Ho Chi Minh City multi-purpose circus theater lights up during final testing phase
Ho Chi Minh City 15:53 02/01/2026The Phu Tho circus and multi-purpose performing arts theater in Ho Chi Minh City has begun lighting up at night as key technical systems enter trial operation, marking a new visual highlight for the Phu Tho sports and cultural complex as the landmark venue nears completion.
Museums, theater offer free admission during Vietnam’s National Day holiday
Vietnam News 20:06 02/08/2025Major museums and cultural institutions across Vietnam will offer free admission to the public from September 1 to 3 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
Hanoi to construct 3,500-seat floating theater next to West Lake
Vietnam News 18:22 13/07/2022The theater will cover an area of 13,000 square meters in Dam Tri Lake
Vietnamese performers gear up for grand comeback as theaters bound to reopen
Travel 10:09 28/10/2021Stage troupes in Vietnam are preparing for a magnificent return
Ho Chi Minh City closes cinemas, theaters to curb COVID-19
Vietnam News 18:25 03/05/2021City authorities have shut down massage parlors, saunas, cinemas, theaters, and online game centers since 6:00 pm on Monday
Vietnamese cinemas remain empty as industry awaits post-pandemic rebound
Economy 18:58 29/05/2020Experts blame empty seats on a lack of Hollywood releases
French musical adapted from Vietnamese epic poem to make debut this month
Travel 17:23 10/09/2019Following its successful June 2017 introduction in Paris, ‘Kim Van Kieu’ will be staged in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
Vietnam moves to limit smoking in films, theaters
Travel 18:56 19/10/2018Films that depict smoking will be given age ratings according to the length of such scenes
State-run cinemas ‘dying’ in Vietnam
In-Depth 17:34 26/11/2014Scores of state-run cinemas throughout the country, including those in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, are decades past their good old days
Vietnam opens $330,000 water puppetry theater
Travel 17:27 13/11/2014A water puppetry theater, which cost VND7 billion (US$330,000), has opened to the public since Wednesday in central Vietnam
Vietnam theaters lack luster, sell tickets poorly
In-Depth 22:29 28/10/2014Though of good quality, most plays of drama, “cai luong” (modern folk opera popular in southern Vietnam), “tuong” (traditional Vietnamese opera) and “cheo” (northern stage performance) produced by theaters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been commercial flops, as audiences are reluctant to buy tickets
Polish violinist to perform in Vietnam capital
Travel 17:12 24/05/2014Famed Polish violinist Alicja Smietana is set to perform in Hanoi as part of the Europe Days 2014.
