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Vietnam-Thai students display visual arts in Hue

Vietnam-Thai students display visual arts in Hue

The Hue University of Arts in cooperation with Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts of Thailand’s Mahasarakham University on Wednesday opened an exhibition on visual arts at New Space Arts Foundation at 15 Le Loi Street in Hue City.

Hanoi puts best face forward

An art exhibition entitled Nha Mat Pho (Houses Facing the Street) by Nguyen The Son, focusing on the rapidly changing nature of the capital, is on display at the Goethe Institute.

Le Tan The turns neglected shells into artworks

Le Tan The turns neglected shells into artworks

Born and bred on the coast, Le Tan The not only loves the sea but cherishes every single small marine species.

Hanoi exhibition features plastic toys

Hanoi exhibition features plastic toys

Japanese and Vietnamese plastic toys will be put into installation artworks by Japanese artists Hayashi Yasuhiko and Nakano Yusuke this week

Nguyen Van Du focuses on life’s messy stuff

Nguyen Van Du focuses on life’s messy stuff

‘A bunch of messy stuff’ is a solo exhibition by artist Nguyen Van Du which will open on Friday at HCMC Association of Fine Arts, featuring 21 artworks made of oil on canvas and acrylic.

Cities host December artwork exhibitions

Cities host December artwork exhibitions

An exhibition showcasing 169 paintings of the city’s iconic Long Bien bridge opened Monday in Hanoi

Harvest – a glimpse at northern countryside Images of soldiers on display

Harvest – a glimpse at northern countryside Images of soldiers on display

A solo painting exhibition called ‘Harvest’ by artist Nguyen Van Cuong opened on Sunday at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, giving visitors a glimpse at the peaceful countryside in the North with immense rice fields, buffalos pulling ploughs and diligent farmers working on the farm.

Art festival surprised by copy scandal

Art festival surprised by copy scandal

A painting by Do Trung Kien at the National Young Arts Festival was found to copy 90 percent of another artwork

Pioneering female artist dies at age 93

Pioneering female artist dies at age 93

Nguyen Thi Kim, a pioneer female artist of Viet Nam, died on Thursday at 93 years old.

Euro 2012 draw throws up tasty ties

Euro 2012 draw throws up tasty ties

Traditional rivals Germany and Netherlands will lock horns in a tough group at the 2012 European soccer championship while co-hosts Poland will be hoping that history does not repeat itself when Greece provide the opposition on the opening day next June

From Health

ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical