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The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) has accused Vietnam Television (VTV) of not getting permission or paying royalties for foreign songs broadcast on the channel. Contestant Tieu Chau Nhu Quynh performed ‘I Will Survive’ Accordingly, several VTV reality shows, including Giong hat Viet (The Voice of Vietnam), Buoc nhay hoan vu (Dancing [...]
Faraway’ by Hanoi-based artist Do Tuan Anh will open on Thursday at Craig Thomas Gallery in the city’s District 1, inviting visitors on a journey deep within his own psyche as he puts his current life as a metropolitan husband, artist and father aside to go on a journey back to the halcyon days of [...]
Veteran Director Dang Nhat Minh points out shortcomings of the movies that are funded by the state. Director Dang Nhat Minh. Dang Nhat Minh, a veteran director who has made a number of famous films, such as “Co gai tren song” or “The girl on the river” and “Thuong Nho Dong Que” or “Nostalgia for [...]
Hoang Huu Luong, Director General of the Press Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has recently made a statement on cutting down the broadcasting time of Chinese and South Korean movies. A scene from the Vietnamese student-themed TV series “Cong Mat Troi” (The Gate to Sun) which has been praised for its [...]
The photo, “My balloon”, by photographer Vo Anh Kiet, has won the second prize at the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012. The National Geographic Traveler Photo contest is annually organized by the US National Geographic Magazine. This year, there are four topics for photographers, including Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place and Spontaneous [...]
The second International Piano Competition Vietnam has kicked off, with new rules promising improved quality and judging standards. The major musical event to discover and support young talent in classical music will be held from September 4-12 by the Viet Nam National Music Academy (VMA) in Ha Noi with three age categories: 10-13, 14-17, and [...]
Hoi An City in Quang Nam Province has launched a Haiku poem contest in Vietnamese language to promote ‘Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange’ which is being held for the tenth time from August 22-26 to mark 39 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan. The Japanese bridge in Hoi An city. The contest will [...]
A historical drama titled Vuong Thanh Trieu Le (Reign of Le Dynasty) performed by Idecaf Theater attracted a huge audience on July 29 in Ho Chi Minh City. The play tells the story of King Le Thanh Tong who issued a royal proclamation to vindicate Nguyen Trai, and praised him by saying that “Uc Trai’s [...]
Most Vietnamese cinemas prefer presenting foreign films to attract young people who accounted for two thirds of total cinema goers over the past decade. The issue was one of several topics discussed at a seminar to boost the Vietnamese film industry held in Hanoi on July 25. “Mother’s Soul” Only a small number of Vietnamese [...]
Symphonies for piano by world-famous composer Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov will be performed by Guigla Katsarava with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi at Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on August 17 and 18. Conductor Le Phi Phi The programme will feature the Piano Concerto No.2 C [...]