Six selected films will be screened for free at Hanoi's Kim Dong Cinema during the German film festival for children and young audience from May 25 to 28. A scene from the famous German children film Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein (Rico, Oskar and the Mysterious Stone), based on children's best selling book by Eugen Ruge, translated into 23 languages. The film will be screened at the first ever German Film Festival for Children & Young Audience in Việt Nam. Known as the first ever film festival for children and young audiences in Việt Nam, the German film festival has been organised by the Goethe-Institut on occasion of International Children's Day on June 1 and in co-operation with the International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLINGEL from Germany. As part of the festival, the Goethe-Institut will also organise various free film-related activities and workshops to reflect on the films and to inspire participants to express their views. The institute has … [Read more...]

The Hanoitimes - In Hanoi, on May 20, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam National University - Hanoi be held The Nishimura Masanari Library - a special collection of books, magazines and maps produced by late Japanese scholar Nishimura Masanari. The USSH inaugurate the library on May 20. Dr. Nishimura Masanari was born in 1965. He was a Japanese scholar who has over 20 years of experience in Vietnamese studies in the fields of archaeology, history, culture and anthropology. Dr. Nishimura Masanari spent the most time on his archaeology studies. On June 9, 2013, Dr. Nishimura Masanari suddenly passed away after an accident. This is a huge loss not only to his family, relatives and friends but also a major loss to regional and Vietnamese archaeology. With a good understanding of Vietnamese archaeology, Dr. Nishimura Masanari worked with many experts from the USSH, Vietnam Institute of Archaeology and National Museum of History to carry out many … [Read more...]

The Hanoitimes - President Tran Dai Quang made the request while addressing a ceremony in Hanoi on May 20 to honour 18 authors winning the 2017 Ho Chi Minh Award and 95 others with the State Award on literature and arts, the two noble awards for outstanding authors. President Tran Dai Quang presents the 2017 Ho Chi Minh Award. President Tran Dai Quang noted that the literature and art of Vietnam have inherited and promoted the patriotism and humanism of the nation, while closely attaching to the revolutionary career of the Party and nation. They are a sharp tool in the cultural and ideological battlefield, significantly contributing to the victory of the struggle for national liberation, reunification as well as construction and defence, President Tran Dai Quang said. He recognised the creativity and devotion of generations of artists and writers in improving the country’s revolutionary literature and art, and bringing glory to the nation. Mr. President highlighted the … [Read more...]

The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has announced that a photo exhibition on Belarus will be held in Hanoi from May 25-28 along with a show of paintings by Belarusian artist Vasily Yasyuk. A painting at the exhibition The events are part of the 2017 Belarus Culture Days in Vietnam, which is jointly organised by the MCST, the Ministry of Culture of Belarus, and the Embassy of Belarus in Vietnam to mark the 25th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties. The photos will give an insight into Belarus’s 1,000-year history, its rich culture, beautiful landscapes and hospitable people through images of antique objects, maps, and documents. The painting exhibition will show 21 oil paintings of Vasily Yasyuk using the “alla prima” technique. In the framework of the exhibition, a short training section will be held on May 26 to train a number of students from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts on the “alla … [Read more...]

It was sponsored by Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son and supported by Professor Odon Vallet from the Sorbonne University, who himself runs the Odon Vallet scholarship fund for excellent young students in France and Vietnam. Le Hong Thai, the Companion Fund Chairman, said that the concert was first held in 2009, and has become an annual event since 2012. This year’s concert received EUR4,000 (over VND100 million) which will be divided into 30 scholarships worth VND3.5 million each. The Companion Fund was established in July 2001 by a group of Vietnamese students in Paris, who wanted to support their less fortunate peers back home. The fund now has a network of 100 members and volunteers operating in France, Singapore and Taiwan. By fund-raising activities, the fund has to date presented about 3,500 scholarships worth nearly VND7.5 billion (EUR296,000) to poor students in Vietnam. In the 2016-2017 academic year, a total of 320 scholarships were presented. … [Read more...]

