Thousands of locals and visitors attended the water procession and fish worship ceremonies held yesterday at Trần Temple Complex in Lộc Vượng Ward, Nam Định City of the northern province of Nam Định.

British rock star Sting and American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter were on Tuesday awarded the 2017 Swedish Polar Music Prize for their innovative contributions to music.

HCM City tourism companies this year will launch a tour of Oriental medicine stores on the streets of Lương Nhữ Học, Triệu Quang Phục and Hải Thượng Lãn Ông in the city’s District 5.

More than 3,000 people took part in the annual Nghinh Ông (Whale Worship) Festival that fishermen in the Cửu Long (Mekong) province of Bạc Liêu celebrate in honour of the giant marine mammals.

Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen, whose long career included collaborations with Stephane Grappelli, Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington, died on Tuesday at the age of 100, his family said.

Designer Lương Minh Sơn, founder of fashion brand Sơn Collection, will introduce traditional Vietnamese silk to the world at the upcoming New York Fashion Week.

International jazz musician Nguyên Lê and traditional artist Ngô Hồng Quang will celebrate their new album with a concert series in major Vietnamese cities at the end of this month.

A documentary entitled Hai Đứa Trẻ (Two Children) has been viewed nearly 2 million times since it was posted two weeks ago on Việt Nam Television’s (VTV) Facebook page

Cinemas and theatres over the long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday reported full houses and high ticket sales for foreign film screenings.