A selection of 11 Japanese films will be introduced during the Japanese film programme in Đà Nẵng at Lê Độ Cinema, 46 Trần Phú Street, from January 5-7th and 13-14th.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has been named the new chairperson of the Miss America beauty pageant, becoming the first former winner to lead the organisation following a scandal over lewd and sexist emails.

Just how cold is it in Canada? Ask the penguins at the Calgary zoo: Even they have had to take shelter.

The Hà Nội-based designer Đỗ Trịnh Hoài Nam’s áo dài (Vietnamese dress) collection, called Women in Love, will open the Paris Fashion Week-Haute Couture 2018 on January 23. 

To mark the  53rd anniversary of the Palestine Revolution and New Year, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Việt Nam, Saadi Salama, sends Việt Nam News readers his warmest greetings.

Beautiful tunes praising the fatherland and patriotism will be presented during a special music show to welcome the new year on January 6.

The confluence of three ethnicities in Sóc Trăng Province, that of the Kinh, the Hoa and the Khmer, makes it a great place to discover the beauty of different cultures and observe distinct customs.

The year 2017 witnessed various important cultural and tourism events in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News looks back and lists the most distiguished:

The end of the year is a busy time for the blacksmiths of Phúc Sen Village in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng. Nobody knows how long the tradition has distinguished the village, but the elders believe blacksmithing has been their community’s trade for almost a thousand years.