Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang to be performed in US
The drama Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoàng, will be restaged in a new version in the US.
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Photo exhibition raises funds for disadvantaged children
A photo exhibition entitled ‘Light from the Heart’ is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 8-15 to raise funds for disadvantaged children.
Toyota concert to bring the audience back to the 19th
Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) in cooperation with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) have announced the Toyota Concert Tour 2016 with the theme of Russian classical music.
HCM City to host first tài tử festival
The first Tài Tử Music Festival for Children, to be held at HCM City’s Labour Cultural House next week, will include participants under 15 years old performing songs and instrumental pieces.
Kong Skull Island trailer shows off Vietnam's landscape
Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and Quang Binh Province are showcased in the trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.
Top singers and bands perform at Cocofest
Top Vietnamese and foreign singers will spark the central city of Đà Nẵng during Cocofest on August 26-27.
Hanoi Int’l Film Festival registration opens
The Vietnam Cinema Department has announced that online registration is now open for media, industry and students wishing to participate in the fourth edition of the Hanoi International Film Festival (Haniff).
Singers ignore copyright infringements
Most Vietnamese singers still ignore being paid copyright fees from music downloading websites.
Quang Tri sculpture workshop remembers iconic battle
Artists introduce works featuring the life of people during battle of Quang Tri 1972 at a sculpture workshop in the central province of Quang Tri.
Forged paintings case ends without answer
Whether the paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe in HCM City are original or not remain unclear as the exhibition came to an end while investigation is on-going.
Celebrity fake wedding PR stunt raises controversy
A dramatically choreographed ‘artistic’ wedding between famous MC Thanh Bach and the owner of Thuy Nga Productions has been criticised as a crass PR opportunity.
Hanoi to host Ao Dai Festival this October
The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to celebrate the Ao Dai Festival at the Thang Long-Hanoi Preservation Centre from October 14 to 16.
Museum confirms authenticity issues over paintings
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts announced that paintings at the Paintings Returned from Europe Exhibition will be further researched after accusations that they have been wrongly attributed.
Choir performs for disabled kids
Musical project Look at the World, which aims to raise funds for the programme Thien Nhan and Friends will be organised at Hanoi Opera House on July 20.
Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival 2016 to take place
The Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival 2016 will take place at 8pm at the Youth Theater in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on July 19 and 20 respectively.
Festival features popular symbols of Japanese culture
Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.
New dispute surfaces from the accused fake painting exhibition
Painter Nguyen Thanh Chuong has said a painting he completed in 1970 is currently on display under the name of Ta Ty dated back to 1952 at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera to perform operatic extracts
The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform operatic extracts by well-known composers at the HCM City Opera House on July 29.
Exhibited paintings accused of being fake
Audience and experts have expressed doubts over the authenticity of the paintings that are on display at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, suggesting most of them are fakes.
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