Việt Nam News

This year, the pilgrimage to the pagoda holds a special meaning to residents in Hà Nội because spiritual sites have been closed for a long time due to the pandemic.

A series of 180 events will be held throughout this year as part of the “Visit Việt Nam Year – Quảng Nam 2022”, according to a plan recently approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

An international hot air balloon festival is scheduled to be organised next month in the northern mountainous province of Tuyên Quang.

A new art programme on preserving traditional Vietnamese theatre has been launched in secondary schools in HCM City this week. 

She may only be 11-years-old, but Nguyễn Hạnh Phương, who writes under the name Rosy Black, has a great literary future ahead of her.

Anytime I visit Phú Quốc, I always go to Rạch Vẹm fishing village, located in the north of the 'jewel island', about 25km away from the main town of Dương Đông. The scenery here brings me peace and tranquillity thanks to clear blue waters, tasty food and the opportunity to take beautiful pictures with starfish.

Corrin Carlson is an American food blogger living in Hà Nội. Through her personal blog named Plates of Hanoi, she often gives foreigners quality reviews about food, restaurants, travel and daily life in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese films released nationwide during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday earned less than expected at the box office.

Web dramas produced by famous Vietnamese artistes earned millions of YouTube views and elicited heartwarming laughter during the Tết holiday.

Prolific filmmaker Lương Đức may be in his eighties but he's still hard at work, currently making a documentary series about religion. With more than 60 documentaries and scientific films under his belt, Đức is no stranger to winning top awards. He spoke with Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper reporter Bảo Trân about his work.

Thiện's photo has won the Save Our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation category, as the regulations for this category are not limited to underwater photography but images that convey the message of marine conservation.

After a two-year hiatus, Vietnamese Poetry Day officially returned with a flexible style to make sure it adapted to the new normal.

Photographs published on social media clearly show the damage. But it seems the shattered pane is nothing more than a visual effect to get hearts racing even more. 

The Japanese Film Festival 2022 in Việt Nam by the Japan Foundation Center opens online from February14 to 28. 

HCM City is organising several programmes including a parade to celebrate Tết Nguyên Tiêu (Lantern Festival), which falls on the 15th of the first lunar month.

Preparations have been completed for the opening day of Perfume Pagoda, a famous spiritual tourist destination in Hà Nội.