VN’s popular sour fish soups recognised among top ten by TasteAtlas

Tourism week opens in Ninh Bình

The event “The Golden Colour of Tam Cốc - Tràng An" offers a chance for visitors to admire a 9,500 sq.m painting using rice as material on vast fields of Tam Cốc stretching along the winding Ngô Đồng River.

Potential filming site

You may know Đà Nẵng in central Việt Nam with many mesmerising beaches, which are among the top in the world. Yet Đà Nẵng also has another potential to tap – diverse landscapes for filming. The recent Đà Nẵng Asian Film Festival has marked the city on the map of the most exciting filming sites in the world.

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AFP's Olympics photos displayed in Hà Nội

These original shots were taken by AFP photographers at past Olympic competitions and at events leading up to the next games to be held in Paris in 2024.

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Reality show seeking culinary talents starts in June

Season three of the reality show, Top Chef Việt Nam – Culinary Master 2023, with the theme of “Making a mark for Vietnamese Cuisine on the World’s Table” will broadcast every Monday night on VTV3 channel starting from June 12, 2023.

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Swiss-funded project helps Quảng Nam develop green tourism

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Hồ Quang Bửu said Quảng Nam continues to develop green and sustainable tourism products on the basis of the green tourism criteria issued by the locality in late 2021.

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Quảng Nam Province develops traditional craft villages

The central province of Quảng Nam has an abundance of traditional craft villages, attracting many domestic and overseas tourists and helping the province's tourism recover after COVID. Now the province is focusing on developing these villages and creating links between them to better the services on offer.

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Bát Tràng ancient pottery exhibited at Việt Nam National Museum of History

A unique collection of Bát Tràng pottery artefacts dating from the 14th to the 20th century are being introduced to the public at the Việt Nam National Museum of History.

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Two wheels good, four wheels bad?

I'm fully aware that this opinion is a biased one, but I firmly believe that Việt Nam's culture of two-wheeled travel must be preserved.

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Famous actor’s web drama about Vietnamese folk story launched

A web drama based on Vietnamese tales starring famous theatre actor and director Thành Lộc of HCM City will be released on YouTube in August.

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A taste of Việt Nam in Korea

First opened to satisfied homesick Vietnamese in Korea, Cộng 365, a 15-year–old Vietnamese restaurant in Seoul, now has become a cuisine ambassador for our Korean friends. The original taste and unique combination of spices is loved by Korean families, and of course, Vietnamese missing the taste of home.

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Domestic audiences experience European cinema at film festival

They include multiple award-winning entries set across a range of spatial-temporal contexts.

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Ceremony and exhibition honour Việt Nam's contemporary art

The event, hosted and selected by Hanoi Grapevine and the community of audiences, looks forward to recognising the outstanding contributions of individuals and organisations in the field of culture and art during 2022 and 2023.

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International festival provides platform to young musicians

Monsoon' festival, one of the most anticipated music events in Việt Nam, will be held in Hà Nội from October 14 to 22. The festival founder and director, Quốc Trung, discusses the festival's return after a three-year hiatus.

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HCM City festival highlights southern cuisine

Hundreds of dishes from the southern region will be offered at the Southern Cuisine Festival held from May 25 to 28 at HCM City’s Đầm Sen Park.

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HCMC photography exhibition showcases Buddhist way of life

An exhibition titled “Buddhism and Peace” is being held by the HCM City Photographic Association and the Việt Nam Buddhist Research Institute to mark the 60th death anniversary of Thích Quảng Đức.

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Taiwan Excellence offers concert, goods exhibition

The Taiwan Excellence concert will entertain Hanoian audiences with the performance of conductor Honna Tetsuji and the Việt Nam Symphony Orchestra at the Hà Nội Opera House at 7pm on May 27.

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VN fashion designer calls for environmental protection in new collection

Leading Vietnamese fashion designer Minh Hạnh will showcase her new collection at the Cát Tiên National Park in Đồng Nai Province on May 27 to mark World Environment Day (June 5).

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Veteran artist holds exhibition of lifestyle paintings

Veteran artist Ngô Đồng of HCM City is introducing his realistic paintings featuring the lifestyles and people of urban areas across Việt Nam.

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Hà Nội hosts Hong Kong music festival's preliminary round

Vietnamese Polaris Art & Music School is the festival representative and will host the event with video and live competitions.

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Broken rice ranks second among top 100 most tasty rice dishes in Asia by TasteAtlas

This traditional dish of Việt Nam is cooked from broken rice, once considered food for the poor. Still, nowadays, it has become a special popular dish in the country, particularly in Hà Nội and HCM City, TasteAtlas said, noting that Japanese sushi ranked first.