The Việt Nam Association of Photographic Artists has called on professional photographers and photo journalists to send contributions covering the prevention and fight against COVID-19 in Việt Nam.

A preschool project in the northern province of Sơn La has just been listed among the top 10 new architecture projects in the Art & Design column in UK-based newspaper The Guardian.

The New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure has named Việt Nam on its list of the top 17 destinations for tourists after the COVID-19 crisis ends.

President Hồ Chí Minh's Mausoleum reopened to the public from Tuesday (May 12) after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 23, according to the board.

Veteran actor and comedian Jerry Stiller, who found fame on Broadway and later in the smash US show Seinfeld has died from natural causes aged 92, his son, the Hollywood star Ben Stiller, said on Monday.

Decades after grunge's reluctant poster boy took his own life, Kurt Cobain's guitar played during his legendary MTV Unplugged performance is hitting the auction block at a starting estimate of US$1 million.

Restoration works on towers of Group A (A10, A8, A11) in the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary has completed 80 per cent including the foundation, inner walls and boundary walls, while preparatory works have been scheduled on the remain towers in Group A, and Groups K and H for soon working after COVID-19 eased in the central region.

A programme calling on Vietnamese citizens to travel to domestic tourism attractions has been launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of efforts to stimulate domestic tourism as social distancing measures are eased.

Rau bí or pumpkin buds are a popular ingredient in many dishes in Việt Nam but the best is rau bí xào tỏi (stir fried with garlic), said Phạm Tuấn Hải, a former judge on Việt Nam Master Chef.