comedy Club will present American stand-up comedian William Childress at Game On on February 22.

Joan Jonas, an American visual artist and pioneer of video and performance art, will host a presentation at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on February 12.

Next Thursday, February 16, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a lecture and performance on Việt Nam’s Mother Goddess Worship, which has been recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

A music video featuring breathtaking views of Việt Nam and sweet violin melodies is the result of musician Jmi Ko’s two-year experience of traveling throughout Việt Nam and her seven years of living here.

Thousands of locals and visitors attended the water procession and fish worship ceremonies held yesterday at Trần Temple Complex in Lộc Vượng Ward, Nam Định City of the northern province of Nam Định.

British rock star Sting and American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter were on Tuesday awarded the 2017 Swedish Polar Music Prize for their innovative contributions to music.

HCM City tourism companies this year will launch a tour of Oriental medicine stores on the streets of Lương Nhữ Học, Triệu Quang Phục and Hải Thượng Lãn Ông in the city’s District 5.

More than 3,000 people took part in the annual Nghinh Ông (Whale Worship) Festival that fishermen in the Cửu Long (Mekong) province of Bạc Liêu celebrate in honour of the giant marine mammals.

Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen, whose long career included collaborations with Stephane Grappelli, Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington, died on Tuesday at the age of 100, his family said.

Designer Lương Minh Sơn, founder of fashion brand Sơn Collection, will introduce traditional Vietnamese silk to the world at the upcoming New York Fashion Week.

International jazz musician Nguyên Lê and traditional artist Ngô Hồng Quang will celebrate their new album with a concert series in major Vietnamese cities at the end of this month.

A documentary entitled Hai Đứa Trẻ (Two Children) has been viewed nearly 2 million times since it was posted two weeks ago on Việt Nam Television’s (VTV) Facebook page

Cinemas and theatres over the long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday reported full houses and high ticket sales for foreign film screenings.

Triêm Tây Village, a favourite eco-tour site at the end of the Thu Bồn River opposite Hội An city, has introduced a new rest stop for tourists.

The 6th Coffee Festival will be held in central province of Đắk Lắk next month taking more locals joining in and aiming to introduce the area’s economic potentials, leaders of the province confirmed at a press conference held in the capital on Monday (Feb 6).

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice is returning to HCM City for another performance from February 22-26.