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Composer Duc Huy, 77, is renowned as a music legend in the realm of love songs. He is planning an upcoming live concert in Hanoi, the city where he spent the first six years of his life and where his love for music has thrived throughout his entire career. ‘Hanoi is a Vietnam with four seasons’ Why did you decide to organize a second live show after your first one in 2007? After the “And the Heart is Happy Again” show in Ho Chi Minh City, I didn’t anticipate organizing another concert. However, last year when I returned to Hanoi, I had a conversation with producer Thu Ha from Ngoc Viet Company. Ha expressed interest in organizing a live show, and if circumstances allowed, I decided to give it a go. As fate would have it, everything fell into place naturally. When things flow naturally, there’s no need for excessive contemplation. Being able to overcome Covid-19 and continue living a healthy life here fills me with a sense of gratitude. Sometimes, apart from physical ailments, stres...

A spectacular light show titled ‘The Color of West Lake’ will take place over West Lake, featuring hundreds of drones. This event is part of the ‘Get on Hanoi 2024’ program, which aims to captivate tourists and showcase Hanoi as a safe, friendly, high-quality, and fascinating destination for both local and international travelers. The drone show is also a special celebration to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954). During the nighttime program, the Hanoi administration will officially announce the recognition of Nhat Tan Tourist Area in Tay Ho District as a city-level tourist site. The ‘Get on Hanoi 2024’ program serves as the launching event for 50 cultural and tourism activities and festivals happening throughout the year in Hanoi. Some of these include Hanoi Tourism Fest 2024, Hanoi Tourism Gift Fest 2024, Hanoi Autumn Fest, Cuisine and Craft Village Tourism Fest, and Hanoi Ao Dai Fest 2024. These events aim to establish Hanoi as a city o...

The Mosaico: Italian Code of a Timeless Art multimedia exhibition is currently on display at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. This exhibition, organized by Magister Art, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Embassy in Hanoi, aims to introduce traditional Italian art to Asian countries. Visitors can explore the exhibition until April 7 at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, located at 1 Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Hanoi. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through 2000 years of Italian mosaic art. It showcases the images, symbols, techniques, and materials used in some of the most famous and iconic Italian mosaics. Through an immersive multimedia experience, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the stunning mosaics from Rome, Pompeii, Aquileia, Ravenna, Palermo/Monreale, Piazza Armerina, and Baia. The exhibition is divided into six zones, each representing a different region of Italy.  One o...

The religious ritual is one of the main traditional festivals associated with Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) and the religious life of local residents. By participating in the festival, pilgrims wish to honour Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and at the same time prayfor peace and prosperity for the country as a whole. (Photo: VTCnews) The festival comprises various rituals associated with Buddhism, featuring a range of cultural and sporting activities that include an incense-offering ceremony; traditional boat-racing; a praying ceremony; Buddhism indoctrination; and exhibitions of paintings, photos, and calligraphy. Addressing the opening ceremony, Ngo Thi Kim Yen, deputy head of the Da nang municipal administration, notes the festival contributes to preserving the national cultural tradition and promoting Da Nang as a tourist destination among domestic and foreign visitors. (Photo: VTCnews) The festival has been officially held since 1956....

The 35-year-old forward scored two goals in the final against France, with the South Americans emerging triumphant on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time in Qatar. Soccer Football – The Best FIFA Football Awards – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France – February 27, 2023 The FIFA Women´s World 11 Christiane Endler, Lucy Bronze, Mapi Leon, Wendie Renard, Leah Williamson, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Sam Kerr, Beth Mead and Alex Morgan at the Best FIFA Football Awards. Photo: Reuters “It’s amazing. It was a tremendous year and it is an honour for me to be here tonight and win this award”, said Messi, who sat next to France forward and Paris St Germain team mate Kylian Mbappe throughout the ceremony at Paris’s Salle Pleyel. Soccer Football – The Best FIFA Football Awards – Salle Pleyel, Paris, France – February 27, 2023 FC Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas winner of The Best FIFA Women’s Player award 2022. Photo: Reuters Mbappe, also nominated for ...

Located at an altitude of over 2,000 metres above sea level, Y Ty enjoys a cool climate throughout the year, although it can be harsh in winter when the temperature sometimes drops below zero degrees Celsius. Young people often choose it as a unique place to hunt ice, clouds, and view the peach blossoms in full bloom during spring. Spring is heralded in by the glorious pink of peach blossoms which can be seen across the locality. The blossoming of peach trees in February and March draws tourists to the northwestern mountainous area. Visitors also have the chance to immerse themselves in gardens of Hoa Cai (Brassica napus) in full bloom at this time of year. The blossoming of peach trees makes Y Ty more picturesque and romantic among visitors. The post Peach blossoms in full bloom in northwestern Vietnam appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Hue Imperial Citadel to open at night in April Exploring the fruit...

The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the liberation of revolutionary soldiers imprisoned by the US-backed regime in the South (1973-2023) and the 48th anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam (April 30, 1975). The thematic exhibition aims to educate Vietnam’s young generation about the sacrifices their ancestors made for the country’s independence, freedom, and peace. Photo courtesy of Hoa Lo Prison Relic According to the organizer, the exhibition tells many moving stories about the revolutionary lives of Vietnamese patriots who were imprisoned and some died in jails across the country during the US war before 1975. The “Moment of Resurrection” exhibition consists of three parts: “The Opening of the Prison Door,” “The Day of the Victorious Return,” and “The Epic Poem Continues. The first part consists of pictures of the prison and penitentiary system built by the U.S. imperialists and the government of the Republic of Vietnam after 1954. Among them, ...

Discovered along the Mekong River in southern Vietnam, the 2,000-year-old instrument resembles a single-stringed harp and may have been an ancestor to the complex musical instruments people still plucked today in Vietnam, according to UK-based science website IFLScience . The artifact consists of a 35-centimeter piece of deer antler with a hole at one end for a peg, which was likely used to tune the string. The antler most likely came from a Sambar deer or an Indian hog deer, two species native to mainland Southeast Asia. While the string seems to have eroded away long ago, the instrument features a bridge that was perhaps used to support the string. Lead researcher and Ph.D. student Fredeliza Campos from the Australian National University said the artifact is at least 2,000 years old — dating back to Vietnam’s pre-Oc Eo culture along the Mekong River, which is exceptionally early for this kind of instrument. How the artifact could have been played. Image credit: F Z Campo...

The ballet is choreographed by Nguyen Ngoc Anh based on Dong Ho folk paintings. It will feature soloists Phan Luong, Thu Hang, Nhu Quynh, and Viet An. Dong Ho paintings with traditional subjects vividly reflect the ancient agricultural society, along with the life and practices of rural Vietnamese people.  The Dong Ho ballet will combine the folk-themed paintings with the melodious sound of the concerto Four Seasons of Vivaldi rearranged by Max Richter. “The ballet is one of the main repertoires this year at VNOB,” said the theatre’s director and the ballet’s art director Phan Manh Duc. “It will vitalise Dong Ho paintings through the performing of ballet dancers on their pointe shoes. We invited London-based choreographer Ngoc Anh for this project aiming at making a unique ballet to combine Vietnamese folk and western classical art genres.” Dong Ho gives choreographer Anh a chance to express his feelings about the art and culture of Dong Ho folk paintings. He ...