Only last month they announced they were taking "an official and extended period of rest and relaxation."

Nude paintings created by different generations of artists are on display at a unique exhibition that opened on Thursday in Hanoi.

Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, the conductor of Da Dang (Diversity) Choir, has persisted with bringing opera and chorus closer to audiences as well as making opportunities for non-professional art practitioners to perform as real artists.

An art exhibition featuring the land of Vietnam and France by Vietnamese-French photographer, filmmaker and installation artist Nguyen Le Phuong Linh will open at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in HCM City on September 27.

A smaller version of the world’s biggest annual party, Oktoberfest, will be held in Hanoi from October 17-19.

The authorities of Binh Dinh Province have decided to suspend the construction of a giant sculptural relief on a local mountain named Ba Hoa.

The culture ministry’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition recently chose sơn mài (lacquer) art as a national brand.

The Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB) will perform a Vietnamese classical opera and a Russian ballet between October 5 and 7 at the Ha Noi Opera House to celebrate the theatre’s 60th birthday.

In the memories of many Hanoians’ generation, Lo Ren street in Hoan Kiem District houses many forging furnaces.

HCM City has planned the construction of a new VND1.4 trillion ($60.86 million) museum.

Vietnamese epic The Tale of Kieu will be performed by French artists for the first time in Hanoi tomorrow.

Auction house Sotheby’s Hong Kong has pulled several Vietnamese paintings from an upcoming sale due to uncertainty over their authenticity.

Miss Fashion Prize at Miss World Vietnam 2019 Nguyen Thi Thu Hien will represent the country at the Miss Asia Pacific International (MAPI) 2019 in Philippines this October.

After winning second prize at the prestigious national singing contest Sao Mai Điểm Hẹn (Morning Star – Rendezvous) in 2013, singer Pham Thuy Dung will have her debut concert on September 29.

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will present Russian classic ballet performance “Swan Lake” on October 7 at Hanoi Opera House to mark its 60th founding anniversary.

Artist Ly Truc Son and his student Trieu Quoc Chien are displaying sơn mài (lacquer) paintings at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

‘To he’ (toy figurines) making artisans in Xuan La village, Phuong Duc commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, are rushed to entertainment places in Hanoi during holidays and weekends, to create a ‘wonderland’ for children.

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by People’s Teacher, art critic and painter Uyen Huy is opening at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Vietnam’s leading violinist Bui Cong Duy will give a solo performance in a concert at the HCM City Opera House on September 28.