Artists and cultural groups are working to encourage Vietnamese men to wear áo dài, the famous Vietnamese traditional long dress.

The Việt Nam Literature Association presented the 2016 Literature Award to seven writers, poets, writers and a translator at the Việt Nam Literature Museum last Saturday.

A documentary series entitled Sắc Màu Nhật Bản (Colours of Japan) which showcases the best of Japanese gastronomy will be aired on Vietnamese television from February 3.

Đầm Sen Cutural Park in HCM City’s District 11 will offer hot-air balloon rides for the first time during the Tết holiday (Lunar New Year) from January 28 to February 2.

Kilns in Địa Linh Village, in the central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province are burning these days so that the last batches of Vietnamese kitchen god statues can be baked before the end of the year.

The traditional Lunar New Year holiday, Tết, is almost upon us. You can experience a traditional Tet market atmosphere at Quán Ăn Ngon at 18 Phan Bội Châu Street in Hà Nội.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ on Thursday (Jan 12) opened the “Spring Colour in the Countryside” festival at the Cần Thơ City Museum to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year).

President Barack Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour.

The ancient capital Hoa Lư in the northern province of Ninh Bình, the backdrop for the upcoming Hollywood movie "Kong: Skull Island", has enchanted visitors with its picturesque landscape, temples and pagodas. Two of its more memorable sites are Am Tiên Pagoda and Cave.

Thousands of pedestrians recently crowded Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in HCM City to enjoy a multi-disciplinary Street Art Contest featuring hip-hop dance, a street symphony orchestra, rock bands, a magic show and other performances.

Dr Võ Quý, one of the leading naturalists, zoologists and ornithologists of Việt Nam died this week aged 88.

Actor Woody Harrelson will be heading to a galaxy far, far away for his next movie, playing a role in the second anthology Star Wars film focused on a young Han Solo.

A Bruce Springsteen archive will open at Monmouth University in New Jersey, a short distance from the working-class town where the rock legend grew up.

The Orchestra of French High Schools of the World, an interactive project between students and musicians from French schools affiliated with the Agency for French Abroad, will host a concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on January 14.

The manga book Địa Ngục Môn (Gateway to Underworld) by the HCM City-based artist Can Tiểu Hy, has been announced as one of the winners at the 10th Japan International Manga Awards.