Việt Nam News

Archaeologists have recently found various traces of prehistoric people who lived some 10,000 years ago in Dơi Cave, Nho Quan District in northern province of Ninh Bình.

Away from the beaches with smooth clear water and white sand that Phú Quốc Island is famed for, there are other attractive jungle and farm destinations.

Female writer Trầm Hương’s latest books, Người Mẹ Đảm Đang (Heroic Mother) and Tình Yêu Của Mẹ (Mother’s Love), featuring Vietnamese Heroic Mothers have been released by the Literature Publishing House.

A Euromonitor International report ranked Việt Nam as 96th of 99 countries for sustainable tourism.

Lộc Yên Ancient village located in Tiên Cảnh commune in Quảng Nam Province's Tiên Phước District is considered one of the four most beautiful ancient villages in Việt Nam.

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports and its partners will hold the Olympic Day Run 2021 downtown on March 28.

NONFLIX, a short and experimental film festival streaming online in Berlin, will be introduced at Sàn Art on April 9-10.

L’Espace will present two movies on Sunday as part of its monthly movie screening programme.

The restoration of Kính Thiên Palace, the most significant structure of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, should be accelerated no matter what the cost, according to  Associate Professor Nguyễn Quang Ngọc,  Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences.

Greek Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos writes to Việt Nam News on the National Day of Greece, March 25.

A digital installation exhibition entitled Inferno V opens in Hà Nội this afternoon (March 25, 2pm) to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who wrote of one of the most renowned works of world literature, The Divine Comedy.

SHADYLANES begin making waves by getting their song ‘Headlock’ placed on an internationally recognised playlist by Spotify curators.

Since 5am on March 13, the National Special Historical Relic Site and Landscape Complex Hương Sơn – Hương Pagoda in Hương Sơn Commune, Mỹ Đức District, some 65km to the west of Hà Nội, officially opened to tourists after  closing due to COVID-19.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will kick off the 2021 season with a night of arias from famous French operas at the city’s Opera House on March 28.

As one of the leading musicians in Việt Nam, Quốc Trung is the founder and director of Monsoon Music Festival. Since 2013, the annual event has presented a line-up of international singers and bands from around the world.  Trung also works with young Vietnamese musicians and encourages them to follow their dreams.  He speaks with Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper reporter Bảo Trân about the young musicians

The photo, entitled Drying Fish, was taken in Long Hải market in the central province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on July 26, 2020. The wooden trays viewed from above look like a giant brocade woven by the farmer.

The project aims to celebrate the 360th anniversary of the concubine’s death.

The wild mác mật (clausena indica) tree has become an indispensable ingredient for a number of special dishes made by the Tày and Nùng ethnic groups in northeastern provinces such as Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn.