Two ethnic Mông minority women carrying bundles of wood they collected on the side of a stream in Mù Căng Chải Commune in the northern province of Yên Bái. – VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Bằng

The Đông Á College has launched an 8,000sq.m open-air library for students and the community – the first of its kind in this coastal city and the central region.

The tourism sector in the central province of Phú Yên made a strong start with its 2011 National Tourism Year, but has shown little progress since then.

The first Tài Tử Music Festival for Children, to be held at HCM City’s Labour Cultural House next week, will include participants under 15 years old performing songs and instrumental pieces.

Veteran musician Nguyễn Cường is back and better than ever, with his new musical work entitled Đà Giang – Đại Hợp Xướng (Đà River – Masterpiece Chorus).

The imposing scenes and thrilling beauty of Hạ Long Bay, Tràng An Complex and mountains in Quảng Bình Province are showcased in the official trailer for the Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.

Archaeological evidence of an old trading port have been found at a recent excavation conducted in the central Bình Định Province.

Travel products including hotel bookings, tour and packages will be auctioned for the first time in Việt Nam with the aim to bring more benefits for customers and boost the local travel market.

Nearly 30 talented classical music artists from Việt Nam and the US will gather to present the beauty of Baroque music -- a style of European classical music from the years 1600 to 1750 -- during the Viet Nam Connection Music Festival.