Việt Nam News

A hot air balloon festival including dozens of balloons will entertain locals and tourists at the Festival Huế 2022 between June 25 and 30.

Arriving in HCM City last May to attend Vietnam international Fashion Week, Karolína Kokešová, Miss Global International 2019, made a strong impression when she appeared in an áo dài (traditional Vietnamese long dress) that had been manually coloured and decorated with floral patterns.

A series of cultural activities and art shows celebrating Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu’s 200th birthday anniversary have begun in HCM City and southern provinces. 

Ambassador of India Pranay Verma writes for Việt Nam News on International Day of Yoga (June 21)

The first coffee beans were imported into Việt Nam in the 19th century by French colonialists, who realised that the climate of the Central Highlands was perfect for growing the popular drink.

A photo book featuring black and white photos of daily life in Hà Nội will go on sale tomorrow at Chula Fashion House, on No 43 Nhật Chiêu Street.

Located among the rolling mountains of Bảo Yên District, Tiên Cảnh Cave is a jewel of Lào Cai Province.

Summer has come again and so have plays and activities that entertain and educate children.

Belarusian Iryna Yang, who also goes by her Vietnamese name as Tường Vy, is a popular face on the modelling scene in Việt Nam.

A new ecommerce platform is inviting Vietnamese music industry stakeholders to market and sell their creations on it.

One of the best ways to see Hanoi is after the sun sets. More and more tours catering for domestic visitors are taking place in the evening on weekends to give people an unusual twist on the places they visit. And there are plans in place to offer the same night time excursions to international tourists very soon.

Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Trinh Thi has been named on the shortlist of the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and largest contemporary art prize, Artes Mundi 10 (AM 10).

The first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System – an innovative public bike-sharing scheme by the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ), tech firm Vietsoftpro and the central provincial people’s committee – has been launched in Huế City with an aim of developing a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026.

A concert entitled Classical Wonderland will be held by Việt Nam Youth Music Institute (VYMI) on July 2 at Hà Nội Opera House. VYMI aims to inspire young people to build lasting relationships with music, especially classical music, through multi-experience programmes, educational concerts, workshops and regular music appreciation courses.

One of the most famous poems by great 18th-century Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Du (1766-1820) has been released by the Kim Đồng Publishing House in the form of an art book.