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The concert will be organized in collaboration with the Mickiewicz Institute and the Warsaw Music Foundation – Poland. Joanna Marcinkowska, Poland’s renowned pianist, will perform alongside the Vietnamese orchestra conducted by Wojciech Czepiel. The repertoire for the concert will feature Beethoven’s Symphony No.1, Chopin’s Polish Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. The post Night concert in HCM City to pay tribute to renowned composers appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), the Mickiewicz Institute, and the Warsaw Music Foundation of Poland will jointly organize the event. The concert will feature a lineup of international musical talents conducted by Wojciech Czepiel. Czepiel, a prominent Polish conductor, composer, and violinist, has conducted over 400 compositions with prestigious orchestras including the Polish National Radio Symphony in Katowice, the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the National Opera in Warsaw, the Hanoi Philharmonic, and the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra. Notably, in 2012, he was awarded the “Gloria Artist” medal by the Polish Minister of Culture for his artistic achievements. In addition, renowned Polish pianist Joanna Marcinkowska will be performing at the event. Marcinkowska has won prizes at numerous international piano competitions, including first prize at the International Piano Competition “Artur Rubinstein In Memoriam” in Bydgoszcz in 1996...

There will be a number of films screened at the festival including “578”, “9”, Bright and Shiny Tan, The Girl from the Past, Just One Flea, The Sword, Street and Piano, Me and Trinh, FANTI, Peach Blossom, Hong Ha Nu Si, and The Anonymous. Hanoi’s film enthusiasts can catch these films at the National Cinema Centre, while those in Da Nang can head to the Da Nang Centre of Culture and Cinema. The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival is set to take place in Da Lat city, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from November 21 to 25. The theme for the 23rd Film Festival is “Developing the Vietnamese Film Industry Imbued with National Identity, Modernity, and Humanity”. The aim is to promote the growth of the Vietnamese film industry and establish a thriving cinema industry. The post Free Film Week for Hanoi and Da Nang Movie Buffs appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

The novel was written by Phuong between 2007 and 2010 and published by the Tre (Youth) Publishing House. The publication of this work is part of a project to translate literary works selected by the Korea-Vietnam peace culture federation, which was established by Korean and Vietnamese writers and has been engaged in cultural exchange and collaboration for the past 30 years. At the launching ceremony, Bang Hyun-suk, President of the Korean Literature Association (KLA), said the novel, which was translated into English, Chinese and other languages, is the first work selected for translation and publication in the RoK. Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Phuong, who is also Vice President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, said he hopes that his work will help Korean readers understand more about Vietnamese culture, thus strengthening mutual understanding between the two countries. Translator Ha Jae-hong has previously translated numerous Vietnamese literary works into Korean, inc...

This marks the second and final lunar eclipse of the year, with the first such lunar eclipse taking place on May 16. The blood moon lunar eclipse as seen at 8 p.m. on November 8 The reddish moon is visible all over the world, from North America, parts of South America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. A scene recorded at West Lake in Hanoi at 6:45 p.m. A photo of a blood moon lunar eclipse taken on a mobile phone The next lunar eclipse is due to happen on May 6, 2023. The post Stunning images show blood moon lunar eclipse over Hanoi appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Mulberry fields in Hanoi turn red when April comes All localities resolved to organise elections on schedule, successfully Recipe: Sweet pumpkin balls with mung bean filling Surviving Agent Orange: The story of Tran Thi Hoan Ho Chi Minh era – most brilliant era in Vietnam’s history President Ho Chi Minh: Children...

Hallyu’ brings RoK culture closer to Vietnam It can be said that Korean culture has been popular in Vietnam thanks to the presence of ‘Hallyu’ in the country. In the 2000s, the term ‘Hallyu’, which literally translates to “the Korean wave”, became familiar to Vietnamese youths thanks to the popularity of RoK pop music and television dramas. Television blockbusters such as Medical Brothers, The Autumn Heart, Glass Slippers, Winter Sonata, and Dae Jang-geum have taken a root in the memory of many Vietnamese viewers, making them among the most loved Korean dramas in Vietnam for almost 20 years. Good characters, a romantic storyline, and a philosophy that encourages people to overcome adversity all helped viewers in Vietnam develop empathy for and a nuanced understanding of Korean culture. From the early 2010s, the spread of the Korean wave in the Southeast Asian nation was mostly led by K-pop boy and girl groups known as idol stars, such as Big Bang, Girls’ Generation (SNSD), and S...

Taking the Friends obsession to another level, an entrepreneur couple Afra and Faheem started the café in Srinagar three months back. “Friends wouldn’t be Friendswithout Central Perk café, the place where the characters Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Joey and Ross used to sit on the iconic orange couch and share their highs and lows,” said Afra who is an MBA graduate. The idea of having the Friendstheme came to Afra during the period of lockdown post article 370 abrogation when she discovered the drama from her hard disk. Enjoying it while watching, she immediately decided to have the café with the same theme. “We started the construction work in 2019 and this year we opened it to the public. The idea took a huge time to come to reality because of the pandemic and other reasons but finally we are rolling and it’s been just three months, we are getting huge love and support from people,” she said. The designing of the café was handled by Afra while the construction process w...

With Vietnamese immigrants forming an important part of modern European society, Vietnamese food has become increasingly popular across the continent in the last few decades. Ha Noi 1988’s near the Louvre. Photo courtesy of the restaurant Not every place to eat near the Louvre or Eiffel Tower is a tourist trap — but the US magazine Travel + Leisure has selected the best of the best for you in its recent article, among them is a Vietnam’s restaurant. It’s common to smell the scent of cardamom and cloves on the streets of Paris, but the best Vietnamese restaurants are not often located smack in its center on Île de la Cité, just off Pont Neuf a hop and skip from the Louvre. That is, they weren’t until this bi-level restaurant boasting bamboo light fixtures and floral bird cages opened. In Ha Noi 1988 (near the Louvre), young chef Huy, (born in 1988), focuses on cuisine from his native northern Vietnam and makes everything in house — including the yeast for his signature w...

She is set to showcase the latest collection “Love Ardently” by designer Van Anh Scarlet during a fashion show titled “’See in The Forest”. The collection consists of 60 designs produced by 50 artisans over a two-month period. The show will feature evening gowns, designs for Fall and Winter in 2023, and wedding dresses with a message of pure love. It is scheduled to take place in a pine forest in Vinh Phuc province, not far from capital Hanoi. The event will mark the second time that the Filipino beauty has visited Vietnam.  Datul earlier arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 1 to join the first Miss Vietnam Sea and Islands 2022 beauty pageant as the guest of honour. Born in 1992, Mutya Johanna Fontiveros Datul is a Filipino fashion model, actress, and beauty queen who first rose to prominence by being crowned Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2013. She later became the first Asian and Filipino who won the Miss Supranational 2013 contest. The post Miss Supranational 201...