Việt Nam News

Hoa gạo (kapok or cotton flower), which is also known as Mộc Miên, often comes in full bloom in March. The flower is mostly seen in the north of the country. The flower has five big petals in a bright red colour.

The central provinces of Việt Nam have been included on a list of seven lesser-known destinations in the world to consider visiting post-pandemic, according to the American news channel CNBC.

Bánh gật gù (Nodding rolls), seafood noodle soup and peanut worms are among the must-try dishes when visiting Quảng Bình Province’s Hạ Long Town, home to the world-famous Hạ Long Bay.

Life’s A Beach, Haven Homestay and Banana Sea Homestay are among the best places to stay when you visit Bãi Xếp fishing village, "one of 16 hidden gems" of Asia named by Business Insider. 

Bánh Khọt, salted egg yolk cake and banh tiêu filled with mung bean are famous snacks in Vũng Tàu Beach Town in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Vietnamese street food cuisine has become one of the most popular food items on Instagram, the world’s largest photo sharing network, reaffirming its rising popularity among food lovers.

Archaeologists have recently found various traces of prehistoric people who lived some 10,000 years ago in Dơi Cave, Nho Quan District in northern province of Ninh Bình.

Away from the beaches with smooth clear water and white sand that Phú Quốc Island is famed for, there are other attractive jungle and farm destinations.

Female writer Trầm Hương’s latest books, Người Mẹ Đảm Đang (Heroic Mother) and Tình Yêu Của Mẹ (Mother’s Love), featuring Vietnamese Heroic Mothers have been released by the Literature Publishing House.

A Euromonitor International report ranked Việt Nam as 96th of 99 countries for sustainable tourism.

Lộc Yên Ancient village located in Tiên Cảnh commune in Quảng Nam Province's Tiên Phước District is considered one of the four most beautiful ancient villages in Việt Nam.

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports and its partners will hold the Olympic Day Run 2021 downtown on March 28.

NONFLIX, a short and experimental film festival streaming online in Berlin, will be introduced at Sàn Art on April 9-10.

L’Espace will present two movies on Sunday as part of its monthly movie screening programme.

The restoration of Kính Thiên Palace, the most significant structure of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, should be accelerated no matter what the cost, according to  Associate Professor Nguyễn Quang Ngọc,  Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences.

Greek Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos writes to Việt Nam News on the National Day of Greece, March 25.

A digital installation exhibition entitled Inferno V opens in Hà Nội this afternoon (March 25, 2pm) to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who wrote of one of the most renowned works of world literature, The Divine Comedy.

SHADYLANES begin making waves by getting their song ‘Headlock’ placed on an internationally recognised playlist by Spotify curators.