A new building has been constructed without
authorisation on a protected area of the Huong Pagoda Complex, according
to officials from the Ha Noi Department of Culture.
Hundreds of Buddhist antiques which have been stored
in a temple in Da Nang City for many years will be exhibited to the
public on December 24 for the first time.
A documentary on a nine-year-old boy, who has
exceptional survival instincts, being screened at Ngoc Khanh and Tan Son
Nhat theatres in Ha Noi and HCM City, respectively, is creating waves
at the box office.
Vietnamese American Daniel Nguyen defeated Adrian Menendez Maceiras of
Spain to secure a ticket to compete in the men''s singles quarter-finals
of the Viet Nam Tennis Open in HCM City yesterday.
Young Vietnamese singers like Vu Cat Tuong and Dinh Manh Ninh are
pushing artistic boundaries by writing their own songs in an industry
where few vocalists write their own material.
A cai luong (renovated theatre) play dedicated to the King-Monk Tran
Nhan Tong – founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism – is expected to debut in
the 11th lunar month, December, this year.
Twenty famous Vietnamese musicians yesterday performed in a televised music show Loi Khan Cau tu Thien Nhien (Solicitation from Nature) as part of the "Stop Using Rhino Horn" campaign.
Psychology expert Dinh Doan, painter Pham Thu Thuy
and MC Tran Xuan Quynh will discuss the new popularity of adult
colouring books at The Book Talk No 3 in Ha Noi starting at 7pm today.
