Heritage

From paint to print: Đông Hồ goes 3D

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025

A group of students from Hà Nội Architectural University has breathed new life into figures in Đông Hồ folk paintings—such as the boy herding buffalo or the mother pig feeding her piglets—using 3D technology.

Sports

Việt Nam to host Asian Muaythai championship for the first time

Thursday, Feb 13, 2025

Việt Nam will be hosting the Asian Muaythai Championship 2025, a great honour says the national sports body.

People

Đặng Duy Bằng: preserving the soul of water puppetry

Sunday, Feb 09, 2025

Đặng Duy Bằng has devoted nearly his entire life to the art of water puppetry, creating thousands of puppets in his 40-year career.

Show

Works by Indochina School of Fine Arts' first students displayed in Paris

Friday, Feb 07, 2025

The exhibition traces the artistic time lines of  Lê Phổ, Mai Trung Thứ and Vũ Cao Đàm at the school, followed by their long careers in France from 1937 onwards.

Life & Style

Calligraphy exhibition highlights the value of education

Saturday, Feb 01, 2025

The calligraphy exhibition Thực Học (Practical Learning) presents 100 calligraphy works in Hán (Chinese script), Nôm (Vietnamese ideographic script) and quốc ngữ (national romanised Vietnamese script), honouring the tradition of valuing education and literacy in the nation.

Sports

Grand SF 2: Warriors features thrilling kickboxing fights

Friday, Jan 31, 2025

Five Vietnamese fighters will compete in the Grand SF 2: Warriors, a professional kickboxing event, on February 15 in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province.

Show

Phương Nam Theatre gives kids something new to cheer

Friday, Dec 27, 2024

HCM City-based private Phương Nam Theatre will stage a new water puppet show based on Vietnamese history, offering fresh entertainment options to children during the New Year. 

Life & Style

Sponge to splendour: Y Êli’s loofah art

Sunday, Dec 22, 2024

The humble loofah, often seen as a simple sponge, has been transformed into a series of stunning works of art by Y Êli Buôn Krông from Buôn Ma Thuột City, in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

Sports

HCM City to host international martial arts festival

Monday, Dec 16, 2024

The festival will feature martial arts delegations from across Việt Nam, along with international teams from South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and the Philippines.

Food

Celebrate Christmas & New Year’s Eve at The Albion by Kirk Westaway

Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024

There’s no better setting for a festive celebration than The Albion by Kirk Westaway, where elegant interiors and sweeping views of Hồ Chí Minh City set the tone for a truly memorable experience. 

News

Huế displays royal golden books

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Visitors to the Museum of Royal Fine Arts in Huế are to get a chance to look at books transcribed on rectangle gold pieces, made for the adoration of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945).

Entertainment

Vietnamese bands perform in int’l youth jazz festival in Malaysia

Monday, May 09, 2016

Phù Sa Band and a group comprising of students from the Hà Nội Arts College and the National Conservatory of Music have participated in the 5th World Youth Jazz Festival which opened in Kuala Lumpur.

News

City celebrates Reunification Day

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2016

Streets and parks in HCM City will be alive with festivities in celebration of the 41stanniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).

Entertainment

New contemporary arts centre opens in HCM City

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016

A contemporary arts exhibition is being held at the launch of a new contemporary arts centre, The Factory, in HCM City.

Event

HCM City’s tuồng theatre set to restage historical dramas

Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016

A popular historical play from the 1990s will be restaged by HCM City Tuồng Theatre this weekend at Sen Hồng Stage in District 1, as part of the theatre’s efforts to preserve tuồng (classical drama), a symbolic form of traditional...