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The highlight is an experimental play on money and love adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel Eugénie Grandet. The Vietnamese play adapted from Eugénie Grandet was written by female director Viet Linh, who is talented and well-known in both theatre and movies. Linh worked with her younger colleague, theatre director Tay Phong on the play script. The play is about a wealthy but miserly Felix Grandet whose deeds lead to tragedy for his daughter Eugénie and himself. “I believe Vietnamese versions of French theatrical plays will offer something new and interesting for audiences, particularly the youth,” said director Phong in an interview with local media. “Balzac released Eugénie Grandet in 1839 but it has modern content. The play’s message is about the hypocrisy and shallowness of wealthy people and how money controls their lives.” Phong has worked with theatre designers to perfect his production with costumes, choreography, music, lighting and visual e...

This year’s leaf market was hosted by the People’s Committee, the Women’s Union, and the Youth Union in Phu Binh Ward, Long Khanh City, Dong Nai Province and featured 23 booths selling 33 kinds of food, drinks, and goods. Visitors to the marketplace were given three leaves each which they could exchange for products. By the end of the day, most booths had sold out of their products, leaving only happy vendors with handfuls of leaves. Local authorities sample products at the Leaf Market in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam  for food safety testing. Photo: A.Loc / Tuoi Tre “The market was interesting and special because it was so unique. Dishes were free but clean and tasty,” said local resident Tran Thi Thong Nhat. “I hope similar markets will be held in the future.” The vendors who participated in the market did so simply because they enjoyed sharing their food and drinks with others.   “I brought 600 servings of banh troi nu...

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The show with the theme “Dating with a Kiss” is set to be organised in Sunset Town, a resort entertainment complex developed by Sun Group. This is the fifth time the group has worked with director Long Kan, the show’s producer, to introduce admirable fashion shows which also helps promote Vietnam’s tourism. A collection with a futuristic style by designer Chung Thanh Phong named “Kiss the Stars” will be staged at the show with multimedia technologies, amidst the majestic sea and sky, the combination of fire, water, light, laser, and music. On the second night of Fashion Voyage #5, the show stage is the Kiss Bridge – an architectural masterpiece, a symbol of the Vietnamese-Italian cultural interference. Dong Thi Ngoc Anh, deputy general director of Sun Group, said that after the Fashion Voyage, it is expected that many artists will come to Sunset Town in particular, and Phu Quoc in general, to seek inspiration and bring here special events, festivals, art programmes to spread t...

Photo: Vietnam.Vnanet.vn Currently, Hanoi Horse Riding Club is a very methodical and professional horse-riding school. This place is attracting many horse enthusiasts to participate and practice on a daily basis. Nguyen Thi Hoa Hop, chairwoman of the Hanoi Horse Riding Club, said that she knew about horseback riding many years ago. In 2011, she and her husband opened a horse riding club both to relax and to serve foreign guests. At first, most of the visitors to the club were foreigners, but after a period of operation, this sport became known to many Vietnamese people. Photo: Vietnam.Vnanet.vn Hanoi Horse Riding Club is currently offering two types of services, one is horse rental for riding and the other is a meeting place for members who own their own horses. The club currently has about thirty horses of different breeds, most of which are imported from Europe. The food of these horses must also be imported. If these horses eat normal grass or bran for a whi...

Renato Darsie (R), Chairman of the Italy – Vietnam Friendship Sub-Association in Veneto, presents the right to use the Vietnamese cultural centre to a representative of Vietnamese students in May 2022. Photo: VNA With multiple-year experiences, the Italy – Vietnam friendship sub-associations in regions of the European country can make practical contributions to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries by providing information on Vietnam to Italian people and businesses, said Renato Darsie, Chairman of the Italy – Vietnam Friendship Sub-Association in the Veneto region, in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency. He described the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship (March 23, 1973 – 2023) as an important milestone marking the growing friendship and political, economic, and cultural ties between the two countries. Bilateral relations over the last 50 years are those of solidarity and friendship across the board as seen in the Italian peo...

The Vietnamese language will be taught at two universities in Italy – University of Naples “L’Orientale” and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice from next year, according to Pietro P. Masina, Professor of Asian History at University of Naples “L’Orientale” and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of East Asian Studies. Talking with the Vietnam News Agency’s resident correspondent on the occasion when Vietnam and Italy are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations, the professor said that the University of Naples “L’Orientale” will make Vietnamese an official linguistic subject, through which students can conduct in-depth researches on Vietnam by studying Vietnamese for five years, parallel to a curriculum in humanities or political science and international relations. Pietro P. Masina, Professor of Asian History at University of Naples “L’Orientale” and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of East Asian Studies. Photo: VNA Up ...