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The Hà Nội Union of Friendship Organisations and the Embassy of Laos in Việt Nam held a press conference on August 16 to provide details about an upcoming ASEAN friendship cultural festival, which will take place in the capital city from August 29 to September 1.   At the press conference on …

To honour the peaceful and idyllic beauty of Hội An countryside during the harvest season, Hội An City collaborates with Arabesque Vietnam to organise the dance performance Rơm (Straw). HỘI AN — To honour the peaceful and idyllic beauty of Hội An countryside during the harvest season, Hội An City has collaborated with Arabesque Vietnam …

The Columns Gallery at Gillman Barracks presents a solo exhibition by French-Vietnamese artist Cyril Kongo, bringing some of his works as well as his collaborations with luxury brands like Hermes to Singapore from Seoul, where he has just completed his first solo exhibition. Journey Of Knowledge And Chromatic Craft at …

Offering a fresh take on street photography, the upcoming Kaleidoscopic Vision exhibition will captivate photography enthusiasts with its eclectic artworks in HCM City starting from August 18. Kaleidoscopic Vision exhibition will captivate photography enthusiasts with its artworks in HCM City starting from August 18. — Photo Courtesy of Noirfoto HCM …

Vietnamese pianists Nguyễn Thuỳ Yên and Phạm Nguyễn Anh Vũ will perform at the “A Night of Musical Journey” concert, which will take place at the HCM City Opera House on August 17. TICKLING THE IVORIES – Pianist Nguyễn Thùy Yên, deputy head of the piano department at the HCM City …

A series of art performances, exhibitions, cultural shows and trade and tourism promotions will be held in the Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival at the central city’s Biển Đông (East Sea) Park on August 16-18. An art performance at the Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival at Đà Nẵng City’s East …

A Japanese expat community in the ancient town paid visits to old tombs of former Japanese traders, who had lived and then died in Hội An in the 17th century. Japanese visit to ancestors during Vu Lan Festival in Hội An A Japanese expat community in Hội An City visit …

Students are returning for a new academic year and between 6.30am and 8.00am, almost every urban journey will have a few hundred extra smaller humans that need to get somewhere BACK ON CAMPUS: Some modern campuses in Việt Nam have over 4,000 pupils – Photo courtesy of Alex Reeves By …

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has issued a decision recognising the traditional craft of making lotus-scented tea in Quảng An Ward, Tây Hồ District of Hà Nội as a national intangible cultural heritage.   The traditional craft of making lotus-scented tea in Quảng An ward, Tây Hồ district becomes a symbol of Hà Nội’s culinary …

The 8th Việt Nam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7 – 8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14. Vietnamese Ambassador Phạm Quang Hiếu (left) and Governor of Kanagawa prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji at the press conference on …