Hanoi (VNA) – Miss Vietnam 2020, the biennial national beauty contest, has opened for Vietnamese young women aged between 18 and 27. Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy (centre) and the first and second runners-up (Photo: VNA) The pageant will run from May to August with different rounds to select the winner as well as the first and second...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Twenty-four artists from the Republic of Korea and Vietnam are showcasing works in different media as a celebration of the beauty of women. Oil paintings at a showcase featuring 44 works in different materials by Korean and Vietnamese artists at the HCM City Fine Arts Association (Photo courtesy of the organiser) The event, International Vietnam-Korea...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Southern Institute of Social Sciences’ Centre for Archeological Studies has recently discovered vestiges of an ancient temple architecture dating back to over 1,000 years ago at Ben Dinh historical and cultural relic site in Ben Cau district, the southwestern province of Tay Ninh. At the site in Tay Ninh (Photo: VNA) After excavating six...

Hanoi (VNA) - Nearly 50 folk paintings drawn by Korean artist are being displayed at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi. Moon, Sun and Five Mountains by Lim Eunjung (Source: VNA) Entitled “Tuong Lai Nhin Tu Qua Khu” (Future from The Past), the exhibition shows aspirations and dreams of Korean people in different periods through various topics of...

Hanoi (VNA) – The third ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in August as one among a series of important cultural and art events in 2020, the Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship year. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The event, held every four years, aims to enhance understanding and solidarity among the ASEAN states and...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hue Festival 2020, a big cultural event of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be rescheduled due to complex developments of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A dancing performance at the closing ceremony of the Hue Festival 2018 (Photo: VNA) Festival organisers said on February 18 that the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee...

Hanoi (VNA) – Artists from the Vietnam Tuong (Classical Drama) Theatre staged performances in India from February 1-17 at three cultural and political events. A Tuong performance (Photo: vietnamtuongtheatre.com) The events included a welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and her entourage who paid an official visit to India from February 11-13, the 34th Surajkund...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Crossing of Disaster, a solo art exhibition of French artist Francois Andes curated by French pianist Luiz Gustavo Carvalho, has opened at Galerie Quynh in Ho Chi Minh City. “Les préparatifs” (Preparation), a drawing by French artist Francois Andes (Photo courtesy of the organiser) The showcase, co-organised by the gallery and the French...

Cao Bang (VNS/VNA) – Tau Sai is an important event celebrating the coming of age of men and women among the Dao Tien ethnic minority group in the northern province of Cao Bang. The ceremony is hosted by the head of the extended family and 14 shamans. (Photo: VNA) The ceremony has been held for hundreds of years, honouring...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - French pianist Maxime Zecchini will play works for the left hand in a piano recital at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23. French pianist Maxime Zecchini will play works for the left hand in a piano recital at IDECAF in HCM City on February 23....