Việt Nam News

The northern province of Hòa Bình is well-known for its natural landscapes, with primitive forests, magnificent caves, clear lakes and terraced rice fields all part of its beauty.

An online book sale has been launched to raise funds for Trần Văn Khê Foundation, a non-profit organisation named after late Professor Trần Văn Khê, a legendary musicologist, writer and teacher, as well as talented performer of Vietnamese music. 

A series of activities showcasing the unique features of rural markets in the north of Việt Nam has kicked off the reopening of Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hà Nội.

Young songwriter Hứa Kim Tuyền of HCM City, one of the most outstanding composers in the Vietnamese music industry, has written many hit songs and is known for his sweet voice.

With its magnificent beauty, Chua Ta cave is an artistic masterpiece of nature and has become a popular tourism destination in Điện Biên Province.

A special online concert featuring Vietnamese electronic music artist Nhung Nguyễn and Cedrik Fermont from Germany will be livestreamed from 7pm on July 5.  

Hồ Chí Minh Television (HTV) has produced a series of reality game shows without a live studio audience amid the social distancing period. 

To celebrate Canada Day (July 1), Deborah Paul, Ambassador of Canada to Việt Nam, writes to Việt Nam News

Photos capturing nude models in yoga positions by renowned Vietnamese photographer Nguyễn Thái Phiên will be displayed at a 3D virtual exhibition called Nắng Sau Rèm (Sunshine Behind the Curtain).

Việt Nam Idol 2007’s second-place finisher second Thanh Duy is one of the veteran participants of the music reality TV show The Heroes this year. For the past two years, Duy struggled with his mental health and could not make any music. Online newspaper VnExpress reporter Tâm Giao chats with Duy about his return to music.

Inspiring images of a doctor wearing PPE feeding a COVID-19-infected baby, shops offering free lunches and rice ATMs are some of the inspirations for painter Lê Sa Long’s recent artworks about the pandemic.

On June 26, the official Facebook page of the South Korean By-U Entertainment revealed a clip introducing Beauty Box members. The girl-only group consists of two Korean, two Japanese, one Thai, and one Vietnamese.

The movie Mặt Nạ Fanti (The Fanti Mask) will start filming at the end of this year.

A collection by Vietnamese fashion designer, Phan Đăng Hoàng, inspired by national traditional crafts like silk or rattan weaving, will be presented on all virtual platforms of Italy's largest private academy that focuses on arts and design, NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti), on June 29.

June 28 marks the 20th anniversary of Việt Nam's Family Day.

This really takes the phrase ‘meals on wheels’ to a whole new level. A pho restaurant in Hanoi is making sure customers get the best possible delivery. Piping hot food served via a hoverboard!

Dã Viên Cay, the most important feng shui element of the ancient Huế Citadel, is set to be reconstructed by the local government to restore it to its former glory as an imperial garden.

Love, hope and belief are the themes of new albums by female artists Hoàng Thuỳ Linh and Suboi who have released their music on YouTube to encourage fans during the Covid-19 pandemic.