Việt Nam News

Book publisher Nhã Nam is organising a book fair until September 11 at the HCM City Youth Culture Centre on 4 Phạm Ngọc Thạch Street, District 1, HCM City. 

Entitled Khởi Sinh Lacquer (The Birth of Lacquer), the exhibition showcases 33 lacquer paintings which are the result of their creativeness over the past two years at X-No8 – an artist-in-residence studio founded by artist Trần Dân.

The TV game show Tài Tử Miệt Vườn (Traditional Music of the South) featuring traditional music and theatre of the South will air on the Đồng Tháp Radio & Television this weekend.

HCM City’s theatres and cultural houses will offer theatre shows and charity programmes for children in celebration of the Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) Festival, which falls on September 10 (the 15th day of the eighth lunar month). 

Don’t get me wrong – I love riding a motorbike in Việt Nam. I’ve been lucky enough to ride a motorcycle all over the world, and Việt Nam tops them all. 

The 4-day national holiday between September 1 and 4 witnessed burstling travelling atmosphere throughout the country, which was a sign of full recovery of tourism sector in the country.

The close friendship between Việt Nam and Laos is depicted through a photo exhibition in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La.

This event is part of a series of global celebrations commemorating the 1972 Convention and the 35th anniversary of its implementation in Việt Nam.

General Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, has been on an official visit to Việt Nam from September 5-7. Prior to the visit, she talked to Vietnam News Agency about her thoughts on the cooperation between Việt Nam and UNESCO and her upcoming activities.

HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ will host its annual Nghinh Ông Festival from September 9-11.

After more than a year of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and many other reasons, the ethnic minority Mông man Thào Quang Khải has just fulfilled his dream of walking across Việt Nam covering the last section Hà Nội – Hà Giang, with the cost of zero đồng.

The exhibition entitled Truyền Thống Hiếu Học (Love for Learning - Việt Nam's Great Tradition) features around 50 selected paintings and sculptures.

The Centre of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and Environment (CHANGE) and WildAid have launched an painting exhibition on wildlife in augmented reality (AR) in HCM City.

Lẩu Mắm (fermented fish hotpot) originated from Châu city in An Giang Province as a dish for poor people and it, along with Mắm Cá (fermented fish paste), has become characteristic of southern Việt Nam culinary culture. 

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Tuyên Quang on September 3 night to receive a UNESCO certificate accrediting Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thai ethnic minority groups in Việt Nam as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

This year's opening ceremony, entitled Sparkling colours of Tuyên citadel's night, will be held in Nguyễn Tất Thành square and will feature one-of-a-kind giant lantern models based on six different themes: Oriental mascots, carp, heroes of Vietnamese history, folk tales, environmental protection, and integration.

A series of Vietnamese short films will be screened at Vietnamese Short Film Week, which will be held in HCM City and Hà Nội from September 7.