Việt Nam News

Sasuke, the sports game show that originated in Japan, will start its second season in Việt Nam from May 19.

Antoine Roland-Billecart, a sixth-generation descendent of the 197-year old Champagne House, will come to Đà Nẵng for an exclusive champagne dinner at La Maison 1888 inside the InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort on May 20.

The first collaborative stage work by Japanese Edo Marionette Theatre Youkiza and the Việt Nam Youth Theatre will debut in Hà Nội tonight.

Noted scholar Vũ Tuân Sán has recently donated 500 books of Hán-nôm (Sino nôm) literature to the Hán Nôm Research Institute in Hà Nội.

Various important details of the personal life of renovated-opera singer Kim Cương were recently revealed in the singer’s memoirs titled Sống Cho Người, Sống Cho Mình (Live for Others, Life for Myself).

The HCM City-based War Remnants Museum has just received the original English version of a diary written by war martyr Dr Đặng Thùy Trâm, who worked on the battlefield as surgeon in a central province of Việt Nam during the American war.

A Summer Party held last night in downtown HCM City for fashion industry insiders and guests kicked off activities for Việt Nam Designers’ Fashion Week.

Hundreds of circus performers from eight countries will participate in the International Circus Festival 2016 in Huế City from May 28 to June 4.

Message of Israeli Ambassador on occasion of the Independence Day

The annual Bourbon Street Jazz & Blues Festival featuring music and Cajun food will be held at Cargo Event Space on May 28.

Eighty-year-old singer Trần Hiếu of HCM City has been recognised by Việt Nam Guinness Records as the country’s oldest People’s Artist.

A collection of 40 ancient maps, which indicated Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Islands belong to Việt Nam, and two atlas were on display for the first time at a conference: Conflict in the South China Sea (or East Sea) in the US last week.

People choose hats at a hat market in the Chuông Village, Thanh Oai District in Hà Nội. -- VNS Photo Việt Thanh

A group of ambassadors to Việt Nam from several countries will begin their excursion to Sơn Đoòng Cave, the central province of Quảng Bình tomorrow.

Lao Động (Labour) newspaper reporter Việt Văn won first prize in the food category at the International Color Awards – Los Angeles in the United States for his photo “The Breakfast”.

The country’s famous publishing house Kim Đồng opened its first store in HCM City’s District 1.

Bold Strokes, an event to celebrate the contemporary art in Việt Nam which gathers many Vietnamese and foreign artists, will take place on Wednesday night at the Art Vietnam Gallery.

Đức Hùng, 26, only emerged on the scene following his participation in Giọng Hát Việt (The Voice of Vietnam 2013), and since then has turned to songwriting and producing.