Việt Nam News

The late President Hồ Chí Minh of Việt Nam is a world-renowned historic figure who made significant contributions to his country's independence. His legacy continues to impact many aspects of life in Việt Nam today. On his birthday, we took to the streets to ask people what he means to them.

A series of new drama and musical plays for children will be staged by young artists from the newly-opened private Trương Hùng Minh Drama Troupe in HCM City.

 The National Master Programme on Development of Vietnamese Culture in the 2023-2025 period has been approved under a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà.

Containing hundreds of hilarious comic drawings and jokes about Hanoian culture, people, destinations, food and drinks, The Hanoi Digest is a new kind of guidebook. It blends specialist local knowledge with humour and interesting facts on every page.

Việt Nam will be the Country of Focus of the 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) as this year marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Singapore.

South Korean singer-songwriter Paul Kim recently collaborated with Vietnamese singers in Eye Contact Live, a famous YouTube show featuring music performances on the streets across Việt Nam.

Musician Trần Tiến is one of the first musicians to compose in multiple genres such as jazz, country, rock, hip-hop and rap. His colleagues call him "The King of Vietnamese pop songs".

Veteran and young actors from the HCM City-based Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre will perform during the 2023 NationalTheatre Festival in Hà Nam Province from May 17 to June 5.

Photographer Nguyễn Xuân Khánh discussed his two ongoing documentary photography projects since 2010, 'Angkor of My Dream' and 'Titan Sand', at Matca Space for Photography, Hà Nội.

Local audiences for the first time have seen the Japanese ancient comedy art called Kyogen performed by father and son artists Ogasawara Tadashi and Ogasawara Hiroaki. The art uses very few props and is understood through the artists’ facial expressions and gestures. The shows aim to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

People in the capital city experienced an adventure to Europe right in the middle of downtown Hanoi at an event hosted by the EU Commission and EU member embassies. European culture and lifestyle can be seen through exhibitions, art performances, sports games and cuisine. Both locals and foreigners had real fun.

Vietnamese-American pop Thanh Hà has launched a new music project in HCM City celebrating her 30-year-long career.

A picture book on Việt Nam, featuring the history, culturea nd developments of the country’s 54 ethnic groups, has been reprinted by the Kim Đồng Publishing House.

Thanked to cultural interferences, Kinh, Hoa and Khmer ethic groups have created three extremely attractive cakes with ingredients mainly from white radish, wheat flour, rice flour, pork and shrimp.

Technology has been applied in more and more fields. If you have never seen clear images of beloved writers, who passed away years ago, it doesn’t matter! AI magic can help revive old black-and-white photos into fresh-coloured one. The writers' images will look as modern as they have just been taken with the most up-to-date cameras.

Aging is an inevitable phenomenon

Phạm Thiên Ân wrote the script and made his first-time feature in 2020 from his award-winning short movie Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready).

The Mường Lò Cultural and Tourism Festival has received the Gold award in the category of Best Arts & Cultural Event of Event Marketing Awards 2023 (EMA 2023).