Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Leipzig Bui Quang Huy said that the event was expected to help the second and third generations of overseas Vietnamese in Germany better understand their roots, and the Vietnamese community in Leipzig to strengthen solidarity.
A special art project to promote cultural exchange between Vietnam and Germany has been launched on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (September 23, 1975 – 2025).
Vietnamese books will be introduced at Frankfurter Buchmesse, the largest book fair in the world, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, from October 16 to 20.
Vietnamese folk melodies were performed at Berliner Philharmonie, one of the world's most renowned concert halls, in Berlin on September 23 (local time) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Schostakowitsch Music School Berlin-Lichtenberg.
A freshly-ended popular culture festival called “Song o Berlin (Living in Berlin)” has taken Dong Xuan - the largest Vietnamese shopping centre in Berlin - by storm, attracting over 10,000 participants and vividly depicting the integration and coexistence of different cultures.
A Vietnamese popular cultural festival named “Living in Berlin” will be held for the first time at Vietnamese-owned Dong Xuan Centre from July 25-28 by authorities of Berlin city and Lichtenberg district.
In a historic first time, a German chamber choir has brought the beauty of Vietnamese folk songs to life at the Berliner Philharmonie, one of the world's most renowned concert halls.
A recent musical exchange in Germany has brought together Vietnamese women representatives from eight European countries to celebrate the International Women's Day (March 8).
The “Suite Kieu” (To khuc Kieu) by Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long was one of the six works played by Zafraan Ensemble - a German group based in Berlin that is well-known for its classical concerts with a distinct crossover flair at the House of World Cultures in Berlin on March 1.
Nguyen Duc Thang, head of the Thang Muoi (October) arts club – a member of the Germany - Vietnam Association, has highlighted the role of cultural exchanges in promoting mutual understanding between the two peoples.
Some German films of different genres will be screened at KinoFest – the annual film festival hosted by Germany's Goethe-Institut, in early November, according to organisers.
A visiting delegation of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and the Arts held a meeting with cultural and artistic associations of the Vietnamese community in Germany on October 10 in Berlin to seek measures to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture and arts in Germany.
Various Vietnamese art and cultural performances with traditional and modern features were introduced at the ongoing Berlin Asian Arts Festival on September 30.
Huong Viet, an online magazine of Vietnamese people in Germany, and the local Vietnamese community introduced the homeland’s culture to German and international visitors at the summer festival Sommerfest in the state of Bayern on July 22.
Kultursommerfestival 2023, a cultural initiative of the Berlin authorities, have taken place at the Vietnamese expat community’s renowned Dong Xuan Centre, entertaining thousands of festival-goers with music performances.
A 20-piece collection of driftwood sculptures will be displayed at the Hoi An Garden in Wernigerode, Germany, a sister city of Hoi An, during the third ‘lantern festival’ in Wernigerode on August 24-27 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the friendship of the two cities (2013-2023) and to promote the ‘green’ growth cooperation of the two cities.
“Van nghe thang Muoi” (October Art) club, a major and active cultural and art organisation of the Vietnamese community in Berlin, held its seventh congress to elect a new executive committee and sketch out its plans in the time to come.
The ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam central province and Wernigerode, its twin town in Germany, will host the third ‘lantern festival’ in Wernigerode on August 27, 2023.
Works by Vietnamese professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long were among the required performances at the International Guitar Competition and Festival Berlin 2022 which wrapped up on October 15.
"Vietnam is part of my heart," stated President of the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association Rolf Schulze, who served as German Ambassador to Vietnam during 2007-2011, while attending an event to introduce traditional costumes and musical instruments of Vietnam.
