In her latest book, author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai compares herself with a grain of salt in the ocean.

Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in HCM City, one of the busiest city spots on weekends, is attracting even more families and young people with a new activity: battery-powered hoverboards.

Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em will represent Việt Nam at Miss Earth 2016 which will be held in the Philippines in October.

A solo oil on canvas exhibition entitled Hiện Thực Qua Đôi Mắt (Reality through the Eyes) of young artist Nguyễn Đinh Duy Quyền will be held at the Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum on August 5.

French director Regis Wargnier and actress Catherine Deneuve of Indochine — which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — will attend the 4^th Hà Nội International Film Festival (HANIFF), festival organisers said.

Professional and amateur singers of vọng cổ (nostalgic tunes), a traditional genre of southern music, have been invited to take part in an online contest. 

The Quảng Bình People’s Committee has approved a three-year pilot project for using electric vehicles to transport tourists on several main roads in Đồng Hới City from August 2016.

Beautiful songs about Hà Nội’s autumn will be performed at the DIVA Việt Nam: Autumn Reunion­ concert that is held at Cultural Friendship Palace on August 13.

Switzerland celebrates its National Day