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Love at every sight:

Everyday, a couple in their seventies row a boat by hand to take tourists across the Hoài River in Quảng Nam Province’s Hội An Town. — Photo trantuanviet.com

Rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg was named the world’s highest paid actor on Tuesday, earning an estimated US$68 million before taxes over the past 12 months.

Rockers Linkin Park said on Tuesday that they were planning a public memorial for frontman Chester Bennington, a month after he committed suicide.

Buddhist Cultural Week, organised to celebrate the Buddha’s 2,561st birth anniversary, kicked off at Phổ Quang Pagoda in HCM City on Monday night.

Remarkable programmes and figures who appeared on Việt Nam Television channels during the year will be honoured at VTV Awards in a ceremony on September 7.

Photographer Dương Quốc Định has been known internationally for his nude photography since 2000. He spoke to Việt Nam News about his career, the place of nude photography in society, and about some of his work that has not yet been displayed to the public.  

Sơn Trà Nature Reserve, just 10km away from downtown Đà Nẵng, is home to incredible biodiversity, but rapid development threatens the plant and animal life there. The story of the local people fighting to protect Sơn Trà has never been told — until now.

Five veteran cải lương (reformed theatre) actresses will perform in a special show at HCM City’s Công Nhân Theatre on Tuesday night.  

Authorities of Tây Ninh Province have submitted a dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, asking for an ancient stone sculpture to be recognised as a national treasure.