Việt Nam News

The ancient Indian philosophy behind yoga, the mind-body discipline now practised the world over, on Thursday joined UNESCO’s list of "intangible" world heritage.

Central Quảng Nam Province will introduce balloon flights during Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday in Hội An city from January, vice director of the provincial department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hồ Tấn Cường told Việt Nam News yesterday.

The annual 6^th Southern Traditional Cake Festival will take place in the Cửu Long ( Mekong) River Delta province of Cần Thơ from April 6 to 9 next year, according to the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The annual HCM City – Development and Integration Festival to promote friendship between city residents and expatriates kicked off on Dec. 1 at the April 30 Park in District 1.

The Practices related to the Vietnamese belief in Mother Goddesses of the three Realms has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangble cultural heritage of humanity.

Meritorious Artist Quang Lý, one of the country’s most popular singers of folk and revolutionary music, died Thursday morning after a heart attack at his home in HCM City. 

Eight large paintings by five Vietnamese artists are part of an international exhibition being held in China’s Guangdong Province.

Martin Rama, former Lead Economist of the World Bank in Việt Nam, shares with Việt Nam News his love for the capital city
 

The central province of Quảng Nam has signed an agreement with two Thai companies to develop, promote and provide services for tourism development.

The most famous gun in French literary history, the revolver with which Paul Verlaine tried to kill his lover and fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud, sold for 434,500 euros (US$460,000) at auction in Paris on Wednesday.

The world-famous boy band Michael Learns to Rock will perform at the Sky Connection music festival in HCM City later this month.

Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, a movie version of the favourite French animated series created by Olivier Jean-Marie, will be part of the monthly film screening programme at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in December.

On Saturday, French band Grand Blanc will perform at the Youth Theatre as part of the annual European Music Festival.

As Christmas is a time for giving and remembering those less fortunate than ourselves, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony of the JW Marriott Hanoi, which takes place from 5.30pm to 7.30pm today, aims to make orphans’ wishes come true.

On December 11, Heritage Space will host a special musical night entitled Poems by Zither.

The second excavation in the vestige of Cha citadel in Nhơn Lộc Commune in the southern province of Bình Định has revealed many foundations of tower and rampart structures constructed by Cham People.

An electronic music programme called Saigon Flower Power will be held at Piu Piu on December 10.

The Saigon Players, an English-language theatre group, will present an adult murder mystery dinner theatre called “Home(icide) for the Holidays” at Café – Restaurant HCM City on December 8-10.