Việt Nam News

With the aim of saving lives by promoting hygiene, Soap for Hope was officially launched in 2013. Since then, the project has recovered over 750 tonnes of soap generated by nearly 250 hotels, produced 6,2 million reconstituted soap bars and benefited over 400,000 people in local communities across 22 countries.

 Residents aged 16 to 35 in HCM City and provinces have been invited to  compete in the Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell), a national amateur traditional music contest. 

Vietnamese painters at home and abroad are encouraged to create posters for the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day on December 19.

Nguyễn Đăng An, winner of the Global Taste of Korea Contest in Việt Nam will be the Vietnamese entry at the Global Taste of Korea Contest, which is to be held from July 12 to 21.

The Việt Nam Book of Records, VietKings, has recognised a marble milestone of Trường Sa Đông Island on the mainland as the biggest of its kind in Việt Nam.

National high school exam

Vietnamese violinist Nguyễn Mỹ Hương and Danish violist Nicolaj Moller Nielsen will perform together at a concert at the V-Art Club on July 9.

Việt Nam News presents an article written by the Canadian Ambassador to Việt Nam, David Devine, to honour the National Day of Canada today.

Russia's Clever Media Publishing House has purchased the copyright of three Vietnamese children’s Maths books.

China and Việt Nam will continue to promote tourism between the two countries to enhance better mutual understanding, experts said at a conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

Winners of the Vietnamese Dads photo contest -- inspired by Swedish Dads, a photo series created by Swedish photographer Johan Bavman -- were announced yesterday.

A trip to Cấm Sơn Lake helped us understand why this lake is an inspiration for so many songs and poems.

Fine arts students and art lovers in the central city of Đà Nẵng are familiar with the work of British graffiti artist Knee Jerk (his preferred alias). 

A new Disney entertainment and information portal was introduced to the public by Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia Pte. Limited and Mobifone Telecommunications Corporation yesterday.

 A renewal programme, titled Tôi Yêu Cải Lương (I Love Reformed Drama), has been introduced to audiences by the HCMC Stage Artists Association, IDECAF theatre and Bến Thành theatre.

Five French feature films, including three comedies, one drama and an animation, will be presented at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) during July.

An exhibition showcasing artworks made of trúc chỉ (bamboo paper) will be opened to the public starting at 6pm tomorrow at the Goethe Institute.

Axe and chisel-shaped moulds made of stone dating back to the Đông Sơn civilisation (2,000-3,000 years ago) have been discovered in the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái.