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Movies for November 2016

VietNamNet Bridge – This month Vietnamese audiences will enjoy movies from the US, Japan, South Korea, China and also Vietnam.

The perfect mummy of a female Vietnamese aristocrat

 VietNamNet Bridge - When this mummy was excavated, its perfection surprised archaeologists. The mummy’s joints were flexible while the body was not fully decomposed.

Master plan built for Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam

 Hanoi’s municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will develop a master plan for the preservation and promotion of the value of Van Mieu–Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature).

Vietnam International Fashion Week opens in Hanoi

Nguyen Cong Tri, one of Vietnam’s top designers, opened the Fall Winter Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 with his impressive collection "The girl of a stranger, and me!"

Music researcher refutes Chinese claim to Vietnam’s Dan bau

 Vietnamese music researchers have reacted heatedly to recent Chinese claim that Dan bau (monochord zither) is a traditional Chinese instrument and not Vietnamese. 

Vietnam-China Youth Festival to take place next week

 The third Vietnam-China Youth Festival will take place in Vietnam from November 7-10 to cement friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries’young people. 

Redfoo’s performance slated for late November

 American rapper Redfoo is due to visit Vietnam for YAN Beatfest 2016 scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City in late November.

Two classical ballets on show in Vietnam

 Ballet dancers of the Talarium Et Lux theater will thrill Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City audiences with two famous classical ballets ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Nutcracker’ at Ballet show 2016 according a press briefing on November 2.

Rare photo of the last kings of Vietnam

The Nguyen was the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam, existing from 1802 to 1945. In its 143-year history, this reign experienced many ups and downs. Here are the rare photos of some emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty

Chang Son - Hanoi’s wooden fan-making village

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 30 km from Hanoi city center in the Northwest, Chang Son is a famous traditional craft village for its sophisticated and creative wooden hand fans in Hanoi. 

German DJ to perform at The Observatory in HCM City

The Goethe Institute and Heart Beat will present German DJ and music producer Till Von Sein in a concert at The Observatory on November 11.

ASEAN sets sights on fostering film culture

 Filmmakers and producers gathered on November 2 to discuss the potential for a regional cinema industry and for cooperation between countries in the ASEAN bloc during the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) from November 1-5. 

Thai food week to be held in Hanoi

A Thai Food Week will take place on November 4-10 at the Crowne Plaza West Hanoi.

Repeated floods bring people in central VN exhaustion

 Lovers of literature in Vietnam will have the chance to meet well-known French/Belgian novelist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt on November 9 in Hanoi.

‘Hanoi Festive’ to celebrate New Year

 The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports is planning to organise ‘Hanoi Festive,’ a fireworks, light and colours festival, to celebrate the 2017 New Year.

Bewildered Phat Diem Cathedral’s architecture

With a quintessential harmony between Buddhism and Catholicism and a combination of Eastern and Western cultural features, it can be said the Phat Diem Cathedral in Ninh Binh is the most unique piece of religious architecture in Vietnam.

Vietnamese artist nominated for 2016 Benesse Prize in Singapore

 Artist Bui Cong Khanh of HCM City has been nominated for the 11th Benesse Prize in Singapore.

Hanoi film fest in full swing

 The 2016 Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) opened its Project Market, Talent Campus and “Vietnam landscapes in foreign movies” exhibition on November 1. 

The first festival of kylin, lion and dragon dances in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge - A festival of kylin, lion and dragon dance performance took place for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City on October 30.

VN photo wins int’l photography awards

A photo of a woman making fishing nets in Phan Rang City, Vietnam has come first in Open Colour category in Siena International Photography Awards 2016.