Vietnam culture

“I work not only for my name as Son Tung M-TP. I hope that I could collaborate with other artists to realise a dream – that the world will see, listen to a Vietnamese-language music video and recognise that Vietnam has many talented people. V-Pop has not actually appeared on the world’s musical stage,” he said about his ambition after releasing his recent million-view video Hãy Trao Cho Anh (Give It to Me). … [Read more...] about Vietnamese star Son Tung M-TP to host Vietnam tour

Last year, the provincial Department of Tourism signed a cooperation memorandum with Dai Nam – Thai Y Vien, a local company focusing on areas like food and tourism. The provincial People’s Committee, which authorised the department to sign the memorandum, said the signing was the first move towards implementing the plan; however, it did not reveal the actual works of the document. … [Read more...] about Hue cuisine – Typical culture of former imperial capital

Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum Vu Manh Ha affirmed that the signing of the agreement helps strengthen relations between the two agencies, as well as expand scientific and cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Israel. He expressed his belief that the agreement will offers a great chance for Vietnamese and Israeli people to get an insight into the two great leaders, thus further promoting mutual understanding between the two nations' people. According to Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar, the cooperation will contribute to helping the Israeli and Vietnamese people to understand more about the special relationship between President Ho Chi Minh and PM Ben Gurion as well as history of the two countries. The connection between the people of Vietnam and Israel was formed and built by President Ho Chi Minh and Israel's first PM Ben Gurion. They met by chance in Paris, France, in 1946 and friendly exchanged views on the path to freedom of each country. Since the … [Read more...] about HCM Museum, Israeli heritage institute ink cultural cooperation agreement

In August, popular chains like Galaxy Studio, Lotte and Beta Cineplex also shut locations where Covid-19 social distancing was imposed to contain the pandemic, including central Hoi An Town, southern Dong Nai Province, Central Highlands Buon Me Thuot Town. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 horror show continues for Vietnam cinemas

In the first half 2020, Vietnam welcomed and served almost 3.69 million foreign visitors (down 49.5 percent compared to the same time in 2019), and 23 million domestic tourists, earning estimated revenue of VND176.8 trillion, down 47.7 percent compared to the first half of last year. The VNAT said tourism recovery brought back jobs and was a highlight on Vietnam’s economic picture in the first half of this year. … [Read more...] about Pandemic’s second wave hurts Vietnam tourism