Việt Nam News

Five destinations in Việt Nam, including Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang and Đà Lạt, are the most searched for on Booking.com by domestic travellers as the country is gradually restarting the tourism industry.

The National Book Awards Council will honour 25 works of literature at its ceremony on November 12 in Hà Nội.

The Phương Nam Theatre will offer a new puppet play in HCM City every weekend in November.  

As the entertainment industry stages a gradual recovery from the pandemic and domestic funding sources remain limited, Netflix has launched a film fund with the aim of supporting lesser-known filmmakers in Việt Nam, creating more opportunities for their voices to be heard.

In the early days of November, yellow tree marigolds surrounding the Chư Đăng Ya Volcano in the Central Highlands start to bloom, making it a magnet for young trekkers and photographers.

LucTeam Theatre will be the first team performing Antigone on Saturday under a theatre project to popularise the work by Sophocles – one of classical Athens' greatest playwrights.

The HCM City Book Street Company is planning to launch an e-commerce website to meet reader demand.

Following the success of first two seasons, season 3 of the reality TV show on employment “Whose Chance?” (Cơ Hội Cho Ai?) is back with attractive interviews and job offers.

Driven by a deep love for pets, a Colombian expat in HCM City has been making wheelchairs for disabled dogs and cats for about four years.

A group of successful Vietnamese female artists have teamed up to release a popular music video covering the song 'Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)' by ABBA.

International tourists with vaccine passports or those who have made a full recovery from COVID-19 can visit five destinations in Việt Nam starting from this month, without a quarantine mandate.

Photographs of Vietnamese women in traditional dresses are on display at an exhibition at Ducal Palace of Medinaceli, Spain.

Việt Nam National Television (VTV) has aired recently two documentaries with touching stories of health workers helping pregnant women with COVID-19. The documentaries were shot at Hùng Vương Hospital in HCM City. Đại Đoàn Kết (Great Unity) newspaper reporter Mai Lữ spoke with director Tạ Quỳnh Tư about the films.

A Vietnamese mandarin hat said to be from the Nguyễn Dynasty has sold for 600,000 euros (about VNĐ15.6 billion) at an auction in Barcelona, Spain.

HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces will promote tourism programmes and linkages between the localities to tap tourism potential under the “new normal”, officials have said.

Six traditional outfits of Việt Nam will be displayed at an online fashion week in Kuching, Malaysia on December 5. The outfits, from the Cơ Tu, Giẻ Triêng, Ba Na, Ê Đê and Ca Dong ethnic groups, will be part of a showcase highlighting Việt Nam's traditional weaving at the ‘TENUN Fashion Week 2021'.

Some of the best Vietnamese movies will be screened for free in the run-up to the 22nd Vietnam Film Festival. A film week will be held both in the capital city of Hà Nội and the central city of Đà Nẵng between November 10-16.

The province of Bắc Giang is not only well known for its litchi but also barb salad, a rural dish that is often made for guests because it has a very special flavour.