Việt Nam News

The Việt Nam Musician Association held the 2020 Việt Nam Music Award Ceremony on Sunday, celebrating artists and showcasing some award-winning performances.

The French Cultural Centre (L'Espace) will host a new book launch to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of poet Đặng Đình Hưng. 

I’ve known about phở hồng (pink phở) in the northwestern province of Lào Cai’s Bắc Hà Town for a long time but only recently got a chance to try it.

If you don’t give sufficient thought and time to making resolutions they will inevitably fail and this can cause all sorts of negative feelings such as self-disappointment, hopelessness regarding the possibility of change and a feeling of being out of control and directionless, to name a few.

The HCM City administration has unveiled a draft design for the 18th annual Nguyễn Huệ Flower Street to celebrate Lunar New Year (Tết).

The famous short story Lão Hạc by Nam Cao has been remade into a movie called Cậu Vàng, named after the endearing way to refer to the dog owned by the main character, old man Lão Hạc.

Vietnamese-American songtress Lệ Thu, who was well-known in southern Việt Nam in the 1970s, died of COVID-19 in the US on January 15. She was 78.

Love, youth and women are themes in new albums by female artists Phùng Khánh Linh and Hà Miên whose music celebrates the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) which begins in February.  

Several districts in HCM City have reserved some streets for local vendors to set up their food stalls, and at the same time, ensure food safety and hygiene in the area.

This is not the first time snow has fallen on the northern mountains of Việt Nam. In the past 10 years, snow has been recorded to fall in Mẫu Sơn Mountains in Lạng Sơn Province, Sa Pa and even in the mountains of central Nghệ An Province.

Mozzarella sticks might be known as a popular appetiser in America but in Việt Nam they are also a snack loved by many.

The Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival will be organised from January 21-24 at Lê Văn Tám Park in HCM City’s District 1.

A painting exhibition by artists with autism will open today at Megan Gallery in Ha Noi.

The HCM City-based Ánh Sao Production today presents a new movie, Sám Hối (The Living Sandbag), a Việt Nam-India co-production, at cinemas across the country.

Bình Tinh, a talented theatre actress of HCM City, will release two videos featuring cải lương (reformed opera) on YouTube this week. 

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Việt Nam has launched the exhibition “Traditional Japanese Dolls” at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast in District 2 will host the Thảo Điền Flea Market: Tết Edition 2021 on January 30.

The screening is the opening event of DOC CICADA 2021: The Southeast Asian Journal (No.2): Short Films Screening and Talk with Varan Vietnam’s Directors.