Việt Nam News

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Many valuable historical documents have been presented to the Việt Nam National Archives Centre III by the family of former Vietnamese diplomat Hà Văn Lâu.

Soprano Nguyễn Thị Hiền released her first album Yêu Và Mơ (Love And Dream) last month which includes eight songs sang in four languages Vietnamese, Italian, Spanish and English. She graduated from Conservatorio di Milano and decided to return to Việt Nam despite a job offer at Teatro Olimpico in Roma.

As the trend of book collecting becomes popular in Việt Nam, many publishing houses have decided to renew and enhance history books in order to satisfy readers’ interest in collecting these kinds of books.

HCM City will host a series of cultural and sports events to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the National Day (September 2).

The Đồng Ấu Bạch Long Troupe, one of HCM City’s leading private theatres, has returned with a series of new performances of tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 12th century. 

Taking place on August 31 at the Âu Cơ Art Centre in Hà Nội from 9am, the concert, entitled Hát Lên Việt Nam (Let’s Sing, Việt Nam) will feature a diversified repertoire.

Vietnamese film producers are preparing to release a series of thriller movies to entertain audiences in the second half of 2022.

Visitors to Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hà Nội’s suburb of Sơn Tây this September will have a chance to explore cultural identities and traditional customs of Việt Nam’s 54 ethnic groups through numerous activities.

The HCM City-based Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre in cooperation with its partner, the city's Party Committee's Department of Publicity and Education, will launch a 'cải lương' (reformed opera)  show in the district of Củ Chi on August 28.

The northern mountainous province of Lào Cai will host a range of tourism festivals and dance and music performance programmes to celebrate the 77th August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2) holidays.

For the first time, families will have a chance to enjoy an Oktoberfest experience with the ‘Family Day’ on October 2, which has been designed for family gatherings with the addition of fun activities for children  as ring toss, bowling, face painting, and handmade crafts.

The dramatic landscapes are characterised by limestone boulders, coral reefs, mangrove forests, lagoons, beaches, and willow swamp forests. UNESCO has recognised the archipelago as a World Biosphere Reserve.

Đặng Hương Lan and Nguyễn Văn Hòa have been hand-making traditional Mid-Autumn Festival masks for decades. Learning the craft from their grandparents, the couple make brightly coloured artisanal masks using paper mache.