“Blackpink World Tour 2023” – a show featuring the Republic of Korea’s girl group phenomenon will go ahead as planned in Hanoi's My Dinh stadium for two nights on July 29 and 30, the Hanoi People’s Committee announced on July 25. Blackpink is expected to attract an impressive 67,000 concertgoers for the two scheduled shows. (Photo: YG Entertainment)...

Huong Viet, an online magazine of Vietnamese people in Germany, and the local Vietnamese community introduced the homeland’s culture to German and international visitors at the summer festival Sommerfest in the state of Bayern on July 22. A traditional dance of Vietnam performed at Sommerfest in Augsburg city on July 22 (Photo: VNA) The annual festival, organised in...

On the afternoon of July 21, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) held an online seminar to be consulted about the dossier on the task of "Building a National Target Program on the revitalization and development of Vietnamese culture and people in the period 2026 - 2030, with a vision to 2045” (referred to as...

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan joined former leaders and representatives of ministries, sectors and localities at an art performance programme in tribute to martyrs and revolutionaries at the Dong Loc T-junction national special historical relic site in the central province of Ha Tinh on July 22 evening. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan speaks at the event (Photo:...

On the morning of July 20, in Lang Son city, the Specialized Subcommittee on Global Geoparks of Vietnam (Vietnam National Commission For UNESCO) in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lang Son province held the 2023 Annual Conference. A special then singing – gourde lute performance to welcome the conference Attending the conference were Mr....

The spouse of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Le Thi Bich Tran, and the spouse of Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah binti Dr. Wan Ismail, enjoyed a water puppetry programme at the Vietnam Contemporary Art Theatre in Hanoi on July 20. Ladies Le Thi Bich Tran (front, second from right) and Dato’ Seri...

On the afternoon of July 19, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Subcommittee for Vietnam Global Geoparks (Vietnam National Committee for UNESCO) to organize a workshop on local geopark management in Vietnam in the new situation. Delegates attending the workshop Attending the workshop were representatives of Department of Cultural Diplomacy - UNESCO (Secretary Board of...

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will bring classical ballet Giselle back to the stage at Hanoi Opera House on August 2-3, in cooperation with Thanh Productions. Giselle is considered one of the most romantic ballets.(Photo: sggp.org.vn) Giselle, which is considered one of the most romantic ballets, was written by French dramatist and novelist Theophile Gautier and...

Two Vietnamese movies will compete at the ASEAN International Film Festival (AIFFA) 2023. ASEAN International Film Festival (AIFFA) 2023 takes place in Kuching, Malaysia from August 2-4 (Photo: AIFFA) “Memento Mori” by Marcus Manh Cuong Vu and “Dem toi ruc ro” (The brilliant darkness) by Aaron Toronto have been selected to compete with 120 others at the festival which...

The Vietnam- US Culture Friendship Day opened in Hanoi on July 15 by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) in collaboration with the Vietnam-US Friendship Association of Hanoi. US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper at the Vietnam- US Culture Friendship Day, Hanoi, July 15 (Photo: VNA) The event aimed to mark the 28th anniversary of diplomatic relations and...