https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/ en Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:02:00 GMT Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:02:00 GMT https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/rss/ https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/uploads/logo_c361fb9526233f56fd461c4ffab1fa8e.png https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/ 144 24 https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/princess-huyen-tran-festival-opens-in-hue-90.html Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:02:00 GMT he opening ceremony of the annual Princess Huyen Tran Festival was held at the foot of Ngu Phong Mountain in Hue City on February 25.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/ietnamese-lunar-new-year-festival-2026-scheduled-for-february-in-hcmc-85.html Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:01:00 GMT The Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival 2026 will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House from February 1 to February 21 (from the 14th day of the last month through the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar).]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/vietnamese-director-triumphs-at-san-francisco-film-festival-81.html Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:11:00 GMT Vietnamese director Ly Hai has achieved a remarkable milestone in his film-making career with Lat mat 8: Vong tay nang (Face Off 8: Embrace of Light) at San Francisco Film Festival.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/sa-dec-flower-ornamental-festival-2025-to-be-held-in-december-77.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 01:10:00 GMT he People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province announced that the 2nd Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival 2025 will take place from December 27, 2025, to January 4, 2026, in Sa Dec City.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/behind-the-vietnamese-term-o-sin-71.html Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:08:00 GMT It’s not uncommon to come across words in everyday conversations that have roots in the French language. Albeit less frequently, a handful of Russian and English loan words have also made their way into our lives at times, but for a term of Japanese origin to have taken root deep in the collective psyche of Vietnamese, that’s rare.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/duy-phuong-famous-before-hoai-linh-daughter-helped-pay-off-debt-now-works-as-a-shipper-66.html Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:06:00 GMT Duy Phuong was known as a famous comedian in the 80s and 90s, often performing comedy with Meritorious Artist Bao Quoc. He once had a heyday when he was famous, had shows from the South to the North and lived a rich life.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/hanoi-to-host-pho-festival-2025-60.html Tue, 8 Apr 2025 04:04:00 GMT The 2025 Pho Festival will be held at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on April 18-20.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/first-hcmc-theater-festival-2024-promotes-city-s-theatrical-stages-52.html Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:11:00 GMT The first HCMC Theater Festival 2024 will take place on November 12-29 with the participation of State-owned and private theaters throughout the city.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/concert-featuring-vietnamese-and-american-artists-presented-in-hcmc-46.html Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:10:00 GMT A concert featuring artists from the HCMC Conservatory of Music and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska in the US will take place in the city on October 15.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/overseas-trips-of-ca-tru-singer-41.html Tue, 8 Oct 2024 04:10:00 GMT Ca tru singer Pham Thi Hue just finished a three-month trip to introduce Ca tru to students in the city of Cleveland (Ohio, USA). During her free time, she joined a world-music band. She is now in Taiwan to teach traditional music of Vietnam.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/actor-viet-hung-35.html Fri, 4 Oct 2024 12:10:00 GMT The real name of the well–known actor Viet Hung was Nguyen Huu Hung. He was born in 1923 in Nha Trang, a coastal city in central Vietnam. Because of hardship, he, along with his mother and his elder sister, moved to Da Lat, a highland city. They later settled in Saigon.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/the-origin-of-the-vong-co-song-sau-vuong-y-nhac-28.html Tue, 1 Oct 2024 22:10:00 GMT Many members of the www.cailuongvietnam.com Website are loyal fans of the famous singer Minh Canh. While most of them would agree that the song “The Mournful Sound of Music” (Sau Vuong Y Nhac), written by Vien Chau, the King of Vong Co songs, is one of the songs that greatly contributed to the success of that legendary singer, probably only a few of Minh Canh’s fans know that this song was written based on a real and tragic life of a Cai Luong troupe’s owner, Mr. Hoang Van Quynh.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/unforgettable-play-mau-nhuom-san-chua-19.html Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:09:00 GMT At "Thien Nhai Tu" temple, a young sadi with the name Tran Tu Tam (Nghe Si Minh Canh) led a peaceful, carefree life of a monk. One cloudy day, a girl called Nhuoc Thuy (Nghe Si Phuong Lien?) came out of nowhere and gave him a letter which told of a horrendous murder that took place 20 years ago that involved the deaths of Tran Tu Tam's parents. He learned that his folks were brutally killed 20 years ago by a traitor in their group and that Tran Tu Tam was lucky enough to escape with the help of a kind man named Du Phong (Nghe Si Thanh Sang) who ran off with him and left him in the temple to be raise by the head monk. The letter also stated that now was the time for Tran Tu Tam to resume a layperson life and seek revenge for his parents.]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/the-magic-of-the-vong-co-song-17.html Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:09:00 GMT In the cai luong arts in the South, there are many fine names associated with the talented artists such as: King of cai luong singing Ut Tra On, King of funny cai luong singing Van Huong, King of xang xe tune Minh Chi, Emperor of plastic disk Tan Tai, Queen of sadness Ut Bach Lan, Queen of stage Thanh Nga, Queen of Chinese drama My Chau ... for all the mentioned artists, one of the main measurements to crown them is their talent in vong co singing. In other words, on the opera stage, the vong co song is considered the "backbone". Launched more than 90 years ago, to the present though opera is in difficulty, the vong co songs seem to remain healthy and continue to develop. Why? Because the vong co song has its own magic.Da Co Hoai Lang song has its original from a faithful love]]> https://cailuongvietnam.com/newenglish/en/news/entertainment/artist-minh-canh-suddenly-has-a-second-live-show-11.html Sun, 29 Sep 2024 05:09:00 GMT The cold night of the deserted pagoda, Blood stains the temple yard, Autumn on Bach Ma Son were the famous Cai Luong plays in the past with Minh Canh participating; and he left such beautiful impressions in the roles of Cao Nguyen Binh, the young uncle Tran Tu Tam, and the Bach Sword Vuong Ho Vu. Now, fans will be able to see them all again in the next live show on the night of August 5th at Ben Thanh Theater, Ho Chi Minh City.]]>