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Concert “Classic Timeline” in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - An entertainment music show called “The Classic Timeline” will be held at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang Street, My Dinh 2, Hanoi on April 29.

“Cinderella” ballet performance in HCM City this weekend

VietNamNet Bridge - After the first performance in August 2013 at the Saigon Opera House, the ballet “Cinderella” will be on stage again at the HCM City Opera House on April 28 and 29.

German film “Are You Ready for the Next Level” to be screened in Hanoi, HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the Spring Cinema program of the Goethe Institut in Hanoi and HCM City, the movie “Are You Ready for the Next Level” will be screened in Hanoi and HCM City on April 26.

Pop up shop, screening and art talk by Vietnamese-American artist in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘c.r.e.a.m inc’, an art/culture street entity and brainchild of Gia Luu, a Vietnamese born American currently residing in Hanoi, will take place in Hanoi on April 27.

Keo pagoda boasts unique architecture

Covering more than 2,000 square meters, Keo pagoda in Thai Binh province is comprised of a number of architectural structures including a three-door temple, a Buddha pagoda, a Genie temple, a bell tower, corridors, and a tower garden…

Composer Michael Price to come to Vietnam

British composer Michael Price, who won an Emmy award for outstanding music composition for the BBC TV series, Sherlock, will come to Vietnam for the first time to participate in workshops on music for 15 Vietnamese students.

Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Saigon

 The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City is a combined exhibition and workshop space.

Gu Bla - unique sculpture of Cor people

Gu Bla, one of the main sculptural works used in the Cor ethnic group’s buffalo sacrifice festival in Tra Bong district in the central province of Quang Ngai, is slowly being forgotten as the festival’s popularity decreases. 

Then singing dossier submitted for UNESCO recognition

 Then singing dossier submitted for UNESCO recognition

One-armed guitarists from Vietnam, Japan perform in HCM City

 A musical show took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22, featuring two one-armed guitarists, Vietnamese teacher Nguyen The Vinh and Japanese Prof. Hashimoto Michinori.

Hanoians have fun at Color Me Run 2017

 On April 22 thousands of young Hanoians gathered for the third annual Color Me Run-a Vietnam’s most amazing and colorful race at at Vinhomes Riverside Ecological Urban Area.

Art photo exhibition displays beauty of Vietnam

 Over 130 photos featuring the beauty of landscapes and daily life across the country are being displayed at an art photo festival held in Hanoi from April 20 to 25.

Performances of parachutes, hot-air balloons to be held in DIFF 2017

 Performances of hot-air balloons will be organized from April 27 to the opening ceremony of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 on April 30.

Bamboo musical instruments in Vietnam

 Vietnam has a rich treasure of traditional musical instruments, of which bamboo instruments are the oldest.

French film “La Glace et le Ciel” to be screened at L’Espace

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie “Ice and the Sky” (La Glace et le Ciel) (France, 2013, 113’) by director Bertrand Tavernier will be screened at the L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi and April 28. 

Hanoi’s famous temple applies dress code to visitors

 The temple management board has prepared 100 sets of clothes to lend to tourists who wear short skirts or unsuitable clothes. 

Hanoi students win Taste of Australia culinary competition

 Two students from Hanoi on Thursday won the Taste of Australia culinary competition after beating three other teams at the final of the first nationwide culinary contest.

Hue kicks off golden tourism week at Hue Heritage Site

 Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, on April 22, kicked off a promotion programme, "Golden Tourism Week at Hue Heritage Site", phase 1 (April 22-28) at various relics under the Hue Heritage Site system.

The lights go on at Hue’s Imperial Palace

 The former Imperial Palace in Hue will be lit up every night thanks to a light system installed by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, the local government body that manages the monuments.

Chu-ru group in the Central Highlands

 The Chu-ru are one of several indigenous groups living in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.