HÀ NỘI — More than 30 antiques and documents bearing images of tigers are on display at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in downtown Hà Nội. Titled “Tigers in Ancient Vietnamese Fine Arts”, the exhibition celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year — the Year of the Tiger which falls on February …
Read More »Enjoying happiness and safety in Việt Nam
Lê Hương Việt Nam was the first place Charlotte Lou visited in Asia back in 2016. After falling in love with the country, she decided to make it her home. That summer, Charlotte backpacked for a month from HCM City to Hà Nội. Anyone following her Instagram account can see beautiful …
Read More »Culture ministry proposes fully opening to international visitors from April 30
Đà Nẵng is the city with the highest tourism competitiveness in the country. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trần Lê Lâm HÀ NỘI — Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Văn Hùng and economic experts believe that April 30 is an appropriate occasion to welcome foreign tourists back to Việt …
Read More »HCM City student wins at logo contest
Korean ambassador Park Noh-wan awards the prize to winner Ngô Quang Trung in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of Korean Cultural Centre HÀ NỘI — HCM City-based Ngô Quang Trung, 22, won the top prize at a logo design contest to celebrate the 30th founding anniversary of Việt Nam and South Korea diplomatic relations …
Read More »HCM City artists honoured at Drama Festival
GOLD PERFORMANCE: Meritorious Artist Ngô Mỹ Uyên (centre) of the HCM City Small Theatre, winner of the Best Actress at the 2021 Southern Drama Festival in HCM City on Monday. The festival attracted 300 artists from 20 State-owned and private theatres and troupes in the region. Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — Artists Ngô Mỹ Uyên …
Read More »Quảng Nam Province cooperates with Thiên Minh Group to promote Tourism Year
Tourists at Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary in the central province of Quảng Nam. VNA/VnExpress News File Photo HÀ NỘI — The central province of Quảng Nam’s Culture, Tourism and Sports Department yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with Thiên Minh Group (TMG) to promote “Tourism Year 2022 themed Quảng Nam Province”. The agreement aims …
Read More »Phú Quốc Island welcomes nearly 1,000 foreign visitors after one month of reopening
Vinpearl Resort & Spa Phú Quốc, one of the establishments permitted to welcome international tourists. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — After more than 30 days of reopening its doors to international visitors with COVID-19 vaccine passports on a trial basis, Phú Quốc Island off Kiên Giang Province …
Read More »Artist finds inspiration from coloured pencils
Lê Hương & Bảo Hoa Simple coloured pencils may be just tools for children to create beautiful images, but they can also inspire artists to create stunning works. Hà Nội-based artist Lê Xuân Hưởng has created various decorative items from coloured pencils and transparent epoxy. Hưởng remembers the first pencils his father bought him after …
Read More »Exhibition reproduces traditional Lunar New Year Festival
HÀ NỘI — An exhibition, which recreates the Vietnamese traditional Tết (Lunar New Year) is being at the display space of the National Archives Centre 1 in Hà Nội. More than 100 rare documents and images from the Nguyễn dynasty to the end of the 20th century are on display. …
Read More »Emerging film director likes to frighten audience
Film director Trần Hữu Tấn. Photo Nguyễn Phạm Hoàng Quân Film director Trần Hữu Tấn made a name for himself with thriller movies including Bắc Kim Thang (Home Sweet Home); Rừng Thế Mạng (Survive) and Chuyện Ma Gần Nhà (Vietnamese Horror Story). His latest movie, Vietnamese Horror Story will be released on February 11 …
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