Việt Nam News

One of Viet Nam’s most iconic movies will be screened on Saturday by the Friends of Vietnam Heritage.

To mark the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Turkey on Thursday (October 29), Việt Nam News presents an article written by Ambassador of Turkey to Việt Nam, Haldun Tekneci.

The Hà Nội creative space design contest has been launched on Wednesday by the Hà Nội Department of Culture and Sports and the Architecture Magazine in collaboration with the Hà Nội’s People Committee and the Việt Nam Association of Architects.

The opening ceremony of the festival will not be held on a large scale like in previous years and no theatre or stage has been set up for the festive drum competition and love duet singing performance on the water pavilion.

Photographer Phan Thị Khánh has won international and domestic prizes although she only got into photography in 2017. The prizes include a gold medal at National Young Photography Festival 2019, first prize in Skypixel 2019's Fun category and first prize in the Siena Award 2019's People category.  Her most recent achievement is third place at the Arial Photography Awards 2020 for the photo Harvesting Grass.  Tổ Quốc (Fatherland Online) newspaper reporter Hoài An interviews Khánh about her work.

Symbolic images of Hà Nội such as the Old Quarter with mossy roofed houses and the legendary Turtle Tower have been depicted on watch dials of a luxury Swiss watch brand.

A concert featuring classical music performed on pipe organ will be held in the concert hall of Vietnam National Academy of Music on October 28.

Trance ceremony, traditional games and photo exhibitions are among highlighted activities of the Mother Goddess Worship and Cơm Mới (New Rice) Festivals that are both being held in Đông Cuông Temple in Văn Yên District in the northern province of Yên Bái.

Hà Nội is not only famous for its traditional dishes such as phở and bún chả but also bánh oản, a cake made of roasted glutinous rice flour.

Vũ Văn Ký, the author of the famous song Bài Ca Hy Vọng (the Song of Hope), passed away in Hà Nội yesterday, aged 92.

The dish is an indispensable part of any special meal made from leaves, a tradition of the Mường ethnic group.

Leading tourist companies in HCM City are seeking to establish safe destination criteria to reboot tourism and prepare for international arrivals in the near future.

Vietnam Institute for Arts Education (VIA Education) has made its debut in HCM City with a target to build a sustainable, vibrant, active and inspiring arts community that seeks to develop optimal standards in arts and creative education in Việt Nam.

A collection of portraits of 51 well-known 20th century Vietnamese artists and intellectuals will be on display at Mai House Saigon on Wednesday.

An exhibition featuring more than 30 artworks by 90-year-old painter Nguyễn Thị Mộng Bích is being held at the French Cultural Institute, L’Espace, in Hà Nội.

Children, adolescents and young people living in Việt Nam, aged between 8 and 18, have been invited to take part in a “green challenge” organised by UNICEF and partners.

For most Hanoians, cốm and its related products made in Vòng Village are among the capital’s most important flavours of autumn, packed full of nostalgia.

Contemporary artist Bùi Thanh Tâm is displaying his collection of paintings inspired by folk paintings of the Kim Hoàng, Đông Hồ and Hàng Trống movements and religious works created by ethnic groups.