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  Painter Nguyễn Thu Thủy with the ceramic mural ‘Tình hữu nghị Việt Mỹ’ (US-Việt Nam Friendship). Photos courtesy of Nguyễn Thu Thủy HÀ NỘI A ceramic mural, Tình hữu nghị Việt Mỹ (The Việt Nam-US Friendship), has been inaugurated at the new US-Việt Nam Co-operation Centre in Hà Nội. The mural (25m …

  Movie star and film director Trương Ngọc Ánh, Australian film director, producer and scriptwriter Phillip Noyce and his wife, and Vietnamese-Australian producer Janet Ngô (from left to right) in HCM City. Photo courtesy of TNA Entertainment HCM CITY — Australian film director, producer and screenwriter Phillip Noyce, who directed Graham Greene’s The Quiet American is discussing …

  Ca Trù Hà Nội (Hà Nội Ceremonial Singing) by Nguyễn Đại Giang. Photo courtesy of the artist HÀ NỘI – An exhibition by veteran artist Nguyễn Đại Giang will surprise art lovers with unique paintings at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition, entitled Dân Tộc – Hiện …

  Twelfth graders of the Việt Đức High School are pictured with their teacher on the graduation day. VNA/VNS Photos Thanh Tùng The special school year of 2021-2022 has just ended, leaving many emotions among students, particularly the 12th graders. They are both happy to be about to embark on a …

  In May and June, the terraced fields in Sín Chải are filled with water as locals begin transplanting rice. — VNS Photo Thanh Mai Thanh Nga Sín Chải is a beautiful village in Sa Pa Town, Lào Cai Province, that still retains the rustic simplicity of a mountainous village. …

Alain Cany, EuroCham chairman and Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, chairwoman of Việt Nam International Fashion Week and President of the Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers, sign a MoU on promoting culture, lifestyle, and fashion industry links between Việt Nam and European countries. Photo courtesy of Multimedia JSC HCM CITY — Culture, lifestyle and fashion …

  Min and Erik perform Ghen Cô Vy, the viral COVID-19 song. Photo courtesy of the artists QUẢNG NINH A concert, VR By Night 2022, will take place on June 24 in Hạ Long Square overlooking the bay, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh. It’s estimated that thousands of people will attend the …

HÀ NỘI  Archaeologists have found various traces of early humans in a karst mountain cave in Quảng Khê Commune, in the northern province of Bắc Kạn. They have excavated Thẳm Un Cave and found that the cave’s foundation has been recently stirred up by cattle raised by locals. As a …

  Microwave will perform at the Ride 2 Rock concert. Photo courtesy of the band THANH HÓA  Leading rock bands and singers will perform in the Ride 2 Rock concert tomorrow in the northern central province of Thanh Hóa. The show will feature bands like Ngũ Cung, Microwave, Metanoia, Chú …

   Is there any language truly as descriptive as Vietnamese? The English translations of many words will surely give you a giggle. Here’s our team to tell you more. What words in Vietnamese make you smile? Tell us in the comment section below. VNS