Singer-songwriter Đồng Lan. — Photo vov.vn Singer-songwriter Đồng Lan studied at the American School of Modern Music in Paris. She wanted to be a teacher before she won the top award at a French Singing Contest in 2008. She later appeared on Giọng Hát Việt (The Voice of Việt Nam) and she is popular for singing French songs. …
Read More »TV series on rural life, young farmers attract fans
Singer-actress Khổng Tú Quỳnh performs in Hậu Duệ Của Biển (Children of The Seas), a TV series on the lives of farmers in a fishing village in Bình Thuận Province. — Photo courtesy of the producer By Thu Anh HCM CITY — Amidst all the soap operas in upper …
Read More »Spring colours on show at exhibition
HÀ NỘI — Water coloured paintings of nature and portraits of people throughout the country will be displayed soon in downtown Hà Nội. Titled “Spring Colours”, the event features 50 painting by six artists, two professional [Nguyễn Đình Lâm and Hoàng Quốc Tuấn] and the rest architects [Lương Bình, Nguyễn Đức Cường, …
Read More »Bún sung, a must-try dish in Nam Định Province
Hoàng Lan Nam Định is not only well known for specialities such as beef noodle soup and bánh xíu páo (char siu dumplings) cake but also bún sung (fig vermicelli). The dish has become popular among locals and travellers visiting this northern province, said resident Nguyễn Thị Đào, who has been …
Read More »National modeling reality TV show opens in HCM City
Mentors of The Face Vietnam 2022 reality show and Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, CEO of Multimedia JSC (middle). Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — The fourth season of modelling reality TV show The Face Vietnam has opened in HCM City. Thousands of contestants, female and male, are expected to participate …
Read More »International photo show tells pandemic, social justice stories
Visitors view award winning photos from the 2021 World Press Photo contest at an exhibition held at the Lê Văn Tám Park in HCM City. The exhibition will remain open until April 10. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Xuân Khu HCM CITY — An exhibition of 159 award-winning works from …
Read More »Local delicacies get a five-star introduction to foreign visitors
A bowl of bún kèn Kiên Giang. The dish is being introduced to guests at the five-star Hotel Grand Saigon in HCM City as part of a programme to promote Vietnamese specialty cuisine. Photo courtesy of the hotel HCM CITY — Two delicious noodle dishes from the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta …
Read More »Chance for scriptwriters to see their work turned into cartoons
A workshop that aims to create script source for Vietnamese animation will be held in Đà Lạt this September. Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Cartoon Company HÀ NỘI A workshop for young animation scriptwriters and enthusiasts will take place in Đà Lạt City in the central province of Lâm Đồng this …
Read More »Book by architect Đoàn Thanh Hà released
‘Brick Cave’, a famous residential construction of Hà in Đông Anh District, Hà Nộ was mentioned in the book.— Photo courtesy of the architect HÀ NỘI — Architect Đoàn Thanh Hà’s new book gives readers a different perspective on his projects as well as the concept “Architecture for People”. Houses …
Read More »Central city restarts international air routes
An plane of Singapore Airlines receives welcome after landing at Đà Nẵng international Airport after a two-year deadlock by the COVID-19. — Photo courtesy of Đà Nẵng Tourism Promotion Centre ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city’s tourism industry officially resumed its international air routes by hosting two international flights of …
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