Việt Nam News

On the occasion of National Day of Singapore today (August 9), Viet Nam News presents an article written by the Chargé D’Affaires ad interim of the Singapore embassy Yuen Siu Hong.

The daughter of late painter Tạ Tỵ, who pioneered Việt Nam’s cubist school, plans to file a lawsuit in HCM City court in an aim to remove her father’s allegedly forged signature on a painting by another Vietnamese artist.

Việt Nam-Thailand joint stamp issue celebrates diplomatic ties

A week-long retrospective of films by one of Việt nam’s foremost directors, Đặng Nhật Minh, starts tonight at the Hanoi Cinematheque with the film Bao Giờ Cho Đến Tháng Mười (When the 10th Month Comes), which was selected by CNN as one of 18 all-time best Asian films.

Vietnamese fashion designer Võ Việt Chung will introduce 25 designs in his latest collection, Vương Triều (Royal), to the Haute With Heart Fashion Show that takes place at Hilton San Diego Bayfront this Saturday.

Comedian Trấn Thành and Vlogger An Nguy will star in a film to be screened on Christmas Day.

Despite having a 1,000-km long network of canals and rivers, HCM City has developed its waterway tourism slowly in recent years, with only a few tours now operating.

The Centre of Heritage Preservation and the museum of the central province of Quảng Trị has recently announced in a press conference the results of excavations in the Nguyễn Lords’ chief town.

The global hit Pokemon Go is officially launched in Việt Nam today.

Vietnamese musicians in recent weeks have released new songs praising the beauty of Việt Nam to show their love of country.

The Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) will return to Việt Nam playing two concerts at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM)’s Grand Hall on August 17 and 18.

Cultural diversity and unity in the ASEAN Community are being celebrated at an exhibition that opened yesterday in Hà Nội.

The cải lương (reformed opera) historical play, Trung Thần (Loyalist), a well-known production by scriptwriter Hoàng Song Việt, will be performed in a new version designed to attract younger audiences. 

The central province of Quảng Nam has launched a photo contest on murals in the fishing village of Trung Thanh Village in Tam Kỳ City’s Tam Thanh Commune on August 17-20.

It is one of the hottest months of the year. People are surrounded by the strong heat and high humidity weather, making us easily get frustrated and out of temper.

Thirty-one young musicians from Myanmar, Thailand and Việt Nam will perform during the Saigon Chamber Music Festival 2016 from August 11-19.

Designer Minh Hạnh has been named one of the top 10 ASEAN Artisans of 2016 by the Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (SACICT).

With the theme "Children of Heaven", during August, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present four movies from Brazil, Iran, Italy and the US, which all are about children all over the world or childhood memories.