Feline fine

Vietnamese people have long raised cats for practical reasons to keep their houses rodent-free, but with improved living standards comes rising demand for a more diverse range of breeds. Today, cat lovers regularly gather in communities to share experience in raising their beloved pets.

2023 Devotion Awards launched

The Devotion Awards 2023 with 12 nominees, which feature music and sport, were launched by the Vietnam News Agency daily Thể Thao và Văn Hoá (Sport and Culture) on January 4.

New Year celebration with Mông ethnic people

The H'mong ethnic minority people in the mountainous province of Sơn La's Bắc Yên District are celebrating their New Year festival, which is one of their most important events of the year.

Music show celebrates Lunar New Year

Pop star Thu Minh and 30 artists in music, dance and theatre from HCM City perform in the TV music show titled Gala Nhạc Việt – Tết Vui (Vietnamese Music Gala – Happy Lunar New Year), which will be released this week.

Self-taught artist displays series on cats for Lunar New Year

Artist Tào Linh will display a series of paintings for Tết (Lunar New Year) in Hà Nội from January 8 to 11 at Exhibition House, 16 Ngô Quyền Street. Linh is a self-taught artist who specialises in oil-on canvas and dó (poonah) paintings. He was born into a family of artists and initially trained as an engineer.  Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Bình spoke with the artist about his upcoming exhibition.

Children’s books celebrating Tết released

Việt Nam’s leading book publishers and distributors for children have released new books introducing the traditions of Tết (Lunar New Year) as well as literary works about the special holiday to celebrate the Year of the Cat.

Foreign tourists return to VN for New Year holiday

Major tourist destinations in Việt Nam, after nearly three years greeting mostly domestic visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have witnessed the return of international visitors during the New Year holiday.

First tourists visit in New Year

The national flag carrier brought the first domestic passengers from Hà Nội to Đà Nẵng, while budget airline VietJet took 170 tourists from Incheon to the central city for coastal heritage tours.

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