Vietnamese boy band 365 Daband will perform at the two-day festival “Feel Japan in Vietnam” in HCM City this week (File photo)
HCM City (VNA) – The “Feel Japan in Vietnam” festival will feature popular symbols of Japanese culture, Hello Kitty, Geis𒉰ha and Ninja, in HCM City this week.
The two-day event will feature a Japanese tea ceremony and traditional performance by Maiko (apprentice Geisha) and Geiko (called Geisha in Kyoto) from Kyoto.
The Ninja from Edo Wonderland, a theme park in Tochigi where the culture and life of the Edo period is reproduced, will present martial arts performances.
Participants will have a chance to take photos and discuss Hello Kitty, a symbol of Japanese kawaii culture - a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture that emphasises in cuteness - at the festival.
The event will include performances of famous Vietnamese singers Chi Thien and Bao An, and boy band 365 Daband, who will sing songs praising the beauty of Vietnam, including Vietnamese Smiles, Oh My Love, and Saigon Here We Come.
A shopping fair with 50 stalls will sell products from Japan’s leading brands in fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food and electronics.
Hairstylists from Japanese brands of hair care products like Moltobene and Tokyo Beauty will offer instructions on hair styling.
The Japanese All Nippon Airways in cooperation with 10 Japanese provinces and cities will introduce popular tourism destinations, and a new discovery tour to Japan will also be featured.
The festival will be held on July 16 and 17 at Gem Center, 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1. Entrance fee is 50,000 VND.-VNA
AKE OME! 2016 festival introduces Japanese traditional and modern art performances at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in downtown Hanoi on December 26-27.
Youngsters will once again be indulged at the Japan-like cherry blossom festival Shinnen 2016 – Lunar New Year Festival at Savico Megamall Long Bien centre on January 30-31.
Visitors to the central coastal city of Da Nang will have the chance to contemplate the pristine beauty of pink and white cherry blossom when attending the first Hanami festival held at Asia Park.
When Pham Quang Hung started studying Japanese at Foreign Trade University in Hanoi in 1994, he never imagined that Vietnamese children would one day be able to learn the language at elementary school
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Vietnamese boy band 365 Daband will perform at the two-day festival “Feel Japan in Vietnam” in HCM City this week (File photo)
