Arts & Entertainment

At a press conference on the 15th Vietnam Poetry Day taking place on February 8 in Hanoi, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Nguyen Quang Thieu said: With the theme "Creativity together with the national", this year`s poetry day will be innovative in both content and form of poetry to link generations.

Exhibition of 40 pottery works by painter Le Thiet Cuong that illustrate verses by 40 Vietnamese poets and launching event of his latest poem collection “Pottery Poetry”.

A film about a lovely-but-weird girl who tries to join the royal family and seduce Prince Harry of the UK.

The Japanese animated romantic drama film that won Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards by director Makoto Shinkai.

The 15th Vietnam Poetry Day, which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on February 11, will give exchange opportunities for groups of outstanding poets of different generations, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Literature Association Nguyen Quang Thieu said at the press conference in Hanoi on February 8.

A film about an adventure of popular novelist and her dealings with mummies, the cops, monsters and other distractions, set in the early part of the 20th century.

More than 500 athletes will compete in the Challenge Vietnam triathlon in the coastal city of Nha Trang, the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 27.

‘When the Substance vs. The Dream; The Body Flesh vs. The Immaculateness; The Ideal vs. The Materiality – The New Possibilities of Painting’ – a two-man show by Nguyễn Văn Đủ and Trần Nguyễn Trung Tín, curated by Nguyễn Như Huy.

Classical music concert which features young piano talents who won various prizes and awards in national and international competitions.

Vietnam is expected to hold the largest-ever rose festival on March 3-8 in capital Hanoi. The festival taking place in a park in downtown Hanoi will draw participation of over 300 rose species.

The Vietnamese delegation with six athletes will compete in the eighth Asian Winter Games, that will take place from February 19 to 27 in Sapporo, Japan, unveiled the Vietnam Sports Administration on February 6.

Hanoi Spring Book Street 2017, which was held from January 30 to February 5 (or from Lunar January 3rd to 9th), gained the revenue of more than 7 billion VND from the sale of 250,000 books, according to the organising board.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is optimistic about his team’s chances in the FIFA U20 World Cup, to be held in the Republic of Korea in May.

Hanoi’s tourist attractions such as Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site, Dong Da festival and Huong Pagoda Festival 2017 drew thousands of people nationwide during the Lunar New Year running from January 26 to February 2.

Tens of thousands of visitors gathered at Phat Tich pagoda, Tien Du district in the northern province of Bac Ninh to participate in a local annual spring festival, held on January 31 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).

Visiting pagodas at the beginning of Lunar New Year has become an age-old tradition of Vietnamese people. Participating in the flow of devotees in spring’s wonderful atmosphere, each Vietnamese may feel the harmony of the sky and the earth.

Exhibition and traditional music performances will be held in Hanoi Old Quarter to celebrate Vietnamese New Year.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam Cultural and Scientific Centre is holding the 2017 Spring Calligraphy Festival at Literature Lake (Ho Van) at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi from January 21 to February 11.

A project to preserve hat boi (classical drama) and bai choi (a traditional game combining folklore singing and lottery picks) has been approved by the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh central province with a view to attracting tourists and preserving traditional theatre by 2020.

Plenty of art and cultural offers for you to enjoy the best of Rooster’s Year in Vietnam.