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Renowned violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc to return Vietnam for HCMC concert

 The celebrated Vietnamese-French violin soloist Stephane Tran Ngoc will return to Vietnam to perform a concert at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on May 9.

Hue Festival 2018 draws 1.2 million attendees

 Close to 1.2 million people, including about 400,000 tourists, took part in the 10th Hue Festival, which was held between April 27 and May 2.

Violinist Bui Cong Duy to perform in HCM City

The delegation of the EU to Vietnam will organize a special concert to celebrate the Europe day, on May 13 at the HCMC Opera House, presenting the talented Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy.

Beatbox-acapella performance by Berywam

 The French group Berywam will present a beatbox-acapella performance tomorrow at the Lý Thái Tổ Park. Their performance is part of the Europe Village 2018 programme in Hà Nội taking place from May 4 to 6.

Hue Festival 2018 wraps up

 The Hue Festival 2018 came to an end on May 2, following a vibrant closing night featuring Hue’s royal court music performances and firework shows.

Central Region’s folk singing thrives again

Bai choi performance, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, has been regularly held on weekends in Nha Trang city. The club is a local movement in preserving and promoting the traditional folklore art form.

Rise of eBooks leaves book publishing industry needing to refresh the page

 The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, has brought about fundamental changes in various fields, including the book publishing industry. 

Vietnamese documentary wins at Top Shorts film festival

 A documentary about the ceramic art of Nguyen Thu Thuy won two prizes at the Top Shorts online film festival, the organiser announced recently on its website.

“European Village” programme to be held in Hanoi

 A programme entitled ‘European Village’ will take place from May 4 to 6 at the Ly Thai To Statue Square at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi for the first time.

Concert to celebrate Vietnam - Netherlands diplomatic ties

 Jazz duo Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd will join a concert hosted by the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Vietnam today.

Feast of fireworks lights up Da Nang's night sky

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banks of the Han River in the evening of April 30.

Unique music buffet offered at Hue Festival 2018

 Foreign artists devoted their unique performances to entertain audiences at An Dinh Palace on April 30 as part of  the ongoing Hue Festival 2018 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

300-year old pottery village in Dong Nai

 Located in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai province, Tan Van pottery village has been known for its black clay pottery for centuries. 

Hue Festival 2018 features diverse art, culture

 Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

Young E-de ethnic people eager to preserve local culture

 Young E-de ethnic people in Dak Lak province have taught themselves brocade weaving, gong playing, and folk singing, as part of efforts to preserve and promote their ethnic culture.

Exhibition shows wartime letters and diaries

 In a letter sent from the battlefield to her mother in 1968, war martyr Vo Thi Tan wrote, “Bombs can shake mountains, but they can’t stir our will and hearts, my dear mother.”

Phu Yen: Hon Yen landscape cluster recognised as national relic site

 The landscape cluster of Hon Yen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen has been recognised as a national relic site given its geological, cultural and historical values as well as floral diversity.

Hue Festival 2018 entertains visitors with myriad programmes

 A myriad of art performances were staged by foreign and local artists in the ongoing Hue Festival, the 10th of its kind, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Sparkling Ha Long on opening night of carnaval

The Carnaval Ha Long 2018 - a banquet of music, light and art - was held in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on April 28, putting the first note for the 2018 National Tourism Year - Quang Ninh.