Việt Nam News

Despite the average Vietnamese salary being around VNĐ5,200,000 (US$220), in jobs like teaching where most expats are employed, wages start at around VNDD30,000,000 ($1,300) a month. 

Vietnam International Fashion Tour (VIFT) will be held in various cities and provinces in 2022 and 2023 to promote local tourism and culture.

Belgian writer Geralda De Vos and Swedish illustrator Sofia Holt won the Dế Mèn Award for their bilingual picture book Chiếc Dép Thất Lạc (The Lost Sandal). The award ceremony was held by the Vietnam News Agency's Thể Thao & Văn Hóa (Sports & Culture) daily last week in Hà Nội.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform classical masterpieces by Russian composers at the city’s Opera House on June 11.

The south-central coastal province of Bình Thuận has launched a long-term project (until 2030) to preserve and promote music and dances of ethnic minority communities.

The central coastal province of Phú Yên is not only famous for its beautiful beaches that lure travellers from far and wide but also for its bánh canh hẹ, a chive noodle soup.

The Huế Festival will take place from June 25 to June 30, according to the Huế Monuments Conservation Centre. 

A group of traditional artists are working to offer a new artprogramme on preserving traditional Vietnamese music and theatre in secondary schools in HCM City. 

A series of concerts dedicated to composer Nguyễn Văn Quỳ will take place on June 10-12  in the capital's Old Quarter. The programme features his sonatas, of which two of his nine have won prizes from the Việt Nam Musicians Association. 

The International Film and Television Exhibition, which will be held in HCM City from June 9 to 11 after a two-year gap due to COVID-19, promises to remain an important bridge between the domestic and international film and television industries.  

A photo book outlining the work and career of 83-year-old artist Trang Phượng, a founding member of the HCM City Fine Arts Association, has just been released.

Children in Hà Nội can watch cartoons that are being screened for free at the Vietnam National Cinema Centre, starting from this summer until the end of the year.

Foreign tourists are coming back to Vietnam in their droves and that spells good news for those who rely on visitors to earn a living. Take a walk around Hoàn Kiếm Lake and you’ll find plenty of international visitors enjoying our home. Which parts of Vietnam have you been to and what is your favourite?