Vietnam will for the first time send war-era movies such as Virgin Field and Hanoi Girl to an international film festival.
Catherine Hor and Marie Pierre Jourdain spent five years as back-packers in Vietnam to discover over 40 craft villages around Hanoi. They are continuing their travels to get material for their book entitled “Carnets de route tonkinois” (Route Journal in North Vietnam), the second volume.
To define clearly the lifestyle of Vietnamese rockers, 13 rock bands nationwide will gather in HCM City to play “Saigon Rock 2 Night” on March 23 at Tao Dan Club.
For the first time a Buddhist concert will be organized during the United Nations Day of Vesak 2008, slated from May 8-13, 2008, in Vietnam.