Việt Nam News

Wearing a dark mask, dark glasses, a helmet and riding a rusty motorbike, you would be forgiven for thinking Ivan Os is not a usual part of the scenery in the central province of Bình Thuận. However, he is well-known to the locals. Os, who is 43-year-old and originally from Russia, had travelled widely around the world before his first visit to Việt Nam in 2015.

Chilean Ambassador Patricio Becker writes to Việt Nam News on the nation's Independence Day.

On the ocassion of Brazil’s Independence day on September 7, Brazilian Ambassador Fernando Apparicio da Silva writes for Việt Nam News

On the occasion of 196 years of the Independence Day of Uruguay, Appointed Ambassador of Uruguay to Việt Nam Raúl Pollak Giampietro writes to Việt Nam News.

To make use of her time in quarantine, Sofia Holt from Sweden paints objects found in her home and sells them in an online auction to raise funds for charities in HCM City.

Commemorating India’s 75th Independence Day, Pranay Verma, Ambassador of India to Vietnam, writes to Việt Nam News

Polish painter Marta Kisiliczyk is an award-winning artist that wants her audience "to just stand in front of my art and feel something”.

Commemorating a national day is an exceptional event for any country. On August 1, Swiss nationals in Switzerland and all over the world proudly remember the founding of their country in 1291.

On the occasion of two hundred years of the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Peru, for the Ambassador of Peru in Vietnam, Augusto Morelli, the Bicentennial is an opportunity to transmit confidence in the strength and resilience of Peru and its people, to reflect on what remains to be done and to imagine the future with a new spirit, a Bicentennial spirit.

On the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the National Day of Egypt  (23rd July Revolution 1952). on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the National Day of Egypt  (23rd July Revolution 1952) Egyptian Ambassador to Việt Nam Mahmoud Hassan Nayel writes to Việt Nam News

After nearly 18 years of living in Việt Nam, retired Nigerian footballer Amaobi Honest Uzowuru has found his second hime.

On the 200th anniversary of Carabobo Victory gaining the independence for Gran Colombia, ambassador of Venezuela to Vietnam Tatiana Pugh Moreno writes to Việt Nam News.

François Bibonne’s new documentary, ‘Once upon a bridge, in Vietnam’, aims to give viewers a taste of the country’s classical music scene and span the distance between East and West. 

Many people may consider broken pieces of glass discarded on the streets as an unpleasant sight or even a dangerous hazard, but an American expatriate in HCM City has been using them to make beautiful, expressive artworks.

To mark the occasion of Denmark’s Constitution Day, June 5, Ambassador Kim Højlund Christensen reflects upon the development of the Danish Vietnamese relationship during the past 50 years.

Azerbaijan Ambassador Anar Imanov writes to Việt Nam News to mark the country's Republic Day