Việt Nam News

Emerging actor Tuấn Trần became popular after a leading role in Bố Già (Old Dad). The movie is an official nomination for the best movie at the 22nd Việt Nam National Film Festival which will take place from November 18 - 20 in Huế City, central province of Thừa Thiên Huế. 

A number of charter flights carrying international passengers with vaccine passports will arrive next week as part of a closed travel programme.

The online film week called “The 22nd Việt Nam Film Festival on VTVGo” has taken place this week from now until November 20.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang has approved development of an eco-tourism and amusement area at the Trà Sư cajuput forest in Tịnh Biên District by 2030.

The digitalisation of art and culture archives has been taking place around the world for many years, and Việt Nam is no exception. However, more resources need to be devoted to digitalising these archives for both preservation and future development, experts at a forum on the topic said recently. 

For the first time since March 2020, foreign visitors will have the opportunity to experience new tours and routes in the country after two years of closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brought to Tam Đảo, which has a cool climate year round, in the early 20th century by the French, the chayote tops have become a must-try dish for traveller and guests.

Mai Châu District in Hòa Bình Province plans to diversify tourism, attract investors and promote co-operation with travel agencies to form new tours, enhance service and establish a tourist-friendly environment, to become a national-level destination by 2030.

After a long hiatus due to social distancing rules, film crews have returned to the studio and are taking safety precautions during the “new normal” phase.

To mark the occasion of the Belgian King’s Day in 2021, the Ambassador of Belgium to Việt Nam Paul Jansen sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate.

Food creations by Australian Michelin-star chef Joseph Lidgerwood will headline a culinary event that begins today (November 15) at the historical Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi.

Artists from the Việt Nam Tuồng Theatre will perform at the China-ASEAN Theatre Festival and Forum, which opens in Nanning in China’s Guangxi Province on November 27.

Music fans all over the world rejoiced at the news 70s pop royalty ABBA were going to reform. This was music to the ears of one group of fans here in Vietnam. ABBA Fake is a group of women in Hà Nội who perform songs by the Swedish superstars. Check them out...

Facing challenges as the COVID-10 pandemic spreads, Huỳnh Long Tuồng Troupe, one of HCM City’s private theatres, is working to offer new shows of tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 12th century. 

The rights to music by composer Nguyễn Văn Chung have been brought by Chinese artists, with the intention of re-recording and releasing them north of the border. Chung will be the first Vietnamese musician whose songs are copyrighted in China. 

The eighth to tenth month of the lunar calendar are that busiest time of the year to fishermen in various upstream localities in the southern province of Đồng Tháp, as the arrival of the flooding season brings along fish season.

Music video Way back home, which features famous Vietnamese artists, has been released to encourage frontline forces who have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese films of different genres will be introduced to cinema lovers nationwide in Việt Nam through the second Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Online that is scheduled to get underway from November 15.