Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Lee Hyo-seong signed a government-level cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 26 on the co-production of television programmes.
Vietnamese poetry and music hit the airwaves in the US on February 11, with the programme “Lanterns hanging on the wind” broadcast on several university radio stations.
A ceremony to hand over a film about the history of the Lao People’s Army (LPA), a joint work between the Vietnamese and Lao defence ministries, took place in Vientiane, Laos on January 11.
“The Start of Japan” programme will begin broadcasting on Vietnam Television (VTV) channels to introduce Japanese culture and tourism to the public, told VTV to a press conference in Hanoi on December 14.
“Angel Face”, a film invested and co-produced by Vietnamese artist Ly Nha Ky, will vie for prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will take place in France from May 8-19.
Lucia and the Ice Mountain, a fairy tale musical co-produced by young musicians and producers from ASEAN countries, premiered in HCM City on January 6.
Life about young Vietnamese living in urban areas is the topic of new shows produced this year by television stations and film studios in Hanoi and HCM City.
Director-producer-actress Viet Trinh of HCM City is working with Republic of Korean partners to produce the film Ba Dieu Uoc (Three Wishes), expected to be released later for this Christmas season.
The Vietnam – Japan joint film titled “Duoi bau troi xa cach” (Under the same sky) will be aired on Lunar New Year 2017, heard a press conference on January 16.
A photo book featuring the evolving world of work in and around Hanoi was launched on May 25 by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation in Vietnam to raise money for charity.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
