Socialist Republic of Vietnam

07/13/2004 -- 16:29(GMT+7)

Washington (VNA) - More than 30 paintings by 15 modern Vietnamese painters are on show at the Vietnamese Embassy in the US on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam-US diplomatic ties (July 12).

Present at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which is entitled "Tradition and change: Current Vietnamese art", were hundreds of foreign diplomats, American people interested in Viet Nam's culture and arts, and overseas Vietnamese living in the states of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington.

The paintings, drawn by famous painters including Nguyen Tu Nghiem, Do Quang Em, Buu Chi and Phan Cam Thuong, were praised by not only art lovers but also art collectors from Hong Kong, New York and Singapore.

The exhibition will be open until July 24, 2004.