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HCM City launches photography street

Germany's Knorr ditches 'gypsy sauce' name

Nom, nom, Vietnam - Episode 54: Phnom Penh noodle soup

Phnom Penh noodle soup is a dish of Cambodian origin, and is loved by office workers and families due to its stretchy noodle strands and savoury broth made with pork bone.

Offal stew - District 4's creamy specialty

Though its appearance may be unappetising, beef offal stew is a popular dish and a specialty of HCM City's District 4 due to its creamy soup and soft texture.

Vietnamese film screening to celebrate August Revolution, National Day

Five Vietnamese films will be screened for free nationwide to celebrate the 75th August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2) holidays.

Artists combine poetry and music

A night of poetry and music will be held at Hà Nội's Goethe Institute on Monday evening in front of a limited audience to ensure social distancing.

Long An Television produces new drama programme on southern culture

The Long An Province Radio &Television has worked with its partner, the An Group, to produce a new TV drama programme about Vietnamese culture and lifestyle.

'Lucky' Chinese phone number fetches $300,000 at online auction

A "lucky" mobile phone number has sold for a whopping 2.25 million yuan (US$300,000) after hundreds of people vied online for the right to use the apparently auspicious string of digits.

Locarno hails hybrid-format film festival

Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival said on Sunday it hoped to have set the bar for future international film festivals, having adopted a new semi-virtual format due to the coronavirus crisis.

Cải lương star releases MV to encourge people in COVID-19 fight

People’s Artist and cải lương star Lệ Thuỷ will release an MV on YouTube next week to inspire people during the fight against COVID-19.

XOM exhibition features artistic dreams and future of life

A special painting exhibition entitled XOM by a group of Vietnamese artists and a foreigner will open this week in the centre of Hà Nội.

Exhibition features old villages

These villages are close to rivers creating a friendly environment between people and nature.

Fishing villagers move inland

After dozens of years living on floating boats catching fish along the Lam River, the residents of a fishing village in Tam Sơn Commune, Anh Sơn District of the central province of Nghệ An, have moved to houses on land with the support of local authorities.

Huế approves night market plan

Local authorities in the central province of Thừa Thiên Huế have approved a plan to set up a night market in the existing parking lot of Đông Ba Market, in the former imperial citadel, as a destination for tourists.

Alma bolsters health and safety standards in response to Viet Nam’s COVID-19 flare-up

The new Alma Resort has upped the ante on its efforts to protect guests and staff from COVID-19 following a flare-up of the virus in Viet Nam, introducing a second round of stringent health and safety measures.

World's oldest captive alligator marks 83 years in Belgrade zoo

Muja has lived through multiple bombing campaigns and several countries -- all while never leaving a tiny pool in Belgrade's zoo for 83 years, making him the world's oldest captive alligator.

Screening of experimental films at Mzung Space

The Saigon Filmmaking Camp will host a week of experimental films by nine Vietnamese filmmakers at Mzung Space from August 14-20.

Rundown Sudan National Museum to get face-lift

Sudan National Museum, which houses thousands of priceless antiquities dating back millennia, is to be closed for lengthy renovations after years of neglect, its director said.

Exhibition on Hồ Chí Minh, the founding father of modern Việt Nam

An exhibition showing nearly 100 archive photos to shed new light on late President Hồ Chí Minh's journey to free his country has opened at the Presidential Palace in Hà Nội.

New cave discovered in Quảng Trị

According to locals, the new cave lies in a rocky mountain in Trỉa Village. To enter the cave, they have to follow a small stream and climb vertical cliffs of about 50m high.