REACHING KIDS: Artists from the HCM City Tuồng Theatre will perform and talk about tuồng for students in HCM City in December. — Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Two new plays of tuồng (classical drama), a traditional genre of Vietnamese theatre which began a hundred years ago, …
Read More »Passengers enjoy Vietnamese culture at Nội Bài Int’l Airport
HÀ NỘI — Passengers at Nội Bài International Airport (NIA) in Hà Nội can learn about the capital city’s culture through folk music performances or demonstrations of artisans from craft villages taking place right in the airport terminals. These activities are part of the on-going cultural week themed “Hương Sắc Hà …
Read More »Take part in ‘Charity Christmas Village’ to spread the spirit of sharing
HÀ NỘI —A Christmas event in Hà Nội is being held to support primary schools in the northern province of Ninh Bình. To spread the spirit of sharing for a better life, ‘Christmas Village 2023’ hosted by the JW Marriott Hanoi during December 2&3, will help purchase solar water purifiers …
Read More »Quảng Ninh welcomes first Chinese cruise ship tourists in 2023
The welcome ceremony for visitors on the Chinese-flagged cruise ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun which docked at Hạ Long International Cruise Port, Hạ Long City on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG NINH — Chinese-flagged cruise ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun docked at the Hạ Long International Cruise Port …
Read More »City museum hosts exhibition of war memorabilia
WAR EXHIBITION – Foreign visitors view memorabilia of Vietnamese soldiers and people during the resistance war at the exhibition titled “Kỷ Vật Thời Kháng Chiến” (Remembrances of Resistance Days), which is open to the end of March at the HCM City War Remnants Museum. VNA/VNS Photo by Thu Hương HCM …
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A ‘Strange Duet’ by artist couple opens in HCM City
Artist couple Trần Đình Khương (right) and Đoàn Thuý Hạnh (centre) present lacquer painting ‘Trong Vườn’ (In the Garden) by Hạnh, a piece whose proceeds from its sale will be donated to support orphaned children in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the organizer HCM CITY — A lacquer painting …
Read More »Pioneering artist honoured at Singapore’s competition
Award-winning painter Trịnh Minh Tiến. — Photo tuoitrethudo.com.vn Artist Trịnh Minh Tiến is the winner of UOB Painting of the Year Award. This is the first time the competition is held in Việt Nam. Inaugurated in 1982, the annual art competition is the longest-running in Singapore and one of the …
Read More »HCM City, Korean province begin culture-tourism festival
The opening ceremony of the HCM City- Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Festival on Monday. The three-day event features a range of cultural, cuisine, tourism, and music programmes and hopes to promote cultural and tourism co-operation between the city and the province. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City and the Republic of …
Read More »Vietnamese chefs win at Asia-Pacific Travel Forum
Vietnamese chefs win at Asia-Pacific Travel Forum Chef Võ Quốc Việt wins two awards with the dish ‘An Giang grapefruit salad with ocean squid’ and the ‘Best Chef in the Kitchen’ award at the Asia-Pacific Onboard Travel Forum. Photo courtesy of Furama Đà Nẵng ĐÀ NẴNG — …
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