The Vietnam Women’s Museum and the Vietnam Cultural Centre in the RoK co-organised the event with support from the Vietnam Embassy in the RoK. Addressing the opening ceremony, Le Thuy Trang, first secretary of the Vietnam Embassy, said the exhibition not only introduces a unique Vietnamese worship to international friends but also brings Vietnamese expatriates closer to home. Visitors to the exhibition also had the chance to attend a 2-hour “len dong” (going into a trance) ritual, which is the major part in practising the worship. The audience was so captivated by the performance that they joined the dances with the performers. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Director of the Vietnam Women’s Museum, said this was the first time the museum has organized an event overseas on the folk belief since it was officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in late 2016. The museum plans to held similar … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News With unspoiled beaches, ancient fishing villages, hundreds of serene islands covered with dense greenery and a national park with a diverse range of wild species, the Cát Bà Archipelago is truly a hidden gem for those in love with natural beauty. Hồng Vân reports. Kayaking through the crystal waters of Lan Hạ, a small bay lying to the northeast of Cát Bà Archipelago, 30 kilometres from the port city of Hải Phòng, one has the opportunity to glimpse the white-headed langur, a species endemic to the archipelago and now found nowhere else on earth. The Cát Bà langur, as it is commonly called, often sleeps in the caves and seeks food around the mountains - leaves, fresh shoots, flowers, tree barks and some fruits that are not palatable to humans. Visitors, therefore, can have a chance to see them as they travel among the islands. There are currently just 60 langur individuals left, and the animals are known to only live on the islands of Cát Bà, according to the Cát Bà … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has introduced two new tourism products featuring the Hà Nội Opera House to travel agencies and media outlets for review, before offering the products to tourists later this year. The first tour will whisk tourists around the city by electric car, taking in the Old Quarter and the National Museum of History before finishing at the Opera House, where tourists will hear about the architecture of the iconic colonial building and watch a 30-minute art show. The show will be performed by artists from four leading theatres, namely the Việt Nam Singing and Dancing Theatre, the Việt Nam Tuồng (Classical Drama) Theatre, the Việt Nam Chèo (Traditional Opera) Theatre, and the Việt Nam Puppetry Theatre. Excerpts of folk art plays have been selected for inclusion in the show. The tour is expected to last for an hour and a half, taking place between 10.15am and 11.45am on Mondays and Thursdays. The proposed price is VNĐ400,000 … [Read more...]

People’s Artist Le Ngoc Canh is known as Vietnam’s first dance professor For his great contributions in this field Canh has received the Ho Chi Minh Award for Literature and Arts. In his 70 years dance career, 85-year-old Le Ngoc Canh has held a number of positions, including Deputy Head of the Institute of Cultural Studies and Vice President of the Vietnam Dancers’ Association. Canh first came to the field of dance more or less by chance. In 1946, he was assigned to the revolutionary dance troupe, and he has been involved with dance ever since. Canh recalled “In 1947, I moved to Viet Bac revolutionary base and lived with ethnic people for 9 years. I got very interested in the dances of the ethnic groups. Several years later, I produced some dances as a choreographer. My work gradually improved with the help of colleagues”. Later, Canh pursued dance training inside and outside Vietnam. Canh has choreographed and performed 170 works, many of which have … [Read more...]

The Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy until 2020 intends to develop typical tourist products for each locality and region in close connection with traditional festivals. The sector has worked out master plans for promoting traditional festivals. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said, “It’s necessary to improve the organization and management of festivals to promote their traditional value. We need to maintain festivals that are appropriate to the culture, morality, integration, and development of mankind.” Vietnam has a rich and diverse culture with 54 ethnic groups whose festivals include cultural, religious, village, and craft festivals. Each one has a great potential for becoming a tourist attraction. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan, General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said, “We can create new products or renew old products to make our array of tourist products more attractive. We need to invest in, promote, … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Piano duos have been a popular form of performing in Europe since the second half of the 18th century. The “Mây” (Cloud) duo will present a piano repertoire for four hands and two pianos, including compositions by Brahms, Fauré, Bizet and Rachmaninoff at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 27. Recently founded, with two talented piano concert artists and teachers at the National Academy of Music, Tam Ngoc and Quynh Trang, the Mây duo has been very successful both in Vietnam and abroad. They have performed a wide a range of works ranging from classical to contemporary genres. The duo shows great artistic sensitivity and perfect mastery of sophisticated techniques and is recognized as one of the most talented chamber music ensembles in Vietnam.Program Johannes Brahms: Variations on theme of Joseph Haydn, op.56b Gabriel Fauré: Suite Dolly for piano, four hands .op 56, N°1-2-3-6 Sergey Rachmaninoff: Vocals arranged … [Read more...]

The event was held by the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in collaboration with the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in the RoK, under the sponsorship of the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK. At the exhibition, the organising board introduced general information on the Mother Goddesses Worship belief to visitors. The highlight of the event was an attractive and colourful performance of hau dong (spirit mediumship) – the most important part in the belief. Artist Tran Thi Kim Hue and others from Nam Dinh province, which is considered as the spiritual centre of the Mother Goddess religion, attracted numerous visitors. Through photos of the belief’s rituals, as well as costumes and the tools used in hau dong, our international friends could learn more about the meaning and development of Mother Goddesses Worship in Vietnam. The exhibition in Seoul not only contributed to promoting the unique religion of Vietnam to foreigners but also helped Vietnamese people overseas to feel closer to … [Read more...]

From a historic fabric bazaar in Vietnam to a fancy Whole Foods outlet in the U.S., the world is one big, colorful marketplace. Related News: Stop and stare: the story behind Hanoi's vendors from above Sidewalk economics: What the future holds for Vietnam's ubiquitous street vendors … [Read more...]

