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Monsoon Festival 2017: Raving, chilling and letting loose Hanoi’s biggest annual music festival rocks the Imperial Citadel  Monsoon Festival, the biggest annual music event in Hanoi, rocked the capital city for three days from November 10 to 12. Thousands of revelers both young and old descended on the Imperial Citadel for the much-anticipated showpiece. Photo by VnExpress/Trang Bui On November 10, emerging UK artist BUD opened the festival with happy summer and reggae beats. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Germany's The Other Shi posed for a selfie with a member of the audience after a melancholy but adventurous performance. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Ngot (Sweet), Hanoi's aspiring indie band, hit the right notes as thousands of young Vietnamese sang along to socially conscious lyrics. Starting off on Youtube and in local cafés, the four-member band now boasts a large fan base of high school and … [Read more...] about Monsoon Festival 2017: Raving, chilling and letting loose

Capital begins celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival (12-09-2005) A girl checks a lantern on sale on Ha Noi’s Hang Ma Street, which is known for making Mid-Autumn lanterns and paper toys. — VNS PHoto Truong Vi HA NOI — Nearly one thousand children, tourists and residents in Ha Noi attended an Old Quarter Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday evening, ahead of the nationwide celebration on September 18. The event, organised by the city’s Department of Culture and Information and Hoan Kiem District’s People’s Committee, will take place every night this week in the streets of Dong Xuan and Cau Dong and featured a variety of children’s song-and-dance performances, mid-autumn treats and seasonal shopping. Local lanterns shine As the celebration approaches, Viet Nam’s traditional paper-made lanterns have become a favourite choice for toy buyers this year. This is good news for local traditional lantern makers who have been losing their shares … [Read more...] about Capital begins celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival

Winner of Best New Age Album at the 2015 Grammys, Kej will perform during the third night of the festival, alongside many Vietnamese artists. "His music fuses fanciful melodies, the unique rhythms of traditional Indian percussion and Western electronica," according to HOZO 2019 organizers. Both composer and music producer, Kej won the award for his album "Winds of Samsara", which topped the Billboard charts for New Age music in August 2014. Ricky Kej will perform in HCMC on December 15. Photo by "HOZO 2019". HOZO 2019 runs from December 13-15 on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, featuring artists from France, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Greece, Cuba and Vietnam performing traditional folk and world music on the opening night, to include Spanish group Vocal Tempo. Renowned Vietnamese singers as well as South Korean band Cheeze are set to sway music lovers on the second night. With the message "More music, less plastic," organizers of HOZO 2019 hope to minimize … [Read more...] about Grammy winner to bring Saigon music fest to climax

Photo: Radiorebelde.cu The Cuban Ministry of Culture stated that the fair will offer Cuban readers the opportunity to gain greater insights into Vietnamese literature whilst being able to take in unique features of Vietnamese culture. Moreover, a range of Cuban culture and traditional customs will also be on show for guests to enjoy. In addition, the book fair is set to provide an ideal venue for Cuban and Vietnamese publishers to exchange and seek co-operation in the field of literature. The La Habana International Book Fair was first held in 1982 and has been running since as a biennial event.  It is considered to be the most prominent publishing and literary festival in the Caribbean nation, attracting the participation of hundreds of publishers from around the world. … [Read more...] about Vietnam named as honorary guest of La Habana Int’l Book Fair 2020

  As one of the most important cultural events of the year in the Caribbean country, La Habana International Book Fair will take place from February 6-16. — Photo cubaplusvacationrental.com HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will be the guest of honour at the 2020 La Habana International Book Fair, as announced by the media centre of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba. As one of the most important cultural events of the year of the Caribbean island country, La Habana International Book Fair will take place from February 6-16. According to the ministry, the event will create the chance for Cuban readers to have an overview of Việt Nam’s literature, understand and enjoy the culture as well as the customs of the country. The book fair is also expected to enhance collaboration between Cuban and Vietnamese publishing houses. The biennial La Habana International Book Fair was first held in 1982 and since 2000, it has been considered … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to be guest of honour at La Habana International Book Fair