Spending eight years decorating a 5,000sq.m shrimp farm in Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest in Hội An, local resident Võ Bá Quốc has turned it into a meditation, vegetarian and yoga retreat forming a tranquil eco-village to calm the mind, body and spirit.
The new tây ba lô may still sport the obligatory tie-dye tees and probably own spandex psychedelic pants, but after two years of pandemic lockdown, the 2022 travellers sole obsession seems to be to narcissistically stare at their own image, recording their experience rather than absorbing the sights and sounds of the here and now.
Filmmaker Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan's first independent project Tấm Ván Phóng Dao (If Wood Could Cry, It Woud Cry Blood) is one of ten film projects selected by La Fabrique Cinéma to gain access international producers and filmmakers at Cannes.
The forum highlights the great contributions and enduring values of Marxism-Leninism and serves as a platform for the delegates to share experience in applying Marxism-Leninism in each Party and country.
Enjoying a cup of hot tea and reading the morning paper inside a spacious house, Võ Thành Minh, a retired officer living in Alley No. 127 on Cô Giang Street in HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District, said he now has a comfortable life thanks to a better income from his three kiosks for lease on the alley that was expanded three years ago.
Despite entering the entertainment industry through Giọng Hát Việt 2018 (The Voice of Vietnam), Lương Anh Vũ (Avin Lu) is now more widely known as an actor. His recent performance in Em Và Trịnh (You and Trịnh), a biopic of songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn (1939-2001) has dominated Việt Nam’s box office in recent weeks.
The third HCM City Book Fair for Children to promote the habit of reading among children and teenagers has opened today (July 15) at the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street.
Quyên Gavoye, an overseas Vietnamese living in France, is a writer who received the Cricket Prize in the Cricket Desire category this year. Her two award-winning novels, Emma thảm hoạ (Disaster Emma) and Biệt đội thám tử (The Detective Squad), were published by the Kim Đồng Publishing House and achieved widespread acclaim.
A passion to preserve the craft of bookbinding is what drives Trần Trung Hiếu, who creates unique handmade books imprinted with his considerable talent.
The classic Vietnamese epic Lục Vân Tiên, which may be read in a variety of languages and dialects throughout the world, has been given new life by international artists.