Việt Nam News

Rubber and the Making of Vietnam: An Ecological History, 1897–1975 was awarded the Henry A. Wallace Prize by the Agricultural History Society in 2018, as well as the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Prize by the Forest History Society.

The upcoming HCM City river festival, and especially its first-ever real-scene art programme, are expected to boost the development of the city’s tourism industry.

The 'Born Pink’ World Tour has become synonymous with 'global sensation', and the first-ever show in Việt Nam certainly lived up to the hype.

A photo book about the lives of former Côn Đảo political prisioners has been published by the Vietnam News Agency Publishing House.

Around 33 artists from HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang are showcasing their paintings and sculptures at the Museum of An Giang in Long Xuyên City.

According to Trần Đình Tiến, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Lai Châu City, the festival aims to preserve and promote the beautiful traditional cultural identity of the ethnic group, thereby building solidarity among different communities and improving the quality of cultural life in the area.

The negotiations centred around the alleged music royalties issue that emerged on July 27, when VCPMC accused IME Vietnam of "serious piracy" and demanded the cancellation of the concert licenses due to unpaid royalties as of July 27.

The composer of the song “Sing for My People” breathed his last breath at Military Hospital 175 after undergoing a period of treatment.

The Việt Nam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) requested authorities to withdraw Blackpink’s concert license, citing serious violations of copyright regulations.

Fine art museums across the country still face difficulties and limitations. Basic warehouses and preservation equipment is still lacking in both quantity and quality, not meeting the needs and long-term requirements of the works of art.

"Because Việt Nam is an emerging tourist destination and doesn’t yet have the same huge footfall that many other Southeast Asian countries experience, much of its natural beauty is still incredibly well preserved," it reported.

An interest in the human personality has led artist Nguyễn Ngọc Phương to create a series of abstract paintings that are on display at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts in Hà Nội.

The first scholarships for young artists were presented by the Trần Văn Khê Foundation in HCM City on July 23. 

Hà Nội, like many tourist hotspots, has its share of shady characters determined to capitalise on the naivety of unsuspecting visitors. Whether it's a rigged taxi meter or an overpriced meal, tourists are easy targets.

Rama expresses his love for the city through his proposed solutions to issues so that it is protected while aiming for prosperity.

The tourism hub has been using solar power systems for public lighting, lanterns, folk performances, the Japanese Bridge and its public loudspeaker system since 2013, while pedestrian zones were expanded in the Old Quarter.

His most famous work is Ai đã đặt tên cho dòng sông (Who Named the River), written in Huế in 1981, which used to be taught in the general literature program.

Vietnamese and international designers introduced designs with high standards of creativity and craftmanship celebrating Vietnamese culture and textiles at the Aquafina International Fashion Week (AVIFW) 2023.