Việt Nam News

Prof. Simon has actively helped train law scholars in Hà Nội Law University, where he has been working as a lecturer since 2015. Before that, in 1991, Prof. Simon had worked with Việt Nam’s Ministry of Justice.

Though the film has only been screened at the National Cinema Centre, it has attracted lots of attention from audiences and is becoming favoured as it consistently sells out.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has gained achievements in the three fields in 2023. Minister Nguyễn Văn Hùng spoke about the efforts of the sector and the plans to carry out its mission in 2024.

Phú Thượng, formally known as Gạ Village, is famous for its flavoursome, delicious steamed sticky rice.

The Tết Nguyên Tiêu (Lantern Festival) will be held on February 24, or the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, in Chợ Lớn (Big Market) in HCM City’s District 5.

House of iKons Fashion Week London was a special and impressive fashion show as the organiser, House of iKons, celebrated its 10th anniversary. It presented collections by nearly 30 designers from around the world, including Love Collection by UK-based Vietnamese teenage designer Anna Hoàng.

The recital promises to be a unique musical feast, with a combination of western classical style and Vietnamese folk tunes.

The hotpot’s broth is sweeter than others because of its steamed pork bone, while live fish mixed with tomato, river leaves, bitter herb and chili help create the characteristic broth that is its own made-in-Saigon trade mark.

Tourism programmes in Yên Bái now revolve around the richness of cultural identity, heritage tours to monuments and landscapes, and experiencing the distinctive customs, cuisine and festivals.

Festival management has seen significant improvements this year. Provinces and cities have taken proactive measures by developing comprehensive plans for overall festival operations, providing direct guidance in developing scripts, plans and feasible scenarios for festivals.

The Yên Tử Spring Festival, one of the largest and longest festival in the north, kicks off in Uông Bí city of the northern province of Quảng Ninh. The opening ceremony features traditional rituals such as drum beating, bell ringing and other spiritual practices.

Vietnamese romance and comedy movies have achieved big profits during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

To mark the Day's 22nd celebration, a team of gong players from Hòa Bình Province will perform around 22 torch towers. Poets will recite their poems and international poets will hold talks about their poetry works. A special session will be dedicated to highlight poets from all three regions of Việt Nam.

This year's festival includes a modern 3D mapping sound and light show with the theme Âm Vang Mê Linh (The Echo of Mê Linh).

Going to Hương Pagoda is a spiritual journey to a Buddhist Land where the Goddess of Mercy inspires a religious life. Visitors enjoy sightseeing at pagodas, temples and caves which are the main attractions at the Hương Pagoda Festival, and join ceremonies to ask favour from Lord Buddha.

More than 16,000 books were given as Lunar New Year gifts to readers who attended the HCM City Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair.

For the Êđê people, the way to communicate with their ancestors and gods is through the sounds of ching kram gongs. Using this special instrument helps preserve and spread their cultural identity.

Aside from the hearth of the local pub or the embrace of family, there’s only one winner here and I can’t wait to be back next week.