Vietnam holds concerts in tribute to salient composer Trinh Cong Son
Travel 18:46 27/03/2015Many shows to pay respects to revered composer Trinh Cong Son on his 14th death anniversary will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this week, April, and May
Khanh Ly postpones show in Vietnam, again, over husband’s death
Travel 19:08 16/01/2015A seasoned expat Vietnamese singer has postponed her live show in southern Vietnam – once again – following her husband’s death
Vietnam firm embeds fishermen’s folk songs in tours for foreigners
Travel 11:13 06/01/2015A travel company in central Vietnam has incorporated the folk songs and rituals of local fishermen into its tours for foreign visitors to enhance their appeal and advance the tourists’ knowledge of the traditional indigenous culture
Kelly Clarkson ready for Miss Vietnam 2014 finale
Travel 15:12 02/12/2014Celebrated American pop star Kelly Clarkson, who won the first season of the much-loved singing reality show “American Idol” in 2002, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday afternoon to prepare for her performance at the Miss Vietnam 2014 final on Saturday night
Vietnam music fans upbeat at Korean dismissal of singer’s supposed copyright infringement
Travel 11:09 02/12/2014Millions of Vietnamese music fans have shared their elation and relief on social networks over the past few days as a recent accusation that their favorite singer had pirated a song by a Korean singer has been dropped
UNESCO lists folk songs in central Vietnam as Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Travel 16:51 28/11/2014“Vi” and “Giam” folk songs typical of the north-central Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh have just been acknowledged by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, an official of Vietnam’s Department of Cultural Heritage said Friday.
Vietnam youth and his business of handmade earphones
Travel 20:07 09/06/2014An enterprising young man in Ho Chi Minh City has founded his own thriving business from his long-cherished passion: making handmade earphones, which increasingly appeal to local youths with their custom-made, acoustically premium quality
Vietnam music industry hungry for good new songs
Travel 19:24 02/06/2014In recent years, everlasting songs have been increasingly preferred over new insipid ones among local singers and have thus dominated music shows onstage and in cabarets as well as local music prizes
US singer performs Trinh Cong Son song on his death anniversary
Travel 13:07 01/04/2014An American expat who has lived in Vietnam for over four years has recently released a music video featuring a song by world-renowned composer Trinh Cong Son on the 13th death anniversary
British man releases all-Vietnamese CD
Travel 12:23 04/12/2013Lee Kirby, who is running a high school in London, recently released an album, “Vietnam oi”, which comprises of nine well-loved Vietnamese songs.
Vietnamese singer makes first round for 2014 Grammy Awards
Travel 10:41 08/11/2013A song by emerging local singer Ha Okio has been chosen for the first round list of the 2014 Grammy Awards.
Soundtrack copyright fees war heats up
Travel 12:25 11/07/2013The Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) recently requested local cinema owners to pay copyright fees for the soundtracks adopted in the films, to which cinema owners vehemently object.