Hanoi (VNA) - Vo Thi Kim Phung took the lead of the Asian Continental Chess Championships' Women's Category in China on May 19. Phung beat Indian Ramesh Babu Vaishali in the eighth round to lead with seven points. She will meet Mary Ann Gomes of India in the next round. Guliskhan Nakhbayeva of Kazakhstan and Gomes are second and third with 6.5 points and 5.5 points, respectively. Two other Vietnamese masters Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Pham Le Thao Nguyen sit in fifth and sixth place. Tram tied with Lei Tingjie of China, while Nguyen drew with Gomes in the seventh round. They now both have 5.5 points. Tram will face Nakhbayeva of Kazakhstan, while Nguyen will play with Swati Ghate of India in the ninth round. In the Open Category, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India leads. He crushed Jinshi Bai of China in the eighth round, leaving him with six points. Gujrathi will next meet Yu Yangyi of China. Vietnamese representatives, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Tran Tuan Minh are in 18th and 19th … [Read more...]

Lauching ceremony for a book on President Ho Chi Minh’s life and career in Telugu language (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Many activities were held abroad to mark the 127th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19). The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute (ICAV) on May 19 held a series of activities to promote the land, people and culture of Vietnam on the occasion of the late President’s 127th birthday. Late President Ho Chi Minh’s life, revolutionary career as well as his ethics was highlighted at the activities. A representative from the embassy affirmed that the Vietnamese beloved leader has inspired liberation movements all over the world and been a source of encouragement for Vietnamese generations. The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) laid flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his monument in Havana capital. Vietnamese Ambassador to … [Read more...]

Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has asked artists and writers to show stronger performance in implementing the Party and State’s orientations in building literature and art in the new period as well as developing the culture and people of Vietnam to suit the requirements of the country’s sustainable development. The President made the request while addressing a ceremony in Hanoi on May 20 to honour 18 authors winning the 2017 Ho Chi Minh Award and 95 others with the State Award on literature and arts, the two noble awards for outstanding authors. The State leader noted that the literature and art of Vietnam have inherited and promoted the patriotism and humanism of the nation, while closely attaching to the revolutionary career of the Party and nation. They are a sharp tool in the cultural and ideological battlefield, significantly contributing to the victory of the struggle for national liberation, reunification as well as construction and defence, he said. … [Read more...]

Yen Bai (VNA) – The Yen Bai Tourism Year kicked off with art performances and cultural activities on May 19 in the northern mountainous province. More than 300 professional artists including singer Trong Tan, Minh Tuyet, Dang Duong and Tung Duong joined the performance themed Lung Linh Sac Mau Yen Bai (Glamourous Yen Bai). The event also features Inh La Oi, a traditional folk melody of the Thai ethnic group in Yen Bai province, performed by American singer Kyo York. Along with music and art, the characteristic images of Yen Bai – rice terraces, ban flower (orchid tree flower – the signature flower of the region) and stilt houses were also featured to bring audiences a sense of Yen Bai and the northwest region. The event also gathered Miss Tourism winners from previous years to showcase a fashion collection named Colours of Northwest of designer Viet Hung. The collection depicts the unique beauty of 30 different ethnic minorities and the landscapes of northwestern … [Read more...]

Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi’s leader has promised to solve all issues in the daily lives of all workers in the city soon, including shortages of housing, cultural activities, kindergartens and medical centres at industrial zones. Speaking at a dialogue between the city and nearly 1,000 workers representing more than 150,000 workers from industrial zones (IZ) and processing zones in the city at Noi Bai Industrial Zone on May 19, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said he would direct sectors and agencies to work on the issues right after the meeting. At the dialogue, Chung talked to workers and listened to their questions and comments on lifestyle, insurance, healthcare and education. He affirmed that the city serves the people and businesses to the utmost in line with the Government’s instructions. He added that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Adventure travel accounts for example only 10 percent of all types of tourism in Vietnam. Of many different types of tourism, adventure travel is now witnessing the highest growth rate. Meanwhile, Vietnam has great potential to satisfy travelers' demand for exploring unusual, exotic, remote and wilderness destinations. Three quarters of Vietnam territory is made up of mountainous and hilly regions. Vietnam has limestone mountains, karst areas, beautiful caves, tropical primary forests, nature reserves, large national parks and over 3,000 km of coastline. Many areas in Vietnam have favorable conditions for jogging, mountain climbing, car racing, sea diving, rafting, sailing, windsurfing, parachuting and parasailing. However, despite great natural advantages, Vietnam’s adventure tourism still has not developed. Chung said that not many localities and businesses had invested in the segment. Many areas in Vietnam have favorable conditions for jogging, … [Read more...]

Nishimura Masanari’s family donated more than 7,000 books, magazines and maps to the library named after him. Dr. Nishimura Masanari (1965-2013) was a Japanese scholar who has over 20 years of experience in Vietnamese studies in the fields of archaeology, history, culture and anthropology. He spent the most time on his archaeology studies. With a good understanding of Vietnamese archaeology, he worked with many experts from the USSH, Vietnam Institute of Archaeology and National Museum of History to carry out many archaeological excavations, explorations and investigations in Vietnam, as well as in the Southeast Asian region. He possessed a wealth of valuable material on the history of archaeology, culture and anthropology not only in Vietnam but also in the region. Wishing to bring advancement to Vietnam in archaeological research, he opened many classes and training courses on excavation and field processing skills and techniques for Vietnamese students. Along with his partner, … [Read more...]