Việt Nam News

On the occasion of Greece's National Day today, Viêt Nam News presents an article written by Greek Ambassador Nicolaos D. Kanellos.

A photo exhibition of the best images from the Shakespeare Lives in Photography competition opened yesterday in Hà Nội.

With countless tracts of magnificent untouched rainforest showing the region’s age-old natural and cultural legends, Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) is still a mysterious land to most tourists.

The nominations for eight categories of the Devotion Music Awards 2016 were announced by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao and Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) yesterday.

An opera reflecting Socrates’ philosophy and brainpower will be performed tonight at the Hà Nội Opera House.

Tourism Malaysia hosted a travel seminar-cum-mart in Hà Nội on March 22 aiming to introduce Malaysia as a shopping destination for tourists.

VinGallery will host a Spring Art Market at Snap Café on April 2, offering paintings, photography, handmade jewellery, clothing, accessories, sculpture and homemade houseware.

The central province of Quảng Bình will become a tourism centre of Southeast Asia by 2020, says local authority.

Holi, the festival of colours, is a traditional festival celebrated by Hindus in India and several other countries. Those joining in the event in Hà Nội on Sunday will be treated to plentiful Indian food and the chance to throw coloured powder at each other. 

The three-hour English tour, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., will commence at Bạch Mã Temple and wind through some of the streets of the Old Quarter, highlighting the concept of the "36 trade streets", where each street is named after the original product or service of the individual trade guilds.

Dozens of musicians will participate in a music programme tomorrow night at HCM City’s Acoustic Bar in memory of 42-year-old rocker Trần Lập, former leader of the rock band Bức Tường (The Wall), who passed away in Hà Nội last week.

The theatre workshop that Céline Mariage offers Francophone students at the Hà Nội University attracts the most motivated French-learning students.

A exhibition on “Maps and document display of Paracel and Spratly Islands – Historical and Legal Evidences” will be held in this Northern Province from March 30 to April 3. 

Pakistani women have always played a key role in improving the economy, social standards, and norms of Pakistan.

Vietnamese rural areas in the 1970s and the process of urbanisation will be reflected in a new series on Việt Nam Television. Titled Gia Phả Của Đất (Annals of Land), the short films will be broadcast starting this Thursday. Director Trần Quốc Trọng spoke with Minh Thu about the filmmaking process.

Themed March - Season of Honey Bees, the programme will include performances of traditional gongs, a festival of shooting crossbows, an exhibition of Central Highlands forest products, reflections on traditional customs and folk games on these three days.

Young talented dancers will gather on March 30 for a performance at the Hà Nội’s Cultural Palace which is expected to draw thousands of spectators, according to choreographer Tuyết Minh.