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PMs launch Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An ancient town

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, launched the Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An ancient town, the central province of Quang Nam, on November 11.

Winners of APEC 2017 poster contest announced

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named top 20 entries of a poster contest on the APEC Year 2017 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 3.

Vietnam to participate in int’l celebration of dance in the UK

 Choreographer Alexander Tu and The Young Lyricist will represent Vietnam to compete at Dance Proms 2017 in London, the UK in November.

A Jazzy Night by Colombian and Israeli artist SamRaz in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - Continuing the success of previous sessions, this November “Hidden Beat” will be back with the stimulating yet deep, moving jazzy melodies from SamRaz. 

Miss Ocean Vietnam accused of plastic surgery

 The Department of Performing Arts has asked the organisers of the Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 to report back on accusations that the winner had plastic surgery.

Discussion with Japanese writer Ono Masatsugu

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation in Hanoi and Nha Nam Publishing House will co-organize the meet-up and discussion with Japanese writer Ono Masatsugu on his works with the topic of “Write painlessly about pain” tomorrow.

Vietnam’s first private Sun Symphony Orchestra seeks musicians

 Hundreds of talented Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians took an audition for the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) – Vietnam’s first private symphony orchestra - in Hanoi from October 19-21.

Bare feet feat: fire walkers talk to the gods

 Fire dancing by the Red Dao ethnic group is a special cultural feature in Ha Giang Province. Strong and courageous men shuffle around on burning coals in bare feet, surprising tourists unaware that the practice exists in Vietnam.

Symphony Concert with German conductor Gudni Emilsson in Hanoi

A symphony concert with the performance of German conductor Gudni Emilsson, violinist Trong Binh and the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra will be held on October 28 at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi.

Vietnam's Ha Thu in Miss Earth bikini contest

Vietnamese representative Ha Thu took part in a bikini contest with the other contestants at Miss Earth 2017 on October 18 in the Philippines.

Scenic bliss for wedding portraits in Vietnam

Vietnam boasts countless breath-taking views, which are being hailed as a ‘paradise’ for wedding photographs by couples and photographers. 

VN national costume second at Miss Grand 2017

Traditional long dress weighing 30 kilograms of Huyen My, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Grand International 2017, has ranked second in top 15 favourite national costumes, according to organizers of the beauty pageant.

3D jelly cakes –from favourite dessert to art

 Agar jelly is a familiar dessert to many people due to its sweetness. In recent years, the dessert hasfound hundreds of forms, from jelly flan, Mid-Autumn Festival jelly cake to 3D jelly. Of which, the most outstanding form is gracilaria agar jelly.

Spanish Film Festival 2017 in Hanoi next week

VietNamNet Bridge – The Spanish Film Festival 2017 will be held at the National Cinema Center, Hanoi from October 17 to 22.

Exhibition “Undone” by visual artist Nguyen Tran Nam in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – “Undone”, a solo exhibition by Hanoi-based visual artist Nguyen Tran Nam, is underway at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi until October 31.

Vietnam targets higher pre-school education quality

 Vietnam should learn from advanced early childhood education models of foreign countries and apply best practices in order to achieve its set target in developing pre-school education, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 11. 

“The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975” exhibition underway in New York

 An exhibition of artifacts, entitled “The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975”, is underway at the New-York Historical Society Museum, New York, the US until April 22, 2018, giving museum goers an insight into conflict. 

Forests destroyed in northern Dien Bien province

 More than 8,000sq.m of special-use forests were destroyed in just three months between July and September in Dong Met village, Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district, in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

Ban Gioc Waterfall Festival opens in Cao Bang

 The First Ban Gioc Waterfall Festival and Then singing and Tinh (musical instrument) performance kicked off in Trung Khanh district, the northern border province of Cao Bang, on October 7.

Hanoi's historical sites used as parking lots

 Many historical sites in the centre of Hanoi have been used as parking lots, particularly in the Old Quarter.