Vietnam – 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country

Vietnam – 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country

(VOV) - A photo exhibition is set to open at the Vietnam Art Gallery in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between America and Vietnam, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.

Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday
Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday

A concert will be held at the Saigon Opera Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9 to commemorate the 330th birthdays of two of the world’s musical geniuses, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. 

Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday
World famous robot films
World famous robot films

(VOV) - Robot films such as “Blade Runner”, “Terminator” or “Wall-E” are considered the masterpieces of the world, which are most favourite all time. 

World famous robot films
Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award
Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award

(VOV) - A photo of Vietnamese war veterans taken by Spanish photographer Sergio Diaz had its name on the shortlist of the Sony World Photography Awards 2015.

Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award
Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature
Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature

(VOV) - The annual Lunar New Year (TET) calligraphy exhibition, which has taken place for over a decade along Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da district of Hanoi, has been relocated this year to the Temple of Literature.

Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.

Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places
Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places

(VOV) - Vietnamese literature shined brightly in the spotlight at the opening of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair in India, one of the world’s three largest international book fairs.

Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places
Art performance marks Party anniversary
Art performance marks Party anniversary

A special art performance entitled “Mai mai niem tin theo Dang” (Viva the trust in the Party) was broadcast live on Vietnam Television on January 24 to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930).

Art performance marks Party anniversary
Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore
Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore

(VOV) - Vietnam has joined with over 170 art galleries from Asian and Western countries participating in Art Stage Singapore 2015, known for its focus on Southeast Asian art scenes.

Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore
Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year
Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year

(VOV) - The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and this year is no exception—as the central region has a bevy of activities on the agenda.

Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year
Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival
Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival

(VOV) - Acrobats from the Ho Chi Minh Circus Troupe won a silver medal and the most favourite award at the Golden Circus Festival, held on December 21 to January 14 in Rome according to Vu Ngoan Hop, head of the circus troupe.

Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival
Hanoi to host craft villages’ exhibition
Hanoi to host craft villages’ exhibition

(VOV) - Hanoi’s traditional craft villages, with their centuries old cultural values and techniques passed down from generation to generation, have become increasingly popular with tourists.

Hanoi to host craft villages’ exhibition
My Tam to perform at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka'
My Tam to perform at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka'

(VOV) - Singer My Tam will be the sole Vietnam representative to perform with guitarist Oshio Kotaro at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka’ this upcoming April.

My Tam to perform at ‘Dreaming together in Osaka'
Choe caricatures on display in HCM City
Choe caricatures on display in HCM City

(VOV) - A collection featuring 37 oil paintings by Nguyen Hai Chi, more popularly known as Choe that he drew during the last days of his life while hampered by vision loss have gone on show in HCM city’s District 1.

Choe caricatures on display in HCM City
Goethe Institute hosts classical music
Goethe Institute hosts classical music

(VOV) - Large numbers of classical music lovers from throughout the nation gathered at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on January 19 for a training symposium aimed at broadening an appreciation for it across all segments of society.

Goethe Institute hosts classical music
Director Michele Placido is coming to Vietnam
Director Michele Placido is coming to Vietnam

(VOV) - Famed Italian actor and director Michele Placido, best known for his role as inspector Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra, is coming to Vietnam in June to participate in a variety of cultural, fashion and cinematography activities.

Director Michele Placido is coming to Vietnam
Cypress celebrates Vietnam Cultural Week
Cypress celebrates Vietnam Cultural Week

(VOV) - A host of Vietnamese celebrities are planning to descend upon Cyprus to celebrate Vietnam cultural week commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Cyprus (1975-2015) diplomatic ties.

Cypress celebrates Vietnam Cultural Week
Royal Ao Dai go on exhibit in Hanoi
Royal Ao Dai go on exhibit in Hanoi

(VOV) - A three dimensional multimedia artworks installation featuring royal Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long gown) by German artist Veronika Witte has opened at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi.

