Việt Nam News

The documentary film Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei will be presented in English with Vietnamese subtitles in Hà Nội and HCM City, and entry will be free of charge.

French photographer Sebastien Laval has become quite popular among photography lovers in Việt Nam, leaving his mark in several photo exhibitions and art projects in the country over the past ten years.

A film about the forgotten history of 20,000 young Vietnamese who were forced to work in France on the eve of the second World War and under the German Occupation will be screened at the L’Espace.

The 2016 SEA Pride music festival will showcase the region’s musical diversity, create a safe space to celebrate the vibrancy of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bigender and transexual) community, and promote workplace diversity in Việt Nam.

Entertainment programmes for journalists in HCM City are being organised on the occasion of national journalism day on June 21.

HCM City plans to work with the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations to develop cultural activities, the secretary of HCM City's Party Committee, Đinh La Thăng, said at a meeting held Tuesday (June 14) in the city.

An essay entitled Denmark-Where Happiness Rests, written by 9th grade student Phạm Tâm Đan from Nguyễn Siêu High School, has won the grand prize in the Denmark in Your Eyes creative writing contest.

Lê Thư Hương is the first Vietnamese flautist to participate in a doctorate programme for flute performance at the University of North Texas' (UNT's) College of Music.

Two boys play on a wooden bridge before swimming in a local river of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk’s Krông Bông District. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

The International Tattoo Convention, where tattoo techniques and culture are discussed, will be held in Hà Nội for the first time.

Eighteen women from southern and central provinces have been chosen to compete in the final round of the Miss Việt Nam 2016 pageant in HCM City in August.

Private film companies are releasing dramas, fantasies and comedies this summer as cinemas in HCM City continue to screen more locally made movies.

Up to 10,000 people will join International Yoga Day festivities in big cities in Việt Nam this June 18 to July 2.

Tourists travel by ox carts in Hoa Lư District in the northern province of Ninh Bình. – VNS Photo Trương Vị

The cultural heritage of ethnic groups in the southern province of Ninh Thuận is showcased in the provincial museum.

To mark the National Day of the Russian Federation on June 12, Việt Nam News presents an article by Konstantin V Vnukov, ambassador of the Russian Federation to Việt Nam 

 A June 14-16 exhibition featuring 100 photos will mark the 100th anniversary of Tiên Phước District in the central province of Quảng Nam.

The Việt Nam Festival has kicked off at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, featuring more than 110 booths and attracts about 180,000 visitors.