Hà Nội’s autumn is season for cốm or young sticky rice flakes. Cốm can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including chả cốm (Vietnamese cốm sausage) and cốm xào (browned green sticky rice).

The new and privately owned Núi Nhạn Tuồng (classical drama) troupe has opened in Phú Yên Province’s Tuy Hòa City. 

Officials of HCM City agencies said yesterday (Sept 1) that they would review programmes that promote and preserve traditional cultural values with an aim of making them more efficient and relevant.

The final round of Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest will start this month with participation of 30 best contestants.

Hà Nội’s Quán Sứ Pagoda on Friday night was crowded with Buddhists gathering to prepare for the Vu Lan Festival (or Trung Nguyên Festival), which is a Buddhist festival that emerged long ago in Việt Nam.

Communities from Hà Giang Province will stir up some fun at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism by hosting a festival between September 1 and 4.

France's Deauville American Film Festival opens in the Normandy seaside resort on Friday, rolling out the red carpet to new forms of distribution and 60 movies.

Researchers have discovered that the oldest wine in the world may have been Italian, after finding traces of 6,000-year-old fermented grapes off the west coast of Sicily.

Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday announced he would extend a run of intimate Broadway shows into 2018 after fans quickly snatched up tickets.