The performances were brought to the stage by the Vietnam National Art Troupe.

During their attendance at the festival, which attracted millions of visitors, the Vietnamese artists also delivered performances in Kwangju and Buyeo cities.

A musical instrument performance of Vietnamese Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Le Giang from the Vietnam National Academy of Music at the festival.

The activities aimed to promote Vietnamese culture to Korans and bring popular folk melodies to Overseas Vietnamese people who are living in the host country.

According to Tran Nhat Hoang, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, RoK visitors have brought a growing source of income for Vietnam’s tourism, citing that among the 16 million foreigners visiting Vietnam in 2018, 3 million of them were Koreans.

Therefore, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has stepped up their promotion of Vietnamese culture and tourism potential to RoK visitors, he stressed.

ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 to be held

The ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 will take place at the National Convention Centre, My Dinh, Hanoi, on July 28, with the participation of Vietnamese singers Noo Phuoc Thinh, Dong Nhi and Trong Hieu, as well as many international artistes.

Musical Nobody’s Boy to be staged in Hanoi

A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy is being staged at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

Music performances to celebrate Hanoi’s City for Peace status

A number of music performances will be held around Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of the capital city of Hanoi, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its recognition as City for Peace by the UNESCO. 

German musicians perform to open summer programme

A trio of classical musicians from Germany will perform to open Saigon Chamber Music (SCM) 2019 shows at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory on July 7.

Singer makes debut album of xam music

The very first album featuring xam (music of blind buskers) has been released in an effort of Mai Tuyet Hoa and her team to revive the traditional music.

Source: NDO