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Traditional music at One Asia Joint Concert

 Three traditional musicians from the Vietnam Music Institute will perform at an international music festival in Singapore.


Children’s best selling author releases latest book

 Nguyen Nhat Anh, children’s best selling author, presented his latest book Ngay xua co mot chuyen tinh (Once there was a love story) on September 14.

Vietnam hosts Junior Fashion Week for the first time

 The first Vietnam Junior Fashion Week is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 22- 25.

Vietnamese film to compete at Oscar 2017

 The film ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” directed by Victor Vu has been nominated to compete at the 89th Oscar held on February 26, 2017.

Miss Jewelry Phuong Chi heads for Chinese beauty pageant

It has been unveiled that Miss Jewelry 2015 Dang Pham Phuong Chi will represent Vietnam at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2016 pageant set for September 12-28 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Last royal musician dies in Hue

 The last living musician of the Nguyen Dynasty (1908-1945), Lu Huu Thi, died of old age in his home in Hue on Thursday. He was 106.

Vietnamese, Korean pianists to perform at HCM City concerts

 Vietnamese and Korean pianists and vocalists will host two concerts in the HCM City this week at the Conservatory of Music and the Opera House.

Int’l workshop seeks to preserve Nguyen dynasty’s cultural heritage

 An international workshop was held in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on September 16 to seek ways to preserve and promote cultural heritage values during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945).

Cow racing festival in An Giang

Cow Racing Festival has existed for a long time in the Seven Mountains Region of An Giang Province. The Festival is held on SeneDolta day of the Khmer ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta to express gratitude toward ancestors.

Saigon Book Street in pictures

Nguyen Van Binh Street, also called Book Street, in Ho Chi Minh City is an ideal destination for book lovers.

Obama hails Vietnamese ‘Bun Cha’ on CNN

 President Obama enjoyed Vietnamese street food ‘bun cha’ with well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain at a streetside restaurant in Hanoi during his Vietnam trip in May this year.

Saigon Classical stages Recollection concert Saturday

Saigon Classical will host a “Recollection” concert featuring pieces by world’s great composers like Bach, Haydn, Brahms and Chopin, and local composers Nguyen Thanh Nhut and Hoang Cuong on September 17 at the HCMC Southern Women’s Museum.

Saigon street culture featured at exhibition of foreign, local artists

 An exhibition of watercolour paintings about Saigon street culture by four city-based artists will open at La Saigonais in District 1 on September 16.

Senior artist opens shrine for founders of VN theatrical arts

 Elite Artist Hoai Linh opened a 500sq.m shrine in HCM City’s District 9 on September 11 dedicated to the founders of Vietnam's theatrical arts.

Vietnam's pop stars spend big money on live shows

Vietnamese pop stars’ live music shows at theatres and nightclubs are expected to rock the market during the rainy season.     

Award-winning love stories, screened in Hanoi

 Four films selected from the FIFA Mons, the Festival of Films about Love of Mons (Festival international du film d’amour de Mons), are being screened in Hanoi, yesterday through Saturday, September 17.

Vietnamese female rapper Suboi becomes new face of H&M

Vietnamese rapper Suboi together with legendary supermodel and activist Iman, actress and activist Rosario Dawson, hip hop artist Chance the Rapper are selected for the Kenzo X H&M campaign.

Hanoi to launch first book street in December

 19/12 Street in Hoan Kiem District will become Hanoi’s first book street in December.

“Mid Autumn Night” exhibition by Chinh Le

The exhibition Mid Autumn Night is a banquet of ideas and feelings expressed in two very different mediums, bronze sculpture and works of autumnal nights in oil on canvas.

Contemporary art market opens

 Some 20 art works by nine noted contemporary artists will be available for sale at Atum Atum, an event kicking off a series of activities hosted by the organisation Real Art.