Beta Group screens movies also for values, not just profits: CEO

Beta Cinema and Cinestar are private companies that volunteered to screen the popular movie Đào, Phở và Piano (Peach Blossoms, Beef Noodle, and Piano) without profit after seeing crowds thronging National Cinema Centre, the only place screening the film.

Việt Nam University of Fine Art opens Spring exhibition

The annual exhibition organised by the VNUFA with theme Xuân 2024 (Spring 2024), will display 43 recent outstanding art works of different styles and materials by 36 artists who are currently working as lecturers and and staff at the university. 

First days of military service for female recruits

Zone 7 Military School will receive 130 female recruits for training as part of the 2024 military enrolment class, where they will undergo strict military training, creating well-disciplined soldiers that will carry beautiful memories of camaraderie that will never be forgotten.

Kiên Giang reports strong growth in tourist arrivals

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang welcomed more than 1.95 million tourist arrivals in the first two months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 79 per cent, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Contest winners become consuls general for a day

HCM CITY — The winners of the "Consul General for a Day" contest had a day to learn how a consulate general functions and participated in a press conference to express their feelings about their experiences and women's rights at the Residence of France on March 4.

Theatre launches new project targeted tourists

HCM City’s Trần Hữu Trang Theatre in co-operation with its partner, the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will launch a new art project attracting visitors this year.

Festival to honour Vietnamese national dish of phở

Taking place in Nam Định City from March 15 to 17, the event aims to honour the traditional craft of cooking phở, and at the same time to provide an opportunity for tourists and locals to learn about and savour the flavours from different regions of the country.

Photo of the day: Điện Biên Phủ 70 years on

Currently living in Hồ Chí Minh City with her daughter's family, she was accompanied by children and grandchildren back to the old battlefield of Điện Biên Phủ, where she, then was a nurse for the campaign, had her wedding with General Cao Văn Khánh on the battlefield, newly peaceful after the Việt Minh captured the valley.

From trash to treasure

A village exists far in the south of Nam Định City where antique hunters flock. Here you will find many items sold for top dollar. Collectors and sellers have made a small fortune auctioning historic treasures.

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