Archaeologists are demanding permission to conduct excavations at the site of the tomb of one of King Tự Đức’s wives, which was bulldozed recently, to preserve whatever is undamaged.

In Việt Nam, fish sauce is used widely – as a seasoning, a dipping sauce, in humble daily meals and at fancy parties. Nước mắm  is said to help distinguish Vietnamese food from that of its neighbours. Fish sauce comprises two elements – fish and salt, the two gifts of the sea. To make it, alternating layers of fish and salt are placed in a wooden vat for six months to a year to ferment. The amber-colored liquid of the fermentation process seeps down and is drained.

Vietnamese performers will attend a folk culture festival across Europe held by the World Folklore Union for the first time from July 5 to August 15.

Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) recently launched a new and more eye-catching web interface to promote local tourism at www.vietnamtourism.com to celebrate its 57th anniversary on July 9.

Top fashion designers set out on Sunday to prove the saying that a stylish woman can even look good in a bin bag.

An acrobatic aerial performance by two Vietnamese artists won the highest prize at the International Circus Festival Circuba 2017, held in Cuba between June 25 and July 2.

Ten-year-old Hiền Trân won the first season of Thần Tượng Tương Lai (Future Idol), the Vietnamese reality show, on July 1.

The winner of the third Global Taste of Korea Contest 2017 in Việt Nam is Chu Ngọc Doanh, chef at Manna Bean Restaurant, who was chosen after a one-hour contest in Hà Nội last Friday. 

There may be greater risk of certain diseases during and after the monsoon rain in Việt Nam (June through October). The monsoon rains have come, especially to north and central Việt Nam and with them increased incidence of water and mosquito-borne disease. Here are some of the most common ones.