Authorities have hiked fivefold ticket prices for Indian visitors to the Taj Mahal, in the latest attempt to lower tourist numbers and reduce damage at the country's top tourist site.

Streaming giant Netflix announced on Monday that it will launch the platform's first original series made in Africa in 2019, adding that it planned further investment in productions on the continent.

Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà helped make clothes for some of the world’s top leaders last year, without any of their measurements.

December 12 has been chosen to be Phở Day, when the national noodle soup becomes the highlight of Vietnamese people living in the country and around in the world. Việt Nam News recommends you try the delicacy of Lạng Sơn Province in Hà Nội.

Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and representatives from the central province of Ninh Thuan met with delegates from other countries over the weekend to discuss a Cham pottery village’s application for UNESCO status.

Việt Nam’s national tourism board is calling on Vietnamese people to share the best of their cities with international travellers through short amateur videos in a new online campaign titled, ‘#MyVietnam’.

A painting featuring a horse by noted poet Bùi Giáng (1926-1998) has been sold for US$11,000 at auction to raise funds for the Live to Love Vietnam charity.

An exchange programme featuring traditional theatrical arts from Việt Nam and China will be held in Hà Nội on December 11.

Austrian filmmaker Sudabeh Mortezai's Joy, an unflinching look at migrant sex workers in Europe, won top prize on Saturday at the Marrakesh film festival in Morocco.