The once-beautiful beach is now marred by thousands of sandbags. The local tourism industry now faces various issues to attract investment and visitors. Even multi-million dollar resorts and hotels have been abandoned, with many slowly falling into ruin as the sea swallows large swaths of land.

State-owned and private art troupes in HCM City are asking the city government to invest in construction and renovation of theatres to meet market demand.

People have opportunity to enjoy quintessential food of Việt Nam and dozen other countries including France, Japan, Argentina in Hà Nội Culinary Cultural Exchange event held in Hà Nội on Friday and Saturday.

More than 300,000 copies of books and 3,000 student and office accessories are on display at Summer Book Festival 2017, which opened on Friday (June 16) at the HCM City Exhibition House in District 1.

A photo exhibition titled “Impression” was co-organised by the Hà Nội Photo Journalist Club and the Hà Nội Journalist Association on the occasion of Việt Nam Press Day’s 92th anniversary (June 21, 1925-2017).

American daredevil Erendira Wallenda dangled from her teeth from under a helicopter in a series of eye-watering acrobatic moves over the teeming waters of Niagara Falls on Thursday.

From edible ink printers to chicken stick conveyor belts, Japan’s food firms put it all on the menu at an industry show this week with one bold exhibitor claiming it could turn anyone into a top sushi chef. Newmind’s colour printers can graft almost any image -- a country flag, Hello Kitty face or message to a loved one -- onto cookies and other food just like a conventional printer.

The Việt Nam National Museum of History in Hà Nội will exhibit its collection of around 100 gold-and-red painted wooden artefacts from the 15th century, starting June 20.

Thousands of people will participate in the third International Yoga Day, to be held across nine cities and provinces between June 17 and July 2.