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City G – a live music series hosted by composer-music producer Duong Truong Giang is exciting Hanoians.  Composer Duong Truong Giang performs in the show. Photos: Tra My Starting on August 31, the capital’s audiences will immerse themselves in the upbeat melodies of a  music show to be held once a month. “This program is expected to add an option for Hanoi music lovers,” said Giang.  “The show is a playground for young artists who will certainly re-discover their artistryGiang added.  Young artists including Ha Trung, Phuong Duyen and Tran Nguyen Hai Dang bring to the show their stunning hits like Thu cuoi (Last Autumn), Con mua bang gia (Cold Rain), Ca mot troi thuong nho (A Whole Sky of Love). However, Oplus, Ha Le and Duong Tran Nghia, the already established names in music stardom also want to join the show,  singing along with young colleagues.  “What you guys felt this evening while singing, I felt the same way 7-8 years ago. T...

The exhibition, named ‘Timeless Souls: Beyond the Voyage – Hon Xua Ben La’, featured over 50 works by Le Thi Luu, Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu and Vu Cao Dam, the four renowned early generation graduates from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (EBAI) who migrated to France in early the 20th century. Ace Le, an independent researcher and writer on Vietnamese art who was selected by Sotheby’s to co-curate this public exhibition, this is a unique exhibition for Sotheby’s itself, as the auction house mainly organises non-selling ones in Europe. Normally, Sotheby’s only exhibits when they buy and sell artworks. “We are proud to stage Sotheby’s very first exhibition in Vietnam , in the vibrant town of Ho Chi Minh City, where we hope to reconnect the public with its rich cultural heritage through these exceptional and local works of art,” said Nathan Drahi, Managing Director, Sotheby’s Asia. Ace Le said that international statistics show that Vietnam is the best-growing art mark...