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The central city of Danang is to host the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival from July 26 to 28 with a series of traditional cultural activities being introduced during the event in addition to performances from both Vietnamese and Japanese artists to local residents and tourists. The festival’s opening ceremony is scheduled to be held in the Grand Tourane hotel at 5pm on July 25 with Umeda Kunio, the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam, in attendance along with his wife, and officials from Danang’s local authorities. A wide range of activities are to take place in Dragon Bridge park on Tran Hung Dao street in Son Tra district during three-day festival. A total of 60 booths are to be designed to match the typical festival styles of both countries. The booths will introduce a broad range of products such as fashion and handicraft items to guests whilst there will also be a space dedicated to cuisine and tourism information. A range of activities will take place … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival set for Danang

The creative group Hanoi Arts for Youth (HAY) is performing an opera in English with Vietnamese subtitles entitled “Nobody’s boy”, based on the famous novel of the same name from renowned author Hector Malot, at 8pm from July 16 to 18 at the Youth Theater in Hanoi. The book was part of the childhood of many generations of readers worldwide and in Vietnam was a best-selling children’s title. Familiar characters from the novel will appear on stage for the first time, played by young amateur actors. The spirit of the novel, depicting the adventures of Remy, the main character, Mattia, Lise, Arthur, Vitalis, and Lady Milligan, dogs Capi, Zerbino, and Dolce, and monkey Joli-Cœur will appear in nearly 20 newly-composed English songs sung live on stage. The passion of the young actors together with classical music and modern stage effects make the opera attractive from beginning to end. The opera was written and directed by Nguyen Hoang Tung, the music … [Read more...] about “Nobody’s boy” opera opens at Youth Theater in Hanoi

The authorities in Lam Dong Province have announced the 8th Da Lat Flower Festival which will take place from December 20 to 24. The 7th Da Lat Flower Festival This year's festival will be held in both Da Lat and Bao Loc cities. The organisers have planned 13 major events such as the opening night at Lam Vien Square, a light show from Tran Hung Dao Park to Saigon-Da Lat Hotel and a South Korea-Vietnam cultural exchange show. Flowers from well-known villages will be put on display around Xuan Huong Lake. There will be various flower and ornament tree exhibitions as well as fashion shows. Also during the festival, many economic events will be held including the Lam Dong investment, trade and tourism promotion workshop and the seminar on tea and mulberry industry focused on the socio-economic development goals of the city. Da Lat Flower Festival is an opportunity to promote the image, tourism industry and agricultural products of Da Lat. … [Read more...] about Da Lat Flower Festival 2019 preparations kick off