HÀ NỘI — The sacred dragon is the main object depicted in a new set of postal stamps to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication, the collection consists of two stamps and one plate block designed by artist Nguyễn Quang …
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From Laos beauty queen to Vietnamese university student
Minh Khuê Xanita Savengxok, the second runner-up in the 2019 Miss World Laos pageant, is a final-year student at the University of Transport Technology, studying logistics and multimodal transport. Xanita (centre) with university students during the university’s admission photography session. — Photo courtesy of University of Transportation Technology. She was born in …
Read More »New Year of the Dragon exhibition opens at Fine Arts Association
DRAGON MOTIF – The event Mừng Xuân Giáp Thìn (Happy New Year of the Dragon 2024) features colour paintings in different materials featuring the themes of life, love and spring created by 71 artists. It celebrates the Lunar New Year, which is the Year of Dragon. Photo courtesy from HCM …
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Talented young violinist performs annual concert for charity
Trần Lê Quang Tiến began studying the violin at a young age in the Hà Nội Music Academy. He is now in his fourth year of specialised violin studies at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. The 21-year-old artist has won numerous international awards, including the Special Prize for Outstanding Performance …
Read More »Iranian movies presented to Vietnamese cinema-goers
HÀ NỘI — Five movies made by different Iranian filmmakers will be presented to Vietnamese audiences during a film week dedicated to the cinema industry of this Islamic country. The ‘Iran Film Week in Hà Nội’ held by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Việt Nam is …
Read More »Artist expresses his inner mind in debut solo exhibition
TALENTED ARTIST: Artist Nguyễn Duy Nhựt with his artworks at his debut solo exhibition entitled “The Light and Instinct of Arts”, which is open at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum. Photo courtesy of the artist HCM CITY Earth, water, air, fire and the inner mind are major themes of artworks by …
Read More »Lion dance festival to open in HCM City
DANCING LIONS: A kylin dance will be featured at the Kylin-Dragon Dance Festival, which will be held at District 5’s Văn Lang Park on January 12, 13 and 14. VNA/VNS File photo by Mạnh Linh HCM CITY Around 50 troupes from 15 cities and provinces in Việt Nam will compete in …
Read More »Đà Nẵng to open first pedestrian street on Bạch Đằng Street
Đà Nẵng Pedestrian Street provides open walking spaces for locals. Photo vinpearl.com ĐÀ NẴNG The coastal city of Đà Nẵng is conducting a trial run of its first pedestrian street in the first quarter of this year on Bạch Đằng Street from the Dragon Bridge to the Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Bridge. The trial pedestrian …
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