Vietnam – 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country

Vietnam – 25 Years Documenting a Changing Country

(VOV) - A photo exhibition is set to open at the Vietnam Art Gallery in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between America and Vietnam, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.

Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday
Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday

A concert will be held at the Saigon Opera Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9 to commemorate the 330th birthdays of two of the world’s musical geniuses, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. 

Concert to mark musical geniuses’ 330th birthday
World famous robot films
World famous robot films

(VOV) - Robot films such as “Blade Runner”, “Terminator” or “Wall-E” are considered the masterpieces of the world, which are most favourite all time. 

World famous robot films
Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award
Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award

(VOV) - A photo of Vietnamese war veterans taken by Spanish photographer Sergio Diaz had its name on the shortlist of the Sony World Photography Awards 2015.

Photo of Vietnamese war veterans shortlisted for Sony World Award
Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature
Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature

(VOV) - The annual Lunar New Year (TET) calligraphy exhibition, which has taken place for over a decade along Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da district of Hanoi, has been relocated this year to the Temple of Literature.

Calligraphy exhibition opens at Temple of Literature
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.

Vietnam Project Runway winner unveils collection in New York
Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places
Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places

(VOV) - Vietnamese literature shined brightly in the spotlight at the opening of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair in India, one of the world’s three largest international book fairs.

Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places
Art performance marks Party anniversary
Art performance marks Party anniversary

A special art performance entitled “Mai mai niem tin theo Dang” (Viva the trust in the Party) was broadcast live on Vietnam Television on January 24 to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930).

Art performance marks Party anniversary
Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore
Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore

(VOV) - Vietnam has joined with over 170 art galleries from Asian and Western countries participating in Art Stage Singapore 2015, known for its focus on Southeast Asian art scenes.

Vietnam joins int’l art fair in Singapore
Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year
Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year

(VOV) - The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and this year is no exception—as the central region has a bevy of activities on the agenda.

Central region gets ready for Lunar New Year
Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival
Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival

(VOV) - Acrobats from the Ho Chi Minh Circus Troupe won a silver medal and the most favourite award at the Golden Circus Festival, held on December 21 to January 14 in Rome according to Vu Ngoan Hop, head of the circus troupe.

Acrobats win silver at Int’l Circus Festival