Boats on Hạ Long Bay, a tourist magnet in the northern province of Quảng Ninh. Photo halongbay.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Proactively popularising Việt Nam’s cultural values to the world and bringing into play the soft power of culture is helping promote the country’s status in the international arena, and is …
Read More »Artisan launches new lacquer collection to welcome the year of tiger
A tiger figurine is included in artisan Phát’s collection that will be launched to welcome 2022 or the year of tiger. Photo courtesy of the artisan By Lương Thu Hương A collection of 2,022 tiger figurines handcrafted from jackfruit wood and laterite combined with lacquer is being completed to …
Read More »Hà Nội’s private drama theatres search for new ways to seduce audiences
HÀ NỘI — While many private drama theatres in HCM City have grown in popularity over the past years, those in Hà Nội are still finding ways of reaching new audiences. Since founding Hà Nội’s first private theatre in 2016, People’s Artist Lệ Ngọc has travelled Hà Nội and the …
Read More »Animated films on Vietnamese history to be released online
HISTORY IN THE MAKING: The Việt Nam Cartoon Company produced 16 films on Vietnamese history and culture in 2021. Some have been released on YouTube, attracting hundreds of thousands of views. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Two animated films on Vietnamese history produced by the Việt Nam Cartoon Company will be released …
Read More »APEC Sculpture Park opens in Đà Nẵng
A street structure arch of the APEC Sculpture Park in Đà Nẵng. The park, which is an extension of the 2017 sculpture garden, offers a free art design destination for tourists and local residents on the Hàn River. — Photo courtesy of Trần Lê Lâm ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city …
Read More »The famous Tích Nghi fish porridge of Bắc Ninh
Duy An “The tasty and delicious Tích Nghi fish porridge helped warm up my body during a cold winter day in Bắc Ninh last week,” said Trần Thu Huệ from Hà Nội. Huệ said it was a great opportunity to enjoy the local speciality when she was invited by her friend …
Read More »Abstract paintings take art lovers on Voyage to Freedom
The Dance of Mercy, a painting by William Phạm contributed to the UN Centennial Initiative. — Photo courtesy of the artist HCM CITY — Abstract paintings by artist William Phạm are on display at the exhibition The Voyage to Freedom held in HCM City. Among many canvas paintings displayed, …
Read More »The dilemma of Vietnamese smartphone brands
The dependence on outsourced components and fierce competitions in the low-priced segment are the obstacles that hinder Vietnam’s smartphone manufacturers. The latest market exit of a Vietnamese smartphone brand is VinSmart, the smartphone manufacturing unit of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate Vingroup. The company announced in a statement earlier this month …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
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