A popular historical play from the 1990s will be restaged by HCM City Tuồng Theatre this weekend at Sen Hồng Stage in District 1, as part of the theatre’s efforts to preserve tuồng (classical drama), a symbolic form of traditional art originating in central Việt Nam.
Nguyễn Lâm Thảo Tâm, a grade 10 student from HCM City’s Đinh Thiện Lý High School beat over 7,000 other Vietnamese students .
Famous saxophonist Trần Mạnh Tuấn has released his latest jazz album after several months of working in a prestigious studio in HCM City.
The world’s largest Buddha statue, made of jade, has been brought to Việt Nam. It will be displayed soon in the central Quảng Bình Province before it is exhibited in other northern localities.
Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, also known as a centre for Buddhism in Trí Yên Commune in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc, has received the title of Special National Relics site.
Thousands of visitors flocked to the northern province of Bắc Ninh to take part in a cherry blossom festival that opened on Sunday as part of a cultural exchange programme with Japan.
Vietnamese game developers and lecturers of Uppsala University’s Department of Game Design in Sweden met yesterday in Hà Nội to share their experiences on computer game design.
HÀ NỘI (VNS) – The record cold spell in late January left forests in Điện Biên Đông District of the mountainous Điện Biên Province dying.
Most of the trees and plants in the area have dried out completely, and this has increased the risk of forest fires on a large scale. According to statistics supplied by the district authority, some 1,900 hectares of natural forest in many communes have been severely damaged.
Local authorities have instructed residents to clear the dried and damaged trees and plants to avoid fires.
Following are some photos of the forests in Điện Biên Đông District.
A short documentary film on Mỹ Sơn, a unique Hindu sanctuary located in the central province of Quảng Nam, was released in Hà Nội this week.
A comic collection about insects, written by Ngô Tường Mẫn, has been released in HCM City to meet children’s demand.
The ninth biannual HCM City Book Expo that opens at District 1’s Lê Văn Tám Park today will seek to promote reading habits, especially among children.
Heinz Hermanns, founder, Festival Director and CEO of interfilm Berlin, a short film festival and distribution platform, will deliver a talk at the Phan Châu Trinh College Library at about 2pm today.
Miss Việt Nam 2016, the biennial national beauty contest, will kick off with qualifying rounds in July while the final round is scheduled to take place on August 27 in HCM City.
Yachts and motorboats are becoming the new "luxury cars" in HCM City.
French Michelin-starred chef Raphael Le Mancq (third left) conducts a cooking class with local women entrepreneurs in Hà Nội yesterday.
Various Japanese bands and artists will perform in the Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend to celebrate the mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.
Vietnamese film The Third Wife wins two Hong Kong film awards
First Lexus music night 2016 to open next Friday with Bond
Dozens of singers and dancers will perform at a concert tonight (March 19) to celebrate the 2016 Earth Hour at HCM City’s Youth Cultural House.
The youngest Youth Ambassador of SOS Children’s Village, 11-year old Capri Everitt from Vancouver, Canada, raised her pure, innocent voice to sing the Vietnamese national anthem at SOS Children’s Village in Đà Nẵng yesterday.
