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New book on work of late poet Hoàng Cầm to be released

HÀ NỘI — The Writers Association Publishing House and HC 100 project will release a new book to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Hoàng Cầm (1922-2010).  Called Hoàng Cầm về Kinh Bắc (Hoàng Cầm Returns to Kinh Bắc) includes the poetry collection Về Kinh Bắc (Returns to Kinh …

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Cải lương star’s art project launched on TikTok

  People’s Artist Bạch Tuyết, a cải lương (reformed opera) guru, performs in videos featuring famous extracts from the historical play titled ‘Thái Hậu Dương Vân’. Photo courtesy of the producer  HCM CITY — People’s Artist Bạch Tuyết, a cải lương (reformed opera) guru, is working on a new project to release videos on TikTok.  Tinh Hoa Cải …

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Vietnamese film to vie for award at Berlinale

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese movie Miền Ký Ức (Memoryland) by female director Bùi Kim Quy will have its European premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday. The 99-minute movie will vie for the award at the “Forum” – a programme independently curated and organised by Arsenal – Institute …

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Photo capturing Hà Nội street vendor wins int’l award

  Xe Đạp Và Hoa (Bike with Flowers) by photographer Nguyễn Phúc Thành won in the National Awards programme of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Photo worldphoto.org HÀ NỘI — A photo capturing a flower street vendor by Vietnamese photographer Nguyễn Phúc Thành was among winners of the National Awards at the Sony World Photography …

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HCM City’s Tết attractions welcome thousands of visitors

A visitor takes a photo with a statue of a tiger made of glass and green moss at the Nguyễn Huệ Flower Street. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Hoàng Anh Tuấn HCM CITY  HCM City’s most popular attractions during the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival welcomed thousands of visitors during the nine-day holiday. Nguyễn …

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Mekong Delta sees tourism revival during Tết

  Large numbers of people visit Quán Âm Phật Đài Pagoda in Bạc Liêu City in the Mekong Delta during Tết. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chanh Đa HCM CITY – The number of tourists visiting the Mekong River Delta was significantly up in the first few days of the Tết (Lunar New …

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Folk music and rap combined in music video

HÀ NỘI — Artist Thanh Huyền has released a music video combining chèo (traditional opera) with rap to modernise this Vietnamese classical form of music. The Yếm Đào Chào Xuân video was launched to welcome the Lunar New Year with hope and love. Throughout the video, viewers can enjoy the atmosphere of …

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