Arts & Entertainment

A ceremony to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on November 23.

The Vietnam Drama Theatre recently presented a new version of Hamlet at the Hanoi Opera House. The play, which played five nights, drew a large audience.

Vietnam sent 51 athletes and officials to compete in the seventh ASEAN Schools Games which kicked off in Brunei on November 22.The team will compete in four out of seven sports at the event, including athletics, badminton, golf and pencak silat.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s tourism before the country opened its door to the world opened on November 22 at the Vietnam House in Paris, giving French viewers a rare bit of insight into the lives of Vietnamese people in the 1980s.

Artist Lee Jeong-hee from the Republic of Korea is visiting Vietnam for the first time, to showcase her embroidered paintings at an exhibition in Hanoi.

Ngo Thanh Van who will soon start shooting her new film Tam Cam-Chuyen Chua Ke (Tam and Cam – The Untold Story) recently received a visit from Hollywood film producer, Harvey Weinstein.

A book on the life of veteran teachers written by associate professor and lecturer Tran Huu Ta, former Deputy Head of the HCM City Pedagogical University`s Literature Faculty, has been released to celebrate Vietnam Teachers` Day on November 20.

The Vietnam Film Institute (VFI) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 18 to receive the collection of orginal films and documentary reels presented by the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association.

American maestro David Itkin and Vietnamese violinist Vu Viet Chuong will perform at a concert celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US at the HCM City Opera House on November 19.

Vietnamese actress Lan Phuong has been nominated by Japan to become the ambassador of Okinoshima Island during her recent visit to Japan.

A choral concert “Sing For Joy – Vui Ca” will take place in Hanoi Opera House on November 28, featuring eight choirs with 150 members aged from 6-60 years old, from 15 countries all over the world.

In response to the National Tourism Year 2016 held in Kien Giang province, Mekong Delta Culture and Tourism Week was organised on November 16 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (No 2 Hoa Lu street).

Following the success of a major music festival early this year, Tiger Remix will come back in January to ring in the New Year 2016.

The 2015 Japan Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13.

Da Nang will host a virtual fireworks competition next year as a biennial event, which will alternate with the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition.

Luala street concert, which is popular with Hanoi music lovers, will make its comeback every Sunday from November 15 – December 13 at 61 Ly Thai To street after a one-year hiatus.

A prize-winning manga on autism by Japanese author Keiko Tobe has just been released in Vietnamese by Kim Dong Publishing House.

Prof. Vu Khieu, a senior researcher of Vietnam, has been honoured with the Hungary Order of Merit Knight Cross for his lifetime contributions to fostering the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Hungary.

Taking place in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from November 8-14, a Cambodia culture week is offering an opportunity to both nations to stimulate their traditional bond.

Leading artists of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) and France`s La Fabrique Opera performed the popular French opera Carmen on November 8.