Royal Ao Dai go on exhibit in Hanoi
Korean star Lee Kwang Soo is coming to Vietnam
Korean star Lee Kwang Soo is coming to Vietnam

(VOV) -Lee Kwang Soo star of the hit television series – Running Man – will arrive in Vietnam on January 24 to attend the inauguration ceremony of a restaurant at Le Lai street in Ho Chi Minh City.

Korean star Lee Kwang Soo is coming to Vietnam
Local film to debut at Berlin International Film Festival
Local film to debut at Berlin International Film Festival

(VOV) - The much-talked about film – Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories – directed by Phan Dang Di will make its international debut at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

Local film to debut at Berlin International Film Festival
Subscription Concert Vol.77 to enthrall Hanoi audiences
Subscription Concert Vol.77 to enthrall Hanoi audiences

(VOV) - Subscription Concert Vol.77 is set to get underway on January 15-16 at the Hanoi Opera House on No. 1 Trang Tien street.

Subscription Concert Vol.77 to enthrall Hanoi audiences
Vietnam-Japan Festive Day to blast off at Royal City
Vietnam-Japan Festive Day to blast off at Royal City

(VOV) - Thousands of youth and students from universities, colleges and schools in Hanoi and surrounding region are expected to participate in the 2015 Vietnam-Japan Festive Day celebration on January 11 at the Vincom Mega Mall in Royal City.

Vietnam-Japan Festive Day to blast off at Royal City
Vietnamese publisher releases ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’
Vietnamese publisher releases ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’

(VOV) - Kim Dong Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version of the delightful children’s novel ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car’ translated by Hoang Anh.

Vietnamese publisher releases ‘Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’
Japan Cultural Days open in Thanh Hoa
Japan Cultural Days open in Thanh Hoa

(VOV) - An art exhibition promoting tourism and Japanese traditional and modern culture kicked off the 2015 National Tourism Year at Lam Son Theatre in Thanh Hoa province.

Japan Cultural Days open in Thanh Hoa
French Culture Centre to host film festival
French Culture Centre to host film festival

(VOV) - The French Cultural Centre L’Espace in Hanoi is hosting a weeklong festival entitled Clap from January 17-25, dedicated to fiction and new talents in cinema, television and the internet.

French Culture Centre to host film festival
Japanese drum troupe to tour Vietnam
Japanese drum troupe to tour Vietnam

(VOV) - Japanese drum troupe Batic-Holic will perform January 7 at 8pm in Hanoi at the Youth Theatre on 11 Ngo Thi Nham street.

Japanese drum troupe to tour Vietnam
Korean band NOM concert a hit with fans
Korean band NOM concert a hit with fans

(VOV) - Boyband NOM from the Republic of Korea (RoK) won the hearts of many Vietnamese young audiences on their recent first tour to Vietnam to participate in the Taekwon-Pop programme staged in Hanoi.

Korean band NOM concert a hit with fans
Hoi An doc shown at festival
Hoi An doc shown at festival

Independent filmmaker Siu Pham has showcased her latest two films Fog Over The Summit and Mother's Room at the 5th Experimental Media Art Festival in Taipei. 

Hoi An doc shown at festival
Hoi An to host first Vietnam-ASEAN silk festival
Hoi An to host first Vietnam-ASEAN silk festival

(VOV) - The Hoi An Silk village in Quang Nam is justifiably famous as a hub for silk making and trading in the region.

Hoi An to host first Vietnam-ASEAN silk festival
Hanoi to usher in New Year with Japanese festival
Hanoi to usher in New Year with Japanese festival

(VOV) - A Japanese cultural festival is set for December 27-28 at the Hanoi Giang Vo Exhibition Centre to welcome the New Year.

Hanoi to usher in New Year with Japanese festival
100 photos of Hanoi you probably haven’t seen
100 photos of Hanoi you probably haven’t seen

(VOV) - A photo exhibition showcasing 100 images of the beauty and nature of Hanoians opened on December 18 at the Kim Dong Culture Centre on No.19 Hang Bai street.

100 photos of Hanoi you probably haven’t seen