Arts & Entertainment

Greek Ambassador to Vietnam Nikos D Kanellos is showcasing his paintings inspired by Vietnamese culture and landscape at a solo exhibition entitled "Kanellos in Vietnam".

The second Asia-Europe New Music Festival with the participation of nearly 200 artists and musicians from 30 countries and territories and the 34th Asian Composers League Festival and Conference was opened at the Hanoi Opera House on October 12.

Director Ngo Thanh Van has brought her most recent film “Tam Cam: The Untold Story” to the 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which runs between October 6 and 15.

In order to contribute to preserve the national cultural identity, the Ministry of Information and Communications recently issued a set of stamps featuring "Don ca tai tu", a genre of amateur folk music from southern Vietnam recognised by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humankind.

Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig will perform German folksongs in Hanoi and HCM City.

Vietnamese actor Issac won the Rising Star of Asia Star Award at the 21st Busan International Festival that is taking place from October 6-15.

The Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) for the autumn-winter season will be organised from November 1-6 at Hanoi`s Vietnam National Convention Centre for the first time after three successful seasons in HCM City, the organising board announced at the press conference in Hanoi on October 10.

Vietnam is holding the exhibition “Treasures of Vietnamese Archaeology” at the LWL-Museum of Archaeology in Herne city, Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state to celebrate more than 40 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Germany.

The Vietnam`s win 5-2 in a friendly match with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on October 6 in HCM City is a good start for coach Nguyen Huu Thang and his players, who are to participate in the ASEAN Football Federation Cup next month.

Soprano Pham Khanh Ngoc of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) has won the second prize at the SLO- ASEAN Vocal Competition in Singapore.

Modern Talking, a famous German pop band from the 80s, with singer-composer-producer Thomas Anders will sing You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul in Vietnam.

Hanoi Book Festival 2016, themed "Books and Integration", opened at Thang Long Royal Citadel on October 6, is an occasion to honour reading culture and a chance for cultural exchange between ASEAN nations.

Vietnamese athletes shined at the 10th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship that closed in Lima, Peru, on October 3 with two gold medals.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has chosen Nguyen Minh Tri’s goal in the September 11 match between Vietnam and Guatemala at the Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 as one of the tournament’s top 10 goals.

An exhibition themed “Cultural heritages and antiques of Luong Son district” opened at the cultural house of Luong Son district, northern Hoa Binh province, on October 3.

After 10 days of competition, the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) wrapped up with a closing ceremony held in Da Nang on October 3. Vietnam finished first in the medal table, bagging 52 gold, 44 silver and 43 bronze medals.

The FIFA has presented the fair play award to the Vietnam futsal team after their impressive performance at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

With 35 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze medals after the sixth day of competition on September 30, Vietnam continued to retain the first position at the ongoing 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5).

KTĐT - Opening in the morning of October 1 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage center, the 11th photo exhibition named "Hanoi in me" organized by the coordination of Economic & Urban Times with the Hanoi Elderly Photography Club is one of the significant cultural events on the occasion of 62-year ceremony of Hanoi Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2016).

​Vietnam’s literary masterpiece Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) will appear as illustrations in a special edition calendar to be released in the upcoming new year.