Việt Nam News

The 4th Dế Mèn (Cricket) Award winners were announced yesterday (May 31) at Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s headquarters.

A retired artist was fed-up of seeing his neighbourhood fall into disrepair. So the 85-year-old dusted off his paint brushes and decided to turn worn-out walls into beautiful works of art.

As the Duanwu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated widely in China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries, is approaching, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers is offering a collection of its ever-innovative dragon boat dumplings, boasting delicate flavours hand made from the finest ingredients, expected to be the ideal choice for guests in the season.

Popular violinist Trịnh Minh Hiền has released an album Phượng Linh (Sarced Phoenix) to mark her 20-year career. The album has 12 pieces, including Tiến Quân Ca (The National Anthem of Việt Nam).

Entitled Heart for Autism, the exhibition, which aims to spread and inspire the artistic soul of autistic children, bringing their voice to the community, will present 15 paintings by autistic children.

HCM City plans to offer a wide range of entertainment and educational activities until August 20 to create playgrounds for children during summer.

Visiting the exhibition, guests will have a chance to learn interesting stories about the talented songwriter and the meditation in his music legacy. His daily habit of enjoying coffee also has been presented at the exhibition

The museum said ever since ancient times, dolls have been an integral part of the daily life of Japanese people.

The central province of Đắk Nông has received donations of nearly 800 ancient artefacts from private collectors.

Cashew nuts have put this place firmly on the map, and locals living here serve up the delicacy with added ingredients of love and pride.

Faslink, a pioneer in supplying green materials to the fashion industry, in collaboration with designer Lâm Gia Khang, has introduced a fashion collection using eco-friendly materials such as fabrics made from bamboo, lotus, coffee grounds and mint, and nano fabrics in HCM City last week.

War photographers are truly the documentarians of a turbulent era. These photojournalists are among those recognised by the Ho Chi Minh and State awards this year for their work, which captured the brutality of the war.

The Taiwan Excellence Symphony Concert was a success on the night of May 27 at the Hanoi Opera House, with an enthusiastic response from the audience. Diverse musical colours and deep cultural values are what symphony music lovers appreciated about the event.

Việt Nam should take more actions, including the facilitation of immigration procedures, in an effort to make itself a top destination for international tourists, the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) has suggested.

The country recently exported the first batch of plums to Hong Kong at VNĐ400,000 (US$17) per kilogramme, nearly double the domestic price.

The 178-minute movie beat 17 other competitors in the Directors’ Fortnight – an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival.