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Bắc Ninh’s long pickling melon impresses HCM City visitors

HCM City to host folk culture festival

A wide range of Vietnamese folk performing arts will be featured at the HCM City Folk Culture Festival held from April 29 to May 1.

Film festival to showcase excellent Vietnamese and Asian works

The 1st DANAFF, held in the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng from May 9-13, is organised by the People's Committee of Đà Nẵng City, Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development (VFDA), Đà Nẵng City’s Department of Culture and Sports in collaboration with other relevant departments.

Traditional rituals celebrated in cultural heritage festival

Láng Pagoda Festival is a traditional Spring Festival of people living in the Tô Lịch River region held in the third month of the lunar calendar.

HCM City People's Committee, People’s Council headquarters to open to visitors on April 29-30

Vietnamese and foreign tourists will have a chance to visit the headquarters of the People's Committee and People’s Council of HCM City, a national-level architectural and artistic monument, on the upcoming national holidays.

Legendary ancestors commemorated in Phú Thọ Province

A ceremony was held in the northern mid-land province of Phú Thọ on Tuesday to commemorate the legendary ancestors of Việt Nam, Dragon Father Lạc Long Quân and Fairy Mother Âu Cơ.

HCM City to host cultural events to celebrate Reunification Day

HCM City will host a series of cultural events to mark the Hùng Kings Commemoration, the 48th anniversary of South Việt Nam's liberation and Reunification Day (April 30), and International Labour Day (May 1).

Photography exhibition showcases Hà Nội through the years

The exhibition, Hà Nội – A City in Photography, is the first one organised in the framework of Photo Hanoi’23 – International Photography Biennial. The French Institute in Việt Nam initiated the event with the support of the Hà Nội People’s Committee.

Hà Nội’s bánh chả makes overseases Vietnamese long for home

Although modern sweets and cakes produced by machines are available in supermarkets, Ngân said her parents prefer hand-made Vietnamese cakes such as bánh chả, mid-autumn cakes, candy peas and many others very much because of its special tasty and delicious,

Weather allergies – do they exist?

To start with, we need to assess – what is an allergy? Allergic symptoms appear when the body’s immune system is reacting to a foreign substance.

Restoration of HCM City History Museum begins

The restoration of the Hồ Chí Minh Museum of History, one of the city’s seven biggest museums, has begun.

Top short filmmaking contest kicks off

The 2023 CJ Short Film Making Project, a prominent national contest in the genre, has kicked off in HCM City.

Poetry contest for authors of all ages launched

The Hồ Chí Minh City Writers’ Association and Tạp Chí Văn Nghệ Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (HCM City Literature & Arts ) magazine have launched a poetry contest for professional and amateur authors.

Students shine in charity production of Les Miserables

After the New General Education Curriculum was applied in all Vietnamese schools by the Ministry of Education and Training, the use of theatre as an educational tool is becoming increasingly common.

Phú Thọ promotes heritage, spiritual culture in schools

A new model themed Trường Học Gắn Với Di Sản (Schools Attached to Heritages) is being actively implemented in 100 per cent of primary, junior and high schools in Phú Thọ.

HCM City food festival showcases nation's best dishes

The festival is arranged into three areas, North, Central and South, corresponding to the cuisine of the country's three regions and gathers 40 food stalls, ten more stalls than in 2022.

International film festival honours Vietnamese film

Vietnamese short film Safari recently won the Award of Excellence at the Nature Without Borders International Film Festival in the US.

Đà Nẵng preserves biodiversity on Sơn Trà Peninsula

The peninsula is an isolated massif covering a total area of 4,730ha, with an average altitude of about 350m. Its highest peak - Ốc Peak - is 696m high.

South Korean Cultural Road Festival opens in Hà Nội

The Korean Cultural Road Festival is co-organised by the Korean embassy and Korean Cultural Centre at Đỗ Nhuận Street, Xuân Đỉnh Ward, Bắc Từ Liêm District.