Việt Nam News

Fourteen photos have been selected from thousands of entries to win awards at a photo contest featuring the plastic and the environment in Việt Nam. 

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports will organise the annual Tết (the Lunar New Year) Book Fair from January 29 to February 4 at several locations in the downtown area.

The bonsai kumquat trees of Tứ Liên village with their unique shapes and sizes are picking up in popularity among shoppers for Tết decorations in Hà Nội.

During Tết, Việt Nam’s biggest holiday of the year, families from all around the world try to return home for a special reunion and to welcome in the Lunar New Year together. A huge part of the celebration is the traditional Tết dishes that are carefully prepared and cooked

The three northern provinces of Quảng Ninh, Hải Dương, and Bắc Giang will complete a scientific dossier seeking UNESCO world heritage recognition for Yên Tử Monuments and Landscapes Complex by July of this year.

In preparation for the upcoming Tết festival, a flower and a pedestrian street has been set up in the west of the capital city. So far, hundreds of people, including many foreigners, have visited the area.

More than 100 kilometres away from Hà Nội lies an old village that has made a name for itself in knife-making for centuries. The village is home to high-quality knives that bear its own name, Tiến Lộc knives. These well-forged sharp-edged blades are a means of livelihood for nearly 80 local families.

Despite having to deal with a multitude of issues due to the pandemic, both Quảng Nam Province and Đà Nẵng City are setting out on their paths for tourism recovery, with local authorities confident the regions will bounce back stronger than ever.

Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh passed away at Từ Hiếu Temple where his spiritual journey began, at midnight Saturday aged 95.

People’s Artist Kim Cương, a renowned cải lương (reformed opera) performer, was honoured at the 27th Mai Vàng (Golden Ochna) awards ceremony at the HCM City Opera House on Thursday night.

Farmers in Nhật Tân village are in a rush to harvest blossoms as Tết fast approaches.

The crafts of making sauce fish and rice paper in the southern province of Phú Yên, or the art of decorating traditional clothes of Black Lô Lô ethnic group are among new national intangible cultural heritages that have been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Anyone following her Instagram account can see beautiful landscapes throughout Việt Nam, while clips on her TikTok page are funny, with the young woman sharing her feelings and incidents when trying to speak Vietnamese.

HCM City-based Ngô Quang Trung, 22, won the top prize at a logo design contest to celebrate the 30th founding anniversary of Việt Nam and South Korea diplomatic relations this year.