Vietnamese, French artists gear up for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Vietnamese, French artists gear up for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

Vietnamese violinist Pham Vinh, French conductor Laurent Boer and artists from The Ensemble Polyphonique de Choisy-le-Roi and Que Huong vocal ensemble from France will join hands for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto on October 29 night.

Vietnamese, French artists gear up for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Minh to join film icons at French fest
Minh to join film icons at French fest

Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh is one of three global filmmakers to be honoured at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM), taking place from November 11 to 19 in Amiens, France. 

Minh to join film icons at French fest
Exhibition boasts of beauty of Vietnam’s land and people
Exhibition boasts of beauty of Vietnam’s land and people

A total of 55 photo collections featuring the beauty of Vietnam’s land and people are being displayed at an exhibition in Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City.

Exhibition boasts of beauty of Vietnam’s land and people
Missosology – Nam Em tops 2016 Fourth Hot Picks
Missosology – Nam Em tops 2016 Fourth Hot Picks

VOV.VN -Leading our 2016 4th Hot Picks says Missosology is the eloquent Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em. With impressive official photos and web interview, this girl is most definitely peaking at the right time in the competition.

Missosology – Nam Em tops 2016 Fourth Hot Picks
Vietnam makes a UNESCO push for Dan Bau-monochord zither
Vietnam makes a UNESCO push for Dan Bau-monochord zither

Vietnamese agencies, including the National Institute of Music, Folk Arts Association of Vietnam and Vietnam Musicians’ Association, are aiming to ally with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports to propose to UNESCO to recognise dan bau as a world heritage.

Vietnam makes a UNESCO push for Dan Bau-monochord zither
Vietnamese women past and present at art show
Vietnamese women past and present at art show

Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam, whose works reflect cultural issues, is showing a collection of his latest paintings at the Craig Thomas Gallery in HCM City.

Vietnamese women past and present at art show
Countdown to Miss Grand International semi-finals begins
Countdown to Miss Grand International semi-finals begins

VOV.VN - With just one day to go before the semi-final competition for Miss Grand International 2016 begins, designer Audrey Hieu Nguyen has arrived in Las Vegas, the US to support Nguyen Thi Loan.

Countdown to Miss Grand International semi-finals begins
Scorpions stirs up Monsoon Music Festival 2016
Scorpions stirs up Monsoon Music Festival 2016

VOV.VN -The final night of the 2016 Monsoon Music Festival got heated by the highly impressive performances of world famous German rock band Scorpions on October 23 at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi.

Scorpions stirs up Monsoon Music Festival 2016
Ngoc Trinh wows at National Beauty Korea pageant
Ngoc Trinh wows at National Beauty Korea pageant

VOV.VN -Vietnamese fashion model Ngoc Trinh looked gorgeous at the final night of National Beauty Korea 2016 held on October 23 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Ngoc Trinh wows at National Beauty Korea pageant
Traditional barns keep treasure of Ba Na ethnics
Traditional barns keep treasure of Ba Na ethnics

The Ba Na community in An Toan Commune, central Binh Dinh province’s An Lao district, still keep their tradition of storing their most important property – food and rice wine - at barns separate from their houses, without any worry of theft. 

Traditional barns keep treasure of Ba Na ethnics
Vietnam heritage photo exhibition underway in Binh Thuan
Vietnam heritage photo exhibition underway in Binh Thuan

A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s landscapes, daily life and culture opened in the central province of Binh Thuan’s Phan Thiet city on October 23. 

Vietnam heritage photo exhibition underway in Binh Thuan
India’s Diwali festival lights up Hanoi
India’s Diwali festival lights up Hanoi

The Diwali festival took place in Hanoi on October 22, providing local audience with an insight into the land, people and culture of India.

India’s Diwali festival lights up Hanoi
Huu Bao – Photographer of Hanoi’s daily life
Huu Bao – Photographer of Hanoi’s daily life

VOV.VN - Huu Bao, a photographer passionate about Hanoi, has lived through the city’s major changes. Hanoi through his lens is busy or tranquil, old or modern.  

Huu Bao – Photographer of Hanoi’s daily life
Artists devoted to preserving traditional music in modern life
Artists devoted to preserving traditional music in modern life

Faced with the fact that traditional music has become less attractive to audiences due to the development of many new kinds of entertainment, many artists have made an effort to blend traditional music into modern life and to delight listeners with a new and interesting way of enjoying music.

Artists devoted to preserving traditional music in modern life
Winner found for Young Francophone Reporters contest
Winner found for Young Francophone Reporters contest

A reporter at the Vietnam News Agency’s Vietnam News newspaper, Vuong Bach Lien, won the first prize in the journalism writing contest Young Francophones Reporters –Vietnam 2016. 

