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Việt Nam war-themed films to take centre stage at the Đà Nẵng Asian Film Festival 2025

Young singers grab spotlight on YouTube

Four young Vietnamese singers are presenting a YouTube show, expressing their passion for music and youthful enthusiasm and evoking beautiful memories.

Artist gives a glimpse behind his inspiration

Artist Vương Văn Thạo has been internationally recorgnised thanks to his works Thân Thế Và Những Giấc Mơ (Body and Dreams) and Hóa Thạch Sống (Living Fossil) sculpture series in the year the 2000s. Singapore Art Museum purchased the entire work Living Fossil for its permanent display.

Veteran artist depicts scenes of Italian sea at new exhibition

New paintings by Vietnamese artist Văn Dương Thành are on display at an exhibition in Naples, Italy.

Bạc Liêu strives to become cải lương centre of Mekong Delta

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is carrying out a plan to turn the province into the cải lương (reformed opera) centre of the region.

HCM City hosts first Corgi dog race

A one-and-a-half-year-old Corgi named 'Cat' beat 70 other canines to win the championship at the inaugural Corgi Marathon Vietnam 2022.

Mỳ tôm – the instant food that overseas Vietnamese crave

I used to think instant noodles would almost taste the same wherever I am. This perception changed utterly when I moved to South Africa for a temporary term of office last year. The time is long enough for me to taste most of the local food and, surely, instant noodles of local brands, to realise that I have started craving for Vietnamese-flavoured noodles.

Folk singer releases new MVs praising homeland and traditional values

Singer Huyền Trang has launched a new project comprising four music videos of traditional folk songs.

Three Vietnamese cities named among Southeast Asia's best

The three biggest cities of Việt Nam – Đà Nẵng, Hà Nội, and HCM City – have been listed among the best cities in Southeast Asia in Asia’s Best Awards 2022, recently unveiled by the Travel & Leisure magazine.

True Italian Taste 2022 promotes Italian cuisine in VN

True Italian Taste 2022, a project aiming to promote authentic Italian cuisine to the world, has kicked off in Việt Nam.

Cultural, tourism events celebrate VN-Laos friendship

Lao people will have a chance to learn more about their brother country of Việt Nam when an exhibition showcasing Vietnamese culture, its land and people will take place in Vientiane, Laos this month.

Cultural centre offers drama shows for workers

A special theatre programme offering Vietnamese drama shows aims to entertain and introduce the art to young labourers in HCM City and Thủ Đức City.

Vietnamese fairytale-inspired stamp set released

A stamp set inspired by Vietnamese fairytale Cây Khế (The Star Fruit Tree) has been issued by Vietnam Post.

Vietnamese-French violinist to perform at Opera House

Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Trần Ngọc will be the featured soloist in the “A Night of Italian Spirit” concert at the HCM City Opera House on July 9.

Film on Cơ Tu culture, lifestyle released

The Cơ Tu ethnic group, their culture and lifestyle are featured in a new documentary film released recently in the city and Quảng Nam Province.

'Hop on Hop off' with Tinder Explore this summer

For the first time ever, young Tinder users joined an iconic double-decker bus ride “Tinder Khám Phá - Bus nhịp trái tim” (Tinder Explore - Match Your Vibe bus) to explore exciting dating spots in HCM City.

Photo exhibition highlights beauty of Trường Sa Archipelago

The Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and the life of the soldiers there are captured in a photo exhibition by veteran artist Đoàn Hoài Trung in HCM City.

Việt Nam will host Miss Grand International 2023 pageant

Việt Nam has been officially confirmed as the host country of the Miss Grand International 2023.

Travel influencers check out Huế to promote local tourism

The first ever media trip titled Visit Huế has just been organised by local authorities for popular Vietnamese travel bloggers and tiktokers to advertise the destination to young people in Việt Nam and all over the world.

Two Vietnamese celebrities arrested for alleged rape of British girl

Two Vietnamese celebrities were arrested on Saturday on the Spanish island of Majorca, accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl

HCM City celebrates 46 years since named after late President Hồ Chí Minh

HCM City will launch a special programme of cultural and artistic activities on July 2 celebrating the 46th anniversary of the day Sài Gòn-Gia Định was officially named after late President Hồ Chí Minh (1976-2022).