Female director introduces cải lương with TV shows
Female director To Thien Kiều is making her mark and producing TV shows featuring cải lương (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional music genre of the south, to attract people in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region.
Contest for voiceover artists launched
Amateur and professional voiceover artists around the country are invited to a dubbing contest called Thanh Âm Kỳ Dieu (Magical Voices), which is being held in HCM City.
Quail served with sticky rice – must-try dish of autumn
Vietnamese cuisine has various versions of sticky rice, like mung bean sticky rice with crispy fried shallots, chicken sticky rice or corn sticky rice that can be eaten all year round, but there is only one that is enjoyed in autumn – quail over sticky rice.
Film project on doctors, frontline workers in COVID-19 fight to be broadcast in February
A TV series featuring doctors and frointline workers in the fight against COVID-19 will air in February.
Bình Thuận prepares to welcome tourists back
Bình Thuận province has reopened and welcomed tourists for vacations during the new normal phase.
Cải lương star performs in TV shows
Cải lương (reformed opera) star Bui Cong Danh, winner of the famous TV show Sao Nối Ngoi (Bright Stars) 2021, will perform in a series of theatre shows on Vĩnh Long Television’s THLV1 channel next month.
Celebrated Vietnamese novel to be published in Germany for the first time
According to the publishing house, the novel reveals the devastating effects of colonialism on Viet Nam. The book also presents topical issues; the conflict between old and new, and between preservation and renewal.
North-central Vietnamese province welcomes vaccinated domestic tourists
Those who wish to participate in the tours must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with their second dose having been administered at least 14 days before the trip.
Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc Island, to welcome domestic visitors on trial basis next month
The pilot phase will run from November 1 to 30
HCM City kickstarts domestic travel with closed tours to safe destinations
The HCM City tourism sector has co-operated with travel firms and destinations in the city to promote online booking and payment solutions.
Indigo clothes – a part of Nùng culture
Traditional costumes have been the pride of the Nung ethnic community in Yen Sơn District in the northern province of Tuyen Quang for generations.
Comics illustrated by Vietnamese painter published in Japan
A children's comic book called Friends featuring illustrations by a Vietnamese artist, has been published by Japan’s Sunny Side Publishing House.
