Việt Nam News

Belgian fries, crepes with maple syrup and chocolate are delicacies to be served during the celebrations for International Francophone Day on March 15-16 in Hà Nội.

Hosted by Thể thao - Văn hóa (Sport & Culture) newspaper, the 14th Devotion Music Awards will give out prizes for the best show, best album and best singer of the year, the organisation board said on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will have shows to kick off its new season on March 26 and 27 at Hà Nội Opera House. Entitled Around The World. The show will be led by Argentinian conductor Martin Garcia Leon.

Phở Thìn – a family-run noodle shop in Hà Nội open for 30 years – has opened its first franchise in Tokyo.

The Việt Nam National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio in co-operation with Wallonie Bruxelles will be screening films and displaying posters to honour writer Georges Simenon to mark the 30th anniversary of his dealth.

Three generations of the “Angelic Family” from Canada are in Việt Nam to spread the values of emotional intelligence and symbolic language.

A book gathering the experiences, feelings and troubles of 21 expats in Việt Nam has been released nationwide.

King Minh Mệnh (1791–1841) proclaimed Phú Xuân (the former name of Huế) the perfect place to put the country’s capital in The Veritable Records of Đại Nam.

A private troupe specialising in cải lương (reformed opera), a traditional art in southern Việt Nam, in Kiên Giang Province’s Rạch Giá is holding performances and offering free training to youth.

A collection of 105 art works by 102 women artists are on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

Song Lang (The Tap Box), a film about the art of cải lương (reformed opera) have been honoured at the third edition of the Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF) which takes place on March 2-8 in Egypt.

One of the lawyers representing women who claim they were abused by R&B star R. Kelly said Sunday a new video tape had emerged which showed the singer "sexually abusing children."

Captain Marvel, the first Marvel Studios/Disney superhero film with a female lead, has soared to rare heights in North American theaters, with whopping weekend ticket sales of US$153 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

The HCM City Fine Arts Association for years has organised numerous programmes and exhibitions to help young artists from the city and southern provinces to develop their skills and career.

A bacteria is a living mono cellular micro-organism. It’s made of one cell without a nucleus. Its size is 50 times smaller than a hair. Despite its minute size, it is completely autonomous, can reproduce, deliver information and take advantage of its environment. 

Using modern digital technology, more than 30 masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh – the world’s most famous post-impressionist artist, are on display at an ongoing exhibition at the Vincom Center for Contemporary Arts (VCCA) in Hà Nội.    

An event to introduce classical and contemporary Russian literature through Vietnamese was held at the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street on Saturday.