German electronic band arrives in Vietnam; Cham museum adds audio service; Photos highlight fatherly violence; Concert features Truong Sa soldiers; HCM City gets ready for festive season; Laos Cultural Week to be held in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prolific Vietnamese-American composer PQ Phan creates modern classical music that evokes the sounds of Viet Nam.

 Thuy Linh shines at Miss International; British graphic designer to judge Hanoi logo contest; Animation festival opens in capital; Photo exhibition spotlights Hanoi’s development; Fireworks to mark Liberation Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Everything that I have today is due to my love and contribution to cai luong," says cai luong performer Le Van Gan, one of HCM City's younger talents in the traditional operatic art.

More than 100,000 photos have been collected from the social networking community to create an S-shaped map of Viet Nam.

Jenny Nguyen, winner of the Vietnam Supermodel 2012 style prize, is representing Vietnam in the Miss Asia-Pacific World 2014 pageant taking place in Seoul, the RoK from May 18-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Descendants of the legendary cai luong (reformed opera) Artist Thanh Nga, plan to revive two plays in which their late relative, the "Queen of cai luong", often performed the leading role.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional theatre is becoming less and less attractive to the domestic audience. However, Ha Noi Cai Luong [reformed opera] and Viet Nam Tuong [classical drama] troupes are successfully running traditional shows

 VietNamNet Bridge – After putting the finishing touches to her tied-up hair, and buttoning up her glittering, long silk dress, Doan Thi Thu Huong takes a deep breath and walks onto the stage.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Mekong Artists Corp has announced the launch of a weekly cai luong (reformed opera) show starting next month at Ho Chi Minh City's Institute for Cultural Exchange with France, or IDECAF.

VietNamNet Bridge – Du ke, a style of musical theatre created by Khmer people in southern Viet Nam in the early 1920s, is returning to the stage in its native region thanks to a handful of dedicated troupes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Theatre lovers in the capital will have a chance to see operas and dramas written by a former colossus of the theatrical world, playwright Luu Quang Vu (1948-88), at a festival featuring his works in Ha Noi next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese traditional music has been introduced to 27 students at Taiwan University of Arts by Pham Thi Hue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreigners have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese traditional art performances at a programme entitled ‘The Soul of Vietnam’, which is a weekly event at the Hanoi Opera House every Monday starting from July 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Viet (Soul of Vietnam) variety show which is held twice a month at the HCMC Opera House is gaining in popularity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Audiences in Ha Noi will get a unique perspective of a typical working day for Vietnamese farmers thanks to a contemporary dance show due to make its debut on January 22.