Entertainment

Noted water puppeteer Phan Thanh Liêm has just opened his second miniature theatre for water puppetry at his private home in Hanoi’s Long Biên District.

A festival will be organised in Hanoi with the aim of introducing Bulgarian wine to Asia. The special beverage holds a significant place in Bulgarian culture, habits and traditions.

The 10th HCM City Book Fair will be held from March 19-25 at District 1’s Lê Văn Tám Park, according to the city’s Department of Information and Communication.

Xoan singing from the northern province of Phú Thọ has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

An exhibition entitled ‘French culture’s imprint through archives’ officially opened at the National Archives Centre 1 in Hanoi, aiming to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties (2018).

Eighty artworks conveying the unique personalities and styles of 40 contemporary Vietnamese artists are on display at the exhibition Listen, Watch and Tell.

Foreigners working and living in the central city of Da Nang will compete in ‘Da Nang’s Expat Got Talent 2017’, themed ‘New Year coming’, at the city’s Trung Vuong Theatre on December 17-18.

A photo of Trường Sa Lớn Island in the Spratlys seen from a seaplane won a gold medal from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) in the landscape section.

A German style Christmas Market will take place for the first time at Cua Bac Church, No.56 Phan Dinh Phung, Hanoi from December 14 to 16.

Young musicians and producers are driving the music industry, but many artists said their work, while popular, lacks gravitas and is too focused on love themes.

The Vietnamese Ethnic Orchestra will make its debut in Hanoi on December 12, establishing it as the first-ever orchestra in Vietnam grouping of artisans and instrumentalists from different ethnic groups across the country.

Documents, photographs and memorabilia of American prisoners of war went on show at Tim Lai Ky Uc (Finding Memories) in Hoa Lo Prison on November 29 and will run until February, 2018.

Miss Globe 2017 Khanh Ngan has been appointed Ambassador of the Mrs World Peace beauty pageant.

Ten paintings by noted Vietnamese artist Le Pho (1907-2001) have been sold at high prices at an auction sale held by Christie’s Hong Kong.

Director Luong Dinh Dung is planning to adapt one of his novels, 578, about paedophile gangs into a VND60bn (USD2.6m) film with 600 actors.

One-hundred fashion models will perform in The Muse 2 show by fashion designer Đỗ Mạnh Cường of HCM city to usher in the New Year.