HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Thu Thiem Catholic Church complex will be preserved as a national relic under the Cultural Heritage Law, an official said at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on November 12. Thu Thiem church complex on Thu Thiem peninsula in HCM City’s District 2 (Photo: VNA) The complex, which includes a number of buildings,...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh will perform at the ASEAN Fantasia 2019 at the Chanwon Veledrome in Busan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on November 24. Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh (Photo: VNA) The event is part of the ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit 2019, which will open in Busan in November 27. The singer...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - With the introduction of modern musical forms, the folk music of ethnic Khmer in the southern region has encountered multiple problems retaining its popular status. Artists perform a traditional Khmer dance on stage. (File Photo: VNA) Khmer arts in the south have undergone a long process of development and created a unique identity. Khmer folk...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The London Chamber Orchestra will perform in Hanoi for the first time in an annual concert entitled Toyota Classics 2019 on November 8 night. London Chamber Orchestra will perform in Toyota Classic Concert 2019 at Hanoi Opera House (Photo: Ico.co.uk) Under the baton of Music Director and Principal Conductor Christopher Warren-Green, the orchestra will perform...

Tokyo (VNA) – The first Vietnam festival held in the Japanese city of Fukushima drew hundreds of Vietnamese people residing in the prefecture of the same name and neighbouring areas. Vietnamese students in "ao dai" performance at the festival (Photo: VNA) In opening the festival on November 4, Mayor of Fukushima Kohata Hiroshi expressed his pleasure at the development...

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage the crime opera Yesterday’s Memory at the HCM City Opera House on November 17. The co-production between HBSO and the Goethe Institute premiered at the Autumn Melody Festival in August before local and foreign audiences. The opera's German directors, David Hermann and Anna-Sophie Weber,...

(LSO) - On November 4, the Lang Son People’s Committee in collaboration with the provinces of Cao bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang held a special art concert in Lang Son city to mark the 110th birth anniversary of Hoang Van Thu (November 4, 1909 - 2019) and open the 11th “Through Viet Bac Heritage...

(LSO) - A conference took place in Lang Son city, the capital of Lang Son province, on November 4 to promote tourism linkages among Vietnam’s six northern provinces (known as Viet Bac) and China’s Guangxi province. The event was held on the sidelines of the “Through Viet Bac Heritage Sites” programme underway in Lang Son on November 3 –...

Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition of works by outstanding Asian artists will be held in Hanoi from November 5-25, according to the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) A total of 81 works by 27 artists from 13 countries and territories will be on show,...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Surpassing other nine finalists, "Bi, Khong So Nua" (Bi, No More Fear), a film by Ho Chi Minh City-based video production FGS, won the highest prize in 48 Hour Film Project Vietnam. Poster of the film (Photo: Internet) After that, the film will travel to the Netherlands to compete in the international contest next March. It...