A child uses a smart phone in Ngải Thầu Commune, Bát Xát District in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Paris-based violinist Nguyễn Hữu Nguyên returns to play at a concert entitled Nguyễn Hữu Nguyên and Friends at French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) on February 3.

The historic French fashion label Paul Poiret has been resurrected and will show its first collection in nearly nine decades at Paris fashion week next month, the brand said.

An acclaimed film about AIDS activists and a World War I epic top the nominations list for the "French Oscars", the Cesars, which were announced Wednesday.

Central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province plans to build four parks with sculptures in its municipal city in an attempt to beautify the landscape around the former imperial capital city of Huế.

Singer, composer Nguyễn Thanh Minh will release a collection of 10 songs inspired by the fairy tales.

Greece's national library on Tuesday said a 10-million-euro relocation to new facilities, designed by famed Italian architect Renzo Piano, had begun this month and is expected to take three months.

Peru’s ancient Nazca lines were damaged when a driver accidentally plowed his cargo truck into the fragile archaeological site in the desert, officials said on Tuesday.

Pop singer Mỹ Linh launched her album Chat with Mozart Vol 2 on January 18 with both an LP record and CD version. The album is the result of 13 years of sustained work.