Việt Nam News

Extracts from popular Russian stage productions will be performed by final-year students of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Hà Nội and Vũng Tàu from April 11 to 14.

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Bảo Hiên cake was also considered bánh tiến (cake to offer the King) and became famous nation-wide.  In the 1990s the cake won the first national gold medal at the Giảng Võ Exhibition Fair in Hà Nội, for its aroma and excellent quality.

Minh Lộc, a former photojournalist with Việt Nam News Agency, is celebrating the 42nd anniversary of Liberation Day with a showcase of his photos of Vietnamese soldiers and citizens who took part in the resistance war.

The studio where film Kong: Skull Island was shot in Ninh Bình Province is being restored and will open to tourists this Saturday, April 15. 

Hải Phòng-based Mai Văn Phấn has become the second poet from Việt Nam to be honoured with the prestigious Cikada Prize.

A concert, titled Tôi Đi Tìm Tôi (I Seek Myself), to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Vietnamese legendary musician Trịnh Công Sơn will be held at Soul Convention Complex on April 14-15.

Alley No 50 on Hàng Bạc Street in Hà Nội dons bright colours, courtesy Scott Matt, a 23-year-old American who wants the small alley make a difference. Anyone who passes through the alley should feel satisfied, he says. Scott hopes that the alley will soon become as famous as other tourism hotspots like the Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake and  Tạ Hiện Street. – VNS Photo Trần Công Đạt

Musicians from Việt Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) and artists from WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Japan will perform a concert to celebrate VNSO’s 100th show on April 14.

US cable network Showtime said on Sunday it is to release Risk, a documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras about controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Veteran actress Ruta Lee paid tribute to screen icon Debbie Reynolds on Sunday, praising her lifelong friend for a showing a brave face to the world despite her private anguish.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called for a street art contest with the theme ‘I love the ocean, and I’m born to be wild’ in An Bình Islet Commune during ‘Ocean week’ from June 1-8.

 Doctor Brian McNaull from Family Medical Practice Hanoi shares some tips for keeping your skin protected and for staying healthy during upcoming holidays in April.   

Sài Gòn Anh Yêu Em (Sài Gòn, I Love You), a film by Lý Minh Thắng, was voted the best feature film by the Việt Nam Cinematography Association. The award was presented last night at HCM City’s Military Theatre.

Craft villages around the country will gather in the former imperial city of Huế for five festive days as part of the Huế Craft Village Festival.

The brand logo for the three coastal provinces Thừa Thiên Huế, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam’s was announced late last week in Hà Nội.

More than 5,000 local people and visitors joined a traditional musical performance for opening the second National Tài Tử Music Festival in the Bình Dương Province’s Bình Dương New City on Saturday night.

The Tam Giang Lagoon, about 11km north of Huế, erstwhile capital of Việt Nam, is among Southeast Asia’s largest fresh water bodies.