Việt Nam News

Eight contemporary artists from Việt Nam and foreign countries will showcase their artworks at an exhibition that opens today at the Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA).

Việt Nam will extend visa waivers for citizens of Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Belarus until December 31, 2022, the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism has announced.

A Christmas celebration will take place at Swan Lake Park, Ecopark urban area, on December 22-24 with the participation of 100 Santas and comedian Xuân Bắc.

Tourists from Việt Nam will enjoy various priorities offered during trips to Russia next year as the host country of UEFA EURO 2020 wants to boost tourism through football.

Tuần Châu Group on December 18 presented VNĐ20 billion (US$862,000) to the Việt Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies to support the institute’s tasks in folk culture preservation.

Entitled Light, the exhibition, which has been nurtured for nearly a decade, is the first solo event of the artist after 10 years.

The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host Christmas potluck dinner on December 25.

A film screening of the opera Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), staged by the London-based Royal Opera in June, will be held at Mai House in District 3 on January 4.

Tết, the Lunar New Year, is a very important time for family reunions. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be with their family to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new.

Huế Festival 2020 will be another chance for tourists to explore Huế – a city full of attractions, said city leaders, who will host the international festival between April 1 and 6 next year.

Hollywood legend Jane Fonda revealed she attempted to meet President Donald Trump shortly after his election with a group of "beautiful, voluptuous, brilliant" climate activists including Pamela Anderson in order to convince him to tackle global warming.

Dressed in white robes and sