Hàng Mã is one of the 36 old streets of Hà Nội and is now decked out in brilliant red ahead of the Lunar New Year. It is home to the traditional craft of making joss paper in different shapes such as horses, shoes, clothes and even houses. These items are burned as offerings to …
Read More »Books to be released on late legendary musician Khê
The cover of Trần Văn Khê -Tâm Và Nghiệp (Trần Văn Khê- Life and Career), a publication featuring the life and career of late Professor Trần Văn Khê, a world-renowned ethnomusicologist, specialising in traditional Vietnamese music. Photo courtesy of HCM City General Publishing House HCM CITY — Two books on late Professor Trần Văn Khê, a legendary musicologist, writer and …
Read More »Baritone Bách Nguyễn makes debut with Trần Tiến’s music
Singer Bách Nguyễn performs at the launch ceremony yesterday in Hà Nội. VnExpress News Photo Ngô Minh HÀ NỘI — Baritone Bách Nguyễn has released the first album during his 20-year singing career. With the title of Về Đi Em (Come Here with Me), the album is inspired by the music of …
Read More »Giant whale skeletons restored on Lý Sơn Island
LÝ SƠN Two giant whale skeletons have been restored on Lý Sơn Island, in the central province of Quảng Ngãi. The skeletons date between 250 and 300 years. They are 18m and 22m long, and nearly 4m high, the biggest of their kind preserved in Việt Nam. It took more …
Read More »Billboard music charts come to Việt Nam
Rapper Đen Vâu at an event of Billboard Vietnam. The Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 and Billboard Vietnam Top Vietnamese Sóng charts will soon be available. — Photo courtesy of Billboard Vietnam HCM CITY — The world’s most respected music chart, Billboard, comes to Việt Nam on January 14, offering Vietnamese a doorway to …
Read More »‘How much longer?’ – The wait for normality continues
Sean Nolan A man passing a quarantine sign in Nội Bài airport, Hà Nội. VNA/AFP Photos Since Việt Nam buttoned up its borders in March 2020, the question on the lips of every expat has been a simple one. “How much longer?” That is the question that Harry and Callum Davis, both 31, …
Read More »HCM City businesses ready to welcome back foreign tourists
HCM City residents participate in an event from a tourism week themed “Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh – Thành Phố Tôi Yêu” (HCM City – I Love My City) held in December. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Mỹ Phương HCM CITY — HCM City tourism businesses are ready to welcome foreign tourists back as …
Read More »Songbook celebrates HCM City and its achievements
The book “Mãi Mãi Một Tình Yêu” (Only Love), features 50 songs and five choral compositions highlighting HCM City and its achievements. Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports has released a book titled Mãi Mãi Một Tình Yêu (Only Love), featuring new 50 songs and …
Read More »Contemporary dancers perform Antigone
Antigone will be performed by Vietnamese contemporary dancers at the Việt Nam National Opera & Ballet. Photo Hoàng Bách HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese contemporary dancers will debut Antigone – a classic Greek play tonight at the Việt Nam National Opera & Ballet. The dance entitled A Woman focuses on looking deeper into …
Read More »Finalists face off at Đà Nẵng Miss Tourism
Hồ Thị Thu Hà, a candidate from Đà Nẵng, joins the Miss Tourism Đà Nẵng 2022. The contest organising committee has selected the best of 33 for the final round on March 5. Photo courtesy of Rồng TIên Sa ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city has selected the best 33 …
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