Việt Nam News

General Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, has been on an official visit to Việt Nam from September 5-7. Prior to the visit, she talked to Vietnam News Agency about her thoughts on the cooperation between Việt Nam and UNESCO and her upcoming activities.

HCM City’s coastal district of Cần Giờ will host its annual Nghinh Ông Festival from September 9-11.

After more than a year of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and many other reasons, the ethnic minority Mông man Thào Quang Khải has just fulfilled his dream of walking across Việt Nam covering the last section Hà Nội – Hà Giang, with the cost of zero đồng.

The exhibition entitled Truyền Thống Hiếu Học (Love for Learning - Việt Nam's Great Tradition) features around 50 selected paintings and sculptures.

The Centre of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and Environment (CHANGE) and WildAid have launched an painting exhibition on wildlife in augmented reality (AR) in HCM City.

Lẩu Mắm (fermented fish hotpot) originated from Châu city in An Giang Province as a dish for poor people and it, along with Mắm Cá (fermented fish paste), has become characteristic of southern Việt Nam culinary culture. 

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Tuyên Quang on September 3 night to receive a UNESCO certificate accrediting Practices of Then by Tày, Nùng and Thai ethnic minority groups in Việt Nam as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

This year's opening ceremony, entitled Sparkling colours of Tuyên citadel's night, will be held in Nguyễn Tất Thành square and will feature one-of-a-kind giant lantern models based on six different themes: Oriental mascots, carp, heroes of Vietnamese history, folk tales, environmental protection, and integration.

A series of Vietnamese short films will be screened at Vietnamese Short Film Week, which will be held in HCM City and Hà Nội from September 7.

Marcus Mạnh Cường Vũ's 'Memento Mori: Earth' is the sole Vietnamese entry in the New Currents category of the 2022 Busan Film Festival.

To mark the occasion of National Day, a wide variety of cultural and entertaining events were held all around the country.

Google said: “Chim lạc most closely resembles the crane with its long beak and can be found as intricate decorations on traditional Đông Sơn bronze drums.”

Cakes are usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now one dessert chef has put a whole new spin on this traditional dish. Watch our video to find out how she surprises people with her creations, especially children.

The walking-only space around Hoàn Kiếm Lake and in neighbouring areas will be open from 7pm on Thursday (September 1) through midnight on Sunday (September 4), instead of only weekends as usual.

Vietnamese artist, Vi Minh Đạo, has become the winner of the international contest for new science fiction and fantasy artists – L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest.

Many valuable historical documents have been presented to the Việt Nam National Archives Centre III by the family of former Vietnamese diplomat Hà Văn Lâu.