Award Hopeful: Bình Minh Đỏ (Red Dawn), a movie directed by Nguyễn Thanh Vân, is nominated for Best Feature Film at the 19th annual Golden Kite Awards. Photo courtesy of Hoda Film KHÁNH HÒA — Eleven feature films are nominated for Best Feature Film at the 19th annual Golden Kite Awards organised by the Việt …
Read More »Top silk painters showcase their artworks
HÀ NỘI — Leading Vietnamese silk painters have gathered to present their artworks at an exhibition in Hà Nội. Silk 2022, an ongoing exhibition taking place at the Ánh Dương Art Space, showcases silk paintings by Vũ Đình Tuấn, Bùi Tiến Tuấn, Nguyễn Đức Toàn, Lưu Chí Hiếu and Nguyễn Thị …
Read More »First eggs festival to take place in Hà Nội
This is the capital city’s first egg festival. Photo giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — A food festival showcasing the variety of dishes that can be made from eggs, from simple to delicate ones, will be held for the first time in Hà Nội on June 26. The egg festival is an activity …
Read More »Israeli band to perform for free in Hà Nội
HÀ NỘI — The techno-pop-rock band Gute Gute from Israel will ‘salute’ crowds in the capital at a free-entrance show titled The Israeli Dream Beat at the August Revolution Square in Hà Nội on Thursday. The band then will perform at the Huế Festival 2022. Over the last few years, quintet Gute …
Read More »A quacking Thanh Hóa delicacy, ginseng duck stew
Lê Hương The central province of Thanh Hóa is not only famous for its unique stone Hồ Citadel, a world cultural heritage site, but also for various speciality foods. Báo ginseng is a rare medicine, which was used as a gift to kings. Ginseng can be used for drinks, as a kind …
Read More »Music star celebrates 60-year career with Đà Lạt show
Welcome Home : American-Vietnamese pop singer Khánh Ly will perform her show Dấu Chân Địa Đàng (The Earth and Heaven) in Đà Lạt celebrating her 60-year career next week. Songs by famous composers in the 1960s and 70s in the south, such as late artists Trịnh Công Sơn and Phạm Duy, will be featured. Photo courtesy of Viet Ent Center. HCM CITY — American-Vietnamese pop singer Khánh Ly will perform in Đà Lạt this week, …
Read More »HCM City, Central Highlands enhance tourism connectivity
Row boats on the Srepok River in Đắk Lắk Province. VNA/VNS Photo Hoài Thu KON TUM — HCM City and the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces are enhancing connectivity to create new tourism products and attract more visitors. “The Central Highlands has huge potential for tourism development,” said Nguyễn Thị …
Read More »Hot air balloons to liven up Huế festival
HÀ NỘI — A hot air balloon festival will entertain locals and tourists at the Festival Huế 2022 between June 25 and 30. Titled “Balloon Festival – Huế Former Citadel From the Sky”, the event, which is jointly organised by Thừa Thiên-Huế Tourism Department and Hexa Media, aims to create …
Read More »From bean to cup, Vietnamese coffee is on the up
A farmer in Măng Đen, Kon Plông District, Kon Tum Province, harvests arabica coffee. VNA/VNS Photo The first coffee beans were imported into Việt Nam in the 19th century by French colonialists, who realised that the climate of the central highlands was perfect for growing the popular drink. Arabica was the first variety …
Read More »Fashion designer turns ‘áo dài’ into silk artworks
Designer Đinh Quang Trung paints an artwork on an ‘áo dài’. Photo courtesy of the artist Arriving in HCM City last May to attend Vietnam international Fashion Week, Karolína Kokešová, Miss Global International 2019, made a strong impression when she appeared in an áo dài (traditional Vietnamese long dress) that had been manually …
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