Việt Nam News

HCM City has plans to restore 31 monuments and relics across districts and Thủ Đức City, including Tân Quy Đông communal house and Hưng Lợi ceramic kiln.

A new film by director Mai Long that honours the traditional values, sacred family bonds and promotes the beautiful landscapes of Việt Nam will be released in the summer of 2023.

A new art project preserving cồng chiêng (gongs), a traditional musical instrument of the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region, was launched in Phú Yên Province last week.

The restoration work, expected to cost VNĐ20.3 billion (nearly US$861,000), is expected to complete by the end of 2023

A hot air balloon festival was held on Wednesday in Đà Lạt City, the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng, offering a chance to visitors to enjoy the famous tourist site from the above.

The street stretches 286m along Hồ Thị Tư Street in Hiệp Phú Ward, featuring a Hồ Chí Minh Culture Space, nearly 20 book stalls and book cafés, and spaces for exhibition and public activities.

The international award-winning movie Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ (Glorious Ashes) is a return of director Bùi Thạc Chuyên after over 10 years of absence.

Vivid colours are featured in a new collection of áo dài (Vietnamese traditional long dress) by well-known fashion designer Thuỷ Nguyễn.

The 18th Đinh Thiện Lý Charity Walk will be organised at the Crescent Lake area in District 7 of HCM City on January 7.

The Việt Nam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) has announced a list of 121 typical and unique dishes in Việt Nam in 2022.

HCM City Department of Tourism on Monday began the programme “HCM City-100 interesting things” to promote the city as an attractive tourist destination.

The visit takes place in the Việt Nam Literature Museum, which covers an area of around 3,000sq.m and features displays of more than 3,454 artefacts representing the quintessence of Vietnamese literature.

The Việt Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts and the Văn Miếu–Quốc Tử Giám Culture and Science Centre have collaborated to present this art exhibition, which features 19 works by eight artists who express Vietnamese cultural values in new and innovative ways through a wide range of compositional approaches, stylistic choices, and mediums.

Colourful kites dotted the sky over My Hoa Beach in central Ninh Thuan Province at the weekend as athletes from 15 countries took part in a kitesurfing competition. Audiences were treated to spectacular performances, with athletes showing off their complex techniques.

There are great expectations for Children of the Mist at the Academy Awards, as it has already won Best International Film at this year's Docaviv Film Festival in Israel and Best Directing for Hà Lệ Diễm at the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in the Netherlands.

An exhibition marking 10 years pursuing arts by artist Nguyễn Minh will start on December 25 in Hà Nội.

With beautiful murals recalling the past of Hà Nội, Phùng Hưng Street has been a popular place for both local and international visitors. After more than four years, the paintings are showing signs of damage and are fading. Many artists have been invited to repair the paintings to make them ready for visitors before the New Year.