Arts & Entertainment

Hanoians will have a chance enjoy the perform of more than 20 art troupes from Vietnam and France at the Performing Arts Spring Festival (PAS 2018) set to take place at the Vietnam National Drama Theatre from May 18 to 20.

More than 200 photos by 20 photographers were on display in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The film invested and co-produced by Vietnamese artist Ly Nha Ky with title “Angel Face” will vie for prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will be held in France from May 8 - 19.

Quang Nam held a ceremony to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognizing Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on May 7.

Viet Van, a photo journalist from Lao Dong Newspaper, has won the first prize at the 6th Chang International Fine Art Photo Contest in Thailand.

Binh Dinh was held a ceremony for the receiving of a certificate from UNESCO recognising “Bai Choi” singing, a popular folklore style of singing in the central and south central regions of Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on May 5.

The festival will be held in Ha Giang province on May 13-14.

The 2017 Golden Kite Awards’ organisation board received 117 cinematographic submissions in various categories.

The British Council in Vietnam has recently launched the “Heritage of Future Past”, a cultural project which aims to promote inclusive and sustainable growth in Vietnamese heritage.

The "Tasting France" program offers attendants with the chance to try wines from most renowned French wine regions.

Ao Dai festival 2018 themed “Ho Chi Minh City Charming Ao Dai” welcomed more than 100,000 tourists.

Ho Chi Minh City Book Festival 2018 welcomed nearly one million readers and earned more than VND60 billion (US$2,6 million), from March 19 to 25, up over 20% over the previous festival.

With themed “Hoi An memories”, the first largest outdoor visual arts performance ever in Vietnam, debuted at Hoi An Impression Theme Park in the central province of Quang Nam on March 19.

The 2018 Vietnam-Italy Fashion Week launched on March 17 with the theme “Sustainability” marks the chain of events held to commemorate diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Nearly 800 exhibits have been shown, giving the viewer process of 100-year-establishment of the Unification Palace, which is considered to be the strength, the presence of the French in Cochinchina and the image of Vietnam in 1960.

The 8th National Tourism Art Photography Contest titled “I Love Vietnam” which opened in January 2018, received more than 1,100 photos from local and foreign photographers.

Smithsonian.com shared the results of their annual photo contest this week, showcasing winning images taken from entries through categories such as Travel, People, and the Natural World.

Audience in Hanoi will have the opportunity to experience two-time Grammy winner Anne Sofie von Otter and her extraordinary voice in this one-night-only performance,

Hanoi will organise a dragon boat racing festival for the first time on February 24, the capital city’s authorities have announced.

The renowned Vietnamese romantic-comedy "Co Ba Sai Gon" (The Tailor) will compete in two categories--the Grand Prix and Most Promising Talent--at the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) to be held from March 9 to 18.