Việt Nam News

The world famous London Symphony Orchesstra performed a free concert by the city’s historic Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the heart of Hà Nội on Saturday.

The internationally-acclaimed band Bad Boys Blue cancelled their upcoming concert in Việt Nam after the group was involved in an accident in Russia, and singer John McInerney suffered severe injuries.

Young amateur filmmakers aged 16-28 nationwide are eligible to participate in the fifth Sfilm Contest 2017, to be launched in HCM City this week. 

Paris fashion's trendsetter of the moment Demna Gvasalia spun heads yet again with a Balenciaga show that featured car mat skirts.

The rapper Future made history by debuting at number one on the US chart in back-to-back weeks with different albums.

An Art troupe from Japan and a delegation of Theravada Buddhist from Myanmar will join in the annual Quán Thế Âm (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in Ngũ Hành Sơn district on March 14-17.

If used correctly, condoms can help reduce the risk of genital HPV. However condoms don’t provide 100% protection since HPV is transmitted through genital skin contact not just sexual intercourse. It is important to remember that condoms also provide protection against other sexually transmitted diseases.

A unique painting exhibition displaying art works of people with autism is opening in downtown Hà Nội.

Phạm Phương Tú, a Vietnamese singer-songwriter studying fine arts at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in the UK, will release her first music video on World Health Day, April 7.

An arts event featuring portrays and stories of 26 people with initiative, confidence and desire has kicked off on the pedestrian zone around Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

The world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has arrived in Hà Nội and is ready for their tonight concert – the first ever concert by a British orchestra in Việt Nam, the LSO managing director Kathryn McDowell said at a press conference in the capital yesterday.

Models in áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) performed in a fashion show to open the annual Áo Dài Festival 2017 on HCM City’s Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1 late on Friday. 

The ‘Bulgaria Rose Festival with Friends’ opened yesterday in Hà Nội, attracting thousands of local and foreign lovers of nature from different regions of Northern Việt Nam.  

In one of the most anticipated returns in pop music, Lorde unveiled a song Thursday in which the onetime teenage star takes a new dance sound and adult look.

More than one million tourists visited pagodas, temples and historic sites in the southwestern province of An Giang last month, an increase of 200,000 compared to January, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hà Nội’s Culture and Sport Department has started a programme to freshen up the appearance of the capital city, especially during major holidays and celebrations.

The Thiên Ngân (Galaxy) Studio, one of the country’s leading private film companies, has launched a new project featuring movie star Trương Ngọc Ánh.

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