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Renowned pianist to put on free Hanoi show
24/02/2009 05:00
Pianist Dang Thai Son will play a free show in Hanoi this Friday World-renowned pianist Dang Thai Son will play Chopin, Faure and Ravel at a free Hanoi Opera House concert on Friday. Son is...
Classic play revival project a tough sell to actors, directors
24/02/2009 05:00
A scene from Hon Truong Ba, da hang thit (Truong Baâs soul in a~C butcherâs body) staged by IDECAF in Ho Chi Minh City. The costumes for the play, written by late playwright Luu Quang Vu, cost more than VND100 million ($5,800)....
2008 HTV Award nominees announced
24/02/2009 05:00
HCM City Television (HTV) has declared the nominees for the 2008 HTV Awards, which honors local artists who have made a great contribution to cultural promotion and exchange and earned the love of audiences during the last year. Singer Ho Ngoc Ha...
Culture News
24/02/2009 05:00
The Television Magazine of the Vietnam Television (VTV) has launched the second selection of the favourite masters of ceremony (MC) from March to December 2009. - On February 20, the HCM City Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities finalised the...
Vietnamese calligraphic training centre to open in Hanoi
24/02/2009 05:00
The centre will be inaugurated at 11A Tran Quy Kien, Cau Giay district, Hanoi on February 26. Calligrapher Trinh Tuan (left) The centre’s director is reputed calligrapher Trinh Tuan, 28, the author of a 300m Kieu Tale calligraphic work at the...
Son Tay to hold Cultural Day for Vietnamese ethnic groups
24/02/2009 05:00
Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan visits the the culture and tourism village for Vietnamese ethnic minority groups. A Cultural Day for ethnic Vietnamese people is scheduled to take place at the culture and tourism village for Vietnamese ethnic minority groups...
The beauty of Nguyen Dynasty ceramic pottery
24/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Researcher Tran Dinh Son has released a book about patterns on ceramic items made during the Nguyen Dynasty. With lively photos, careful explanations, the book explores the beauty of Vietnamese arts over a long period. Researcher Tran...