Việt Nam News

Free folk music classes will be offered to young students in Cần Thơ in an effort to bring Vietnamese culture to international friends.

The 'Week of Vietnamese Culture in Cambodia’ introduced the Cambodian people and international friends to the beauty of Vietnamese culture through a performance programme featuring traditional dance and musical compositions, some of which have already recognised by UNESCO as cultural heritages of humanity.

British magazine TIME OUT lists Việt Nam among the nine top places on the planet for solo female travellers. It's also the only country in Southeast Asia to make the list. 

Renowned JW Marriott chefs from Việt Nam and Thailand will join a special gastronomy extravaganza to take place in Phú Quốc Island to mark World Wellness Day.

Surrounded by more than 1,200 'hoa ban' (bauhinia) trees of many years old, Nặm Cứm Village is one of the rare villages in Mường Ảng District, Điện Biên Province that still retains the pristine and rustic beauty of a highland village.

The northern province of Bắc Ninh has a long tradition of making bánh tẻ rice cakes. Its taste is derived from the sweetness of meat mixed with the soft and flavourful rice powder. Whoever has tried bánh tẻ will never forget its delicious taste.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính extended congratulations to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers on Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak Day) while visiting Quán Sứ Pagoda, the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), in Hà Nội on May 22.

The world-wide event, in its second year, introduces the country's rich gastronomic culture to audiences at home and abroad, shining a spotlight on ancient traditions from the Republic of Türkiye.

The Long An Province Radio & Television is working on a TV programme about southern farmers and their lives.

The second HCM City River Festival 2024 will take place from May 31 to June 9, at Nhà Rồng - Khánh Hội Wharf, Sài Gòn Cruise Port, and other tourist venues, featuring a wide range of culture, cuisine, and entertainment activities.

The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPost) on May 21 released a postage stamp collection featuring cây chè (the tea plant) to introduce the beauty and economic values of this industrial tree and promote the Vietnamese agricultural product to international friends.

Based on statistics from the independent unit Box Office Vietnam, in the first quarter of 2024, Vietnamese film revenue reached VNĐ600 billion. Among them, director Trấn Thành's film, Mai, earned VNĐ550 billion, leading the list of most popular Vietnamese films in history. 

The Hà Nội International Youth Festival will link the capital city's youth with their peers from other countries, expanding international relations among young people in the region and around the world.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a concert of masterpieces by great composers of the Romantic music era at the Opera House on May 26.

In a historic first time, a German chamber choir has brought the beauty of Vietnamese folk songs to life at the Berliner Philharmonie, one of the world's most renowned concert halls.

Musicologist Mai Đức Hạnh has spent the last six years pursuing her dream of bringing classical music to the wider community, with the Bét Tô VUI event series at Vui Studio.

An art programme will be held at the Hà Nội Opera House in August together with social welfare activities in the northern province of Điện Biên in celebration of the Vu Lan festival – a Buddhist tradition and a cultural activity aimed at honouring and showing gratitude to parents and ancestors