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  ART EXPLAINED: Talks about Vietnamese puppetry are offered after every show by actors from Phương Nam Theatre. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Phương Nam Theatre is offering a series of new circus and puppet shows aimed at children at Gia Định Park in HCM City this summer.   These shows highlight southern history, culture and lifestyle.  They …

Young Vietnamese people at a KOCCA’s event. — Photo courtesy of KOCCA Việt Nam HÀ NỘI — The Korea Content Creation Agency (KOCCA) in Việt Nam will organise a series of cultural-entertainment events this year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to Hong Jeong …

FANTASY WORLD: ‘U Linh Tích Ký: Bột Thần Kỳ’ (Linh: Magic Powder) introduces a little corner of Linh World. Photo courtesy of Sun Wolf Animation Studio HCM CITY — A short film depicting Vietnamese traditional culture, U Linh Tích Ký: Bột Thần Kỳ (Linh: Magic Powder), has attracted viewers on YouTube. The seven-and-a-half …

  WHODUNIT: A scene from ‘Trại Hoa Đỏ’ (Red Flowers Farm), a TV series by Vietnamese-American Victor Vũ. It is produced and will be released on K+, a leading satellite digital television channel in Việt Nam, this year. Photo courtesy of the producer  Popular Vietnamese-American director Victor Vũ is filming in the Central Highlands his …

CIVIC PRIDE: Pop star Đông Nhi (centre) performs at a concert titled ‘Thành Phố Tôi – Sài Gòn Vẫn Thế’ (My City – Here’s Sài Gòn) in downtown on Sunday night. Photo courtesy of 6th Sense Entertainment HCM CITY — HCM City hosted an outdoor concert at Lam Sơn Park in District 1 …

  Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Huế Festival 2022 which opened on Saturday in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. VNA/VNS Photo THỪA THIÊN HUẾ  The central province of Thừa Thiên Huế has been drawing in tourists with this year’s Huế Festival, promoting its image after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, announced Nguyễn Thanh Bình, vice …

  Phương Thảo, a graduate of the Hà Nội National University of Education, has also achieved fame and popularity through YouTube. Her latest album, ‘Hãy Về Đây Bên Anh’ (Come to Me), released in October, 2021, has attracted nearly 1 million YouTube views. Photo courtesy of the producer By Thu Anh  …

The first Vietnamese newspapers were published in the early 20th century, bringing together writers, journalists, and intellectuals from across the country. Despite having a logical operation style, these publications were unable to join a cohesive organisation due to conflicting political preferences. On June 21, 1925 revolutionary leader Nguyễn Ái Quốc …

‘Hip Hop in the Land of Ellsaby’ (left) and ‘Mr. Candy’ (right) are two new adventure books for children. — Photo courtesy of baotintuc.vn HCM CITY — HCM City General Publishing House has released two adventure books that encourage children to explore and fantasise. Ngài Kẹo (Mr Candy), the debut novel of 15-year-old author Quỳnh Trần, …

HÀ NỘI — Famous Vietnamese singers, including young ones, will be the guests of a new music series which will debut tonight. Entitled Giao Lộ Thời Gian (Intersection of Time), the series will feature singers of different generations who will perform together with hits of their own. A production of FPT …