HCM City festival to help spread love for Ao Dai

HCM City: The 10th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai (long dress) Festival, slated for March 7-17, is expected to contribute to preserving and promoting traditional culture to international friends.

The festival is part of the project on the organisation of ty…

Da Lat to host first Vietnam classical music festival

Hanoi: A Vietnam classical music festival (VCMF) will be held for the first time in the Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat – the UNESCO Creative Music City – from March 10-17.

The event is expected to attract about 30,000 music lovers with numer…

South African restaurant introduces Vietnamese cuisine

Pretoria: Obento – a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 2 held an event named ‘Taste of Vietnam’ to introduce popular Vietnamese food to local diners.

According to the restaurant owner Ling Chiu, the one-day event attracted so many din…

Vietnamese culture promoted in Australia

Canberra: The Vietnamese Consulate General in Perth in coordination with the Australian Vietnamese Family Association (AVFA) and artists and artisans from Ho Chi Minh City organised an event in Palmerston city on March 2 to promote Vietnamese culture …

Art exchange fosters friendship between Vietnamese, Chinese localities

Lang Son: The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the northern border province of Lang Son has recently organised an art exchange programme with the participation of local artists and those from Pingxiang county in China’s Guangxi.

The March…

‘Suite Kieu’ guitar piece performed in Berlin

Berlin: The ‘Suite Kieu’ (To khuc Kieu) by Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long was one of the six works played by Zafraan Ensemble – a German group based in Berlin that is well-known for its classical concerts with a distinct cross…

Nguyen Thuy Linh defeats former world champion at 2024 German Open Badminton Championship

Hanoi: Vietnam’s top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh made a great surprise at the 2024 German Open Badminton Championship by defeating former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles event on March 2 (Vietn…