The Việt Nam Culinary Conservation, Research and Development Centre was inaugurated in HCM City last week to research into and introduce Vietnamese foods and train chefs for restaurants and hotels, thus supporting tourism development.

This is the first time most collections of the Việt Nam Fashion Week (VFW) Spring-Summer 2018 are designed in traditional types of fabric such as silk, tussore, grass cloth, cotton and linen.

As the mid-autumn festival approaches, a festive atmosphere prevails throughout Hảo Village in the northern province of Hưng Yên.

Colourful lanterns will light up Thăng Long Imperial Citadel and the gates will open for the public to celebrate mid-autumn festival, beginning now and running until October 4—the full moon day of the eighth lunar month.

Li Bai Chinese restaurant in HCM City is about to introduce a special menu featuring wok-fried scampi with innovative sauces, including buttermilk and garlic chilli. So, in October, gather friends, family or business partners and dine out on the rich colourful dish.

It wasn’t just food and music. The hospitality extended at a well-organised cultural night was aimed at showcasing Vietnamese culture and pleasing guests from APEC member economies who are in the former imperial capital city of Huế to attend forums.

Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova, a Holocaust survivor who became the first soloist to record Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete works for keyboard instruments, died on Wednesday aged 90, Czech media reports said.

Ready to launch an album after several years of reluctant silence, pop singer Rita Ora will return to her hometown of London to host the MTV Europe Music Awards in November.

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