5 Seconds of Summer were already in shock when their album  beat out Beyonce and Jay-Z for the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart this summer.

The InspireMe Festival, organised by the British Embassy in Việt Nam with cooperation from Hà Nội People’s Committee, will present a wide range of cultural activities around the capital city’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake this weekend.

When visiting the northern province of Lạng Sơn, Bắc Sơn District’s Quỳnh Sơn Village is often the first stop for tourists who wish to experience local life through homestays.

German and Vietnamese authors are gathering in a cultural exchange including talk shows, excavations and reading sections.

People’s Artist, theatre director and scriptwriter Đinh Bằng Phi, a leading tuồng or hát bội (classical drama) performer in the 1980s-90s, will stage a mini live show in HCM City tonight (November 9).

Francis Lai, the composer behind memorable songs and film scores for dozens of French artists, has died aged 86, the mayor of his Mediterranean hometown of Nice said yesterday.

Food lovers will have a chance to enjoy several traditional dishes from Peru and learn about the rich cuisine of this South American country when the "Peruvian Gastronomic Days” kick off today in Hà Nội.

Nicolas Mathieu scooped France’s top Goncourt literary prize yesterday for his second novel, a coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of industrial decline and teenage lust.

A film project called Handsome Guy For Rent won top commercial film at Autumn Meeting 2018, an international cinema event providing opportunity for young filmmakers in the region.