The exhibition is an opportunity for the authorities and businesses of Hanoi and Vientiane to exchange and share useful information about investment opportunities. An exhibition in Hanoi highlighting the solidarity and cooperation between the capital cities of Vietnam and Laos contributes to strengthening exchange and tightening the relationship between the two Parties and States. The event has taken place at No.44 Ly Thuong Kiet Street between August 10 and 11 as part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam - Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022. At the exhibition, typical products and specialties from the craft villages of Hanoi and Vientiane are on display. Besides, images of famous destinations of the two countries, as well as those symbolizing the two sides’ fruitful cooperation and relationship, are on the shelves. Moreover, many Lao enterprises operating in agricultural production, auto parts, handicrafts, consumer goods production, and textiles are also … [Read more...] about Exhibition enhances Hanoi-Vientiane relationship
Famous corpses on display
Café show 2022 underway in HCM City
(Source: the organiser of the show) HCM City (VNA) – The international exhibition Café show 2022 opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center ( SECC ) in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting over 200 domestic and foreign participants. Lasting until July 23, the annual event, part of a series of Café Show exhibitions in Seoul, Shanghai, Paris and Vietnam, is an opportunity for leading managers and experts to meet and share orientations, strategies, solutions and practical management tools in the manufacturing, processing, and distributing industry of coffee, tea, food and beverage for restaurants, hotels and other food service businesses. On display are machines, equipment, coffee products, ingredients, and baking goods, among others. At the event (Photo: VNA) Joining the fair are famous brand names such as Victoria Arduino, Nuova Simonelli, Trung Nguyen, Simexco, Dalamilk, and Tan Nhat Huong. The event is organised by Exporum Vietnam Company and sponsored by … [Read more...] about Café show 2022 underway in HCM City
What’s on August 8-14/2022
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC-Carnival of the Animals ______________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION HCMC-Exhibition “Dancing Through Dreamscape” Until Aug 14, 10 am – 08 pm VY Gallery, 20 Nguyen Van Thu, District 1 Hanoi-Exhibition “Movement” Opening: Aug 10, 06 pm Exhibition: Aug 10 – 30, 09 am – 12 pm & 01:30 pm – 05 pm VICAS Art Studio, 32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District From the organizer : Movement by Mzung Nguyen is a solo exhibition, a visual essay reflecting the transition of urban life through a mixed discipline of collage-art practices. In terms of materials, this project collects and reuses hundreds of old magazines, which have been published during the past decade. Mzung Nguyen finds motivation in tracking the shifts in time and space, the replacement of old and new values, the cultural disparity between tradition and … [Read more...] about What’s on August 8-14/2022
Book on traditional Kim Hoang paintings released
The book provides a panoramic view of the origin of Kim Hoang folk paintings, the traditional way of producing the pictures, and the challenges in preserving and developing this traditional painting school in modern life. The book titled "Kim Hoang Folk Paintings" was jointly launched today [August 9] by the Hanoi Museum of Ceramics and the World Publisher. It was the result of the Kim Hoang Folk Painting Restoration Project led by researcher Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, director of the museum. A Kim Hoang folk painting. Photos: Tra My The project has been implemented since 2016 with the participation of many artists, researchers, and collectors of Vietnamese folk paintings as well as artists and photographers. The book provides a panoramic view of the origin of Kim Hoang folk paintings, the traditional way of producing the pictures, and the challenges in preserving and developing this traditional painting school in modern life. According to Dr. Tran Hau Yen The, a … [Read more...] about Book on traditional Kim Hoang paintings released
Vietnam water puppetry introduced in RoK
Vietnam's traditional water puppetry. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Four Vietnamese artists will head to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for water puppetry shows in four cities to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the RoK. The group will stage a total of 20 shows, with each lasting for 50 minutes across the cities of Seoul, Gyungju, Yungduk, and Chuncheon from August 10 to September 6, reported Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV). They will use the platform to introduce classic water puppetry plays to Korean audiences, such as fishing, buffalo fighting, dragon, and phoenix dances. They will also spend time holding exchanges alongside local audiences to discuss the traditional Vietnamese art form. Vietnamese artist Phan Thanh Liem, one of the four puppeteers, shared that he felt delighted at receiving an invitation to perform in the RoK, especially after two years of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This will mark the fifth time that … [Read more...] about Vietnam water puppetry introduced in RoK
Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women
The artist’s “Huong Thoi Gian” (Perfume of Time) collection is on display at the “An & Huy” exhibition that opened on August 6-12 in Ho Chi Minh City. “Thi” (Diospyros decandra fruit) is part of the “Huong Thoi Gian” art collection. Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women Nét đẹp thiếu nữ ba miền qua tranh sơn dầu The exhibition “An & Huy” features the works of artist couple Dang Thi Thu An and Nguyen Duc Huy. Video: VnExpress/Mai Nhat Thu An, an artist born in Hue, has painted Vietnamese women for the past 15 years, inspired from a young age by the dignity and grace of female students in the former imperial capital as they attended school wearing the ao dai . Her works has since gone beyond central Vietnam to women across the country, she says. She also insists that despite being invariably dressed in the nation’s traditional … [Read more...] about Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women