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Tourists witness rare sea turtle released back to wild in Lý Sơn

Travel firms look forward to safe tourism map of Việt Nam

Many travel businesses are looking forward to the introduction of Việt Nam’s safe tourism map to “live in peace” with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The taste of turmeric: Thái Bình's bánh nghệ

Thái Bình Province is well known for its bánh nghệ (turmeric cake), a traditional rice-based cake that has existed for hundreds of years.

Colombia: 211 years of independence

Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Ambassador of Colombia, writes for Việt Nam News on the 211th anniversary of Colombia's Independence Day (July 20)

Veteran artist dies at 65 after testing positive for COVID-19

Painter Lê Thánh Thư, a leading artist in the fine arts of the South, died on July 16 in HCM City two days after testing positive for COVID-19.

Vietnamese dancer to compete on TV reality show Street Dance of China

Vietnamese dancer MT-Pop, whose real name is Nguyễn Vũ MinhTuấn, will appear during season 4 of Street Dance of China, a Chinese TV reality game show broadcast by Youku, next month.

Vietnamese web series entertain audiences during social distancing

Vietnamese artists are releasing comedy and romantic web series on YouTube as a way of entertaining audiences and encouraging them to stay at home during social distancing.

Vietnam's 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' to debut in Italy

A book that tells the story about Phùng Thiện Nhân, who is dubbed the Vietnamese “steadfast tin soldier” and the charity journey of two Italian doctors, Roberto De Castro and William Amighetti, will be released in Italy on July 22.

Doctors go the extra mile for COVID-19 patients in HCM City

Due to strict regulations on pandemic prevention and safety, only doctors and medical staff have direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Therefore, they have also taken over the roles of the patients' relatives besides their professional duties.

Artist opens space to preserve and develop dó painting

Artist Vũ Thái Bình has launched an art space in hopes of preserving the art of dó (poonah) painting in Hà Nội. Entitled Dó Space, it will be a place for artists and fine arts lovers to gather and dive into traditional dó painting.

Online exhibition features Vietnamese, foreign artists

An online exhibition featuring 20 paintings by Vietnamese and foreign artists is on display at artspaces.kunstmatrix.com.

Italian Design Day held online this year

The 5th edition of "Italian Design Day" was organised online in Việt Nam with the theme of “Urban Regeneration”.

Conquering Mt Cao Xiêm, the roof of Quảng Ninh

When it's safe to travel again, you could do worse than a trip to Cao Xiêm peak in Bình Liêu District, Quảng Ninh Province to indulge in the wild beauty of the mountains.

Book project helps to promote Vietnamese culture

A book project to promote Vietnamese culture to Vietnamese and international readers called “Tủ Sách Văn Hóa Việt” (Bookshelf of Việt Nam Culture) has been launched.

Việt Nam now home for retired Nigerian footballer

After nearly 18 years of living in Việt Nam, retired Nigerian footballer Amaobi Honest Uzowuru has found his second hime.

Exhibition looks back on horrors of Agent Orange

The exhibition gives visitors an insight into the damage done by the chemicals, efforts to resolve the consequences as well as the journey to demand justice for Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims.

Award-winning actor wants to get behind the camera

Trần Anh Khoa won the best actor award at the 18th Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy last month for playing the title character in the movie Ròm. Ròm was the first Vietnamese film to win the top award in the New Current section at the Busan International Film Festival in 2019 and the best first feature film award at Fantasia IFF 2020. Khoa is currently studying film production at Confederation College, Canada. He spoke to kenh14.vn about his role in Ròm.