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    A bicycle station of the Public Bike Sharing System launches in central Huế city. The system uses seven stations with 80 bicycles. — Photo courtesy of Thừa Thiên Huế provincial people’s committee HUẾ CITY — The first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System – an innovative public bike-sharing scheme …

  Artist Nguyen Trinh Thi. Photo artreview.com HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Trinh Thi has been named on the shortlist of the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and largest contemporary art prize, Artes Mundi 10 (AM 10). The AM 10, with presenting partner Bagri Foundation, has announced the shortlist of seven international contemporary …

  Acrylic on canvas The Pianist by Trần Anh Quân. Photo courtesy of the artist HÀ NỘI — Artist Trần Anh Quân is displaying his paintings in downtown Hà Nội to give fine art lovers a chance to explore his work and legacy. Most of the paintings are 100cm by 100cm and acrylic on canvas, which he …

Duy An Bắc Ninh Province is not only famous far and wide for being the birthplace of a duo of love songs (locally known as hát quan họ) but also bánh tẻ (steamed rice cake) in Chờ Village. “Unlike rice cake in other locations, Chờ Village’s rice cake is particularly tasty …

HÀ NỘI  One of the most famous poems by great 18th-century Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Du (1766-1820) has been released by the Kim Đồng Publishing House in the form of an art book. A new publication to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the publishing house, the poem Ký Mộng (The Diary of …

  An exhibition showcasing replicas of gold seals of the Nguyễn dynasty is being held inside the Huế Imperial Citadel, the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế. VNA/VNS Photo Tường Vi THỪA THIÊN HUẾ — Thirty-two replicas of gold seals from the Nguyễn dynasty are on display at an exhibition inside the Huế Imperial Citadel in the central province …

Artist Minh Đàm. Photo courtesy of the Polish Embassy in Hà Nội HÀ NỘI — The Polish embassy in Hà Nội will organise an exhibition of landscape paintings by a Polish-Vietnamese artist in the city’s centre from June 14-18. Minh Đàm’s exhibit Fantasy on Polish Airs will be running at the Việt Nam Fine Arts …

A Văn Yên farmer harvests cinnamon. VNA/VNS Photo Yên Bái Province’s Văn Yên District is known as Việt Nam’s cinnamon capital, home to the country’s largest cinnamon-growing area, covering up to 16,000ha. Since ancient times, cinnamon has been planted by the Dao ethnic minority people in the district. Their tradition dictates …

  Calum Scott and Hoàng Duyên in a promotional poster of the music video ‘Heaven’. Photo courtesy of DreamS Entertainment HÀ NỘI — Seven years after stunning Britain’s Got Talent with the hit Dancing on my own, which received a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell, Calum Scott’s sensational vocals have reached Việt Nam with the music …

    Artists perform on the stage of the Sun World Bà Nà Hills mountain resort in Đà Nẵng. Photo courtesy of Sun Group ĐÀ NẴNG — A series of entertainment and art performance programmes will attract tourists to the pristine beaches of Đà Nẵng for their summer vacations from June …