Winner found for Young Francophone Reporters contest
Thousands gather for first night of Monsoon Music Festival
Thousands gather for first night of Monsoon Music Festival

VOV.VN - Thousands of music lovers turned out to the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long for the first night of the annual Monsoon Music Festival.

Thousands gather for first night of Monsoon Music Festival
Lan Khue attends Seoul Fashion Week
Lan Khue attends Seoul Fashion Week

VOV.VN - Lan Khue, jury member of The Face reality fashion show, and a student-Mai Ngo recently jetted off to Korea to participate in Seoul Fashion Week 2016.

Lan Khue attends Seoul Fashion Week
Vietnamese dolls debut at museum in Delhi, India
Vietnamese dolls debut at museum in Delhi, India

VOV.VN - Shankar's International Dolls Museum in Delhi, India has inaugurated a section of the museum devoted specifically to Vietnamese dolls, reports Vietnam Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh.

Vietnamese dolls debut at museum in Delhi, India
8 films to be screened at Japanese Film Festival in Vietnam
8 films to be screened at Japanese Film Festival in Vietnam

The 2016 Japanese Film Festival is scheduled to take place from October 28 to November 27 in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, featuring eight films of different genres.

8 films to be screened at Japanese Film Festival in Vietnam
Vietnam tourism, food spotlighted in Argentina
Vietnam tourism, food spotlighted in Argentina

The Vietnam Embassy in Argentina organised an event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cuisine in Buenos Aires’ La Plata city on October 20. 

Vietnam tourism, food spotlighted in Argentina
China publishes book on Vietnamese general Nguyen Son
China publishes book on Vietnamese general Nguyen Son

A Chinese book on Nguyen Son, a general of both Vietnam and China, made debut at a discussion in Beijing on October 21. 

China publishes book on Vietnamese general Nguyen Son
Young Chinese painters’ works to be introduced in Hanoi
Young Chinese painters’ works to be introduced in Hanoi

Outstanding works of young Chinese painters will be exhibited from October 25-30 at Vietnam Art and Culture Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, said the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism on October 21. 

Young Chinese painters’ works to be introduced in Hanoi
Goethe Institut presents improvised music concerts
Goethe Institut presents improvised music concerts

VOV.VN - The Goethe-Institut has unveiled that an ensemble of 10 musicians from two capitals and two continents – Hanoi and Berlin – will play experimental and improvisational music at upcoming concerts in Hanoi and Hoi An.

Goethe Institut presents improvised music concerts
John Kim opens new bridal boutique in Hanoi
John Kim opens new bridal boutique in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The launch of a new flagship bridal boutique on October 20 in Hanoi by John Kim was a special day attracting models Do My Linh, Ngoc Han and Thuy Van to attend the event to celebrate with the team. 

John Kim opens new bridal boutique in Hanoi
French artists to perform at special concert in HCM City
French artists to perform at special concert in HCM City

A special concert will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29 with the participation of famous Vietnamese and French artists. 

French artists to perform at special concert in HCM City
Next Top Model contestants shine in HCM City fashion show
Next Top Model contestants shine in HCM City fashion show

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Next Top Model contestants have strutted the catwalk at a Ho Chi Minh City fashion show of designer Chung Thanh Phong titled ‘Love your body, be yourself ”.

Next Top Model contestants shine in HCM City fashion show
Monsoon Music Festival storms Hanoi
Monsoon Music Festival storms Hanoi

Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), Vietnam’s biggest music event, will storm the capital city of Hanoi in the night of October 21 with a repertoire featuring a lineup of Vietnamese and international artists.

Monsoon Music Festival storms Hanoi
Nam Em wins silver medal at evening gown competition
Nam Em wins silver medal at evening gown competition

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em has been awarded the silver medal in the evening gown competition of the group 1 at the Miss Earth 2016.

Nam Em wins silver medal at evening gown competition
Japan’s pottery products go on display in HCM City
Japan’s pottery products go on display in HCM City

An exhibition on “Japan’s pottery: a new generation transformed from traditional kiln” is open at the HCMC Exhibition House in District 1 until October 30.

Japan’s pottery products go on display in HCM City
Three Vietnamese films enter final round of ABU Prizes
Three Vietnamese films enter final round of ABU Prizes

Three Vietnamese films produced by Vietnam Television have been shortlisted for the final round of the ABU Prizes 2016, which is held annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.

Three Vietnamese films enter final round of ABU Prizes
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