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Your guide to dining out in Hanoi & HCMC

 Here are some suggestions around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to dine out:

Legendary Guitarist Henry Padovani to perform in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - This month, the original lead guitarist for the chart-topping British rock band, The Police, is set to command the stage for five nights at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. 

Giang brothers cancel first live show

 The acrobatic Giang brothers announced on Monday that they would cancel their live show due to health problems.

Mask dance – An intangible cultural heritage in Lang Son

 Mask dancing is a long-standing traditional practice which has been performed throughout many generations of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in the northern province of Lang Son.

Korean cuisine to be introduced in Hanoi

 Hanoians will have a chance to sample different kinds of Korean food at K-FOOD Fair which will take place at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on June 9-10.

Hanoi artisan boasts antique collection

An artisan in Hanoi has a collection of hundreds of bronze statues along with many other antiques. 

Four more years for Vietnamese official

 A Vietnamese representative at the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and Pacific (MOWCAP), has been re-elected as Vice Chairperson of the committee.

Vietnamese brothers shine at Britain’s Got Talent

 Two daredevil brothers from Vietnam, known as the Giang brothers, shone in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent finals.

Exhibition showcases works by Vietnamese, French artists

 The Vietnam-France Fine Arts Association “La Seine et Le Mekong” opened the second international fine arts exchange exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh City’s Museum of Fine Arts on June 3.

American photographic society’s exhibition opens in Hanoi

 The Association of Vietnamese Photography Artists (AVPA) in collaboration with the Photographic Society of America (PSA) opened the PSA international photo exhibition in Hanoi on June 2.

Festival to highlight wisdom of ethnic cultures in Hanoi

 A symphony of the diversified culture of various ethnic groups will be performed on Saturday in the walking street by Hoan Kiem Lake.

New vitality of Dao Thuc water puppetry

 More than ten years ago, Nguyen The Nghi at Thuy Lam commune, Dong Anh district, in Hanoi, began looking for ways to develop Dao Thuc water puppetry.

More rare animals released back to the wild

 Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has co-operated with local forest rangers to release five animals into the wild.

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on May 27-June 3

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on May 27-June 3 

VN farmer promotes Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelago stamps to world public

Farmer Tran Huu Hue of An Giang province, owns stamps of great historical value, including two collections namely “Hoang Sa soldiers in the 17th and 18th century” and “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in ancient maps”.

Vietnam strives to fight natural disasters

 Vietnam strives to fight natural disasters

Events in Hanoi & HCM City on May 21-27

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Exhibition provides a closer look into spirit mediumship

 Nearly 100 paintings on the theme of ‘hau dong’ (spirit mediumship) are on display at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on May 21.

Various activities during European Book Days in HCM City

 The third European Book Days officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13, featuring a myriad of activities attractive to local young people.

National festival reflects diversity of Then signing art

 The sixth national festival of the art of Then singing and Tinh gourd lute of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups officially opened in Ha Giang city, the northernmost province of Ha Giang, on May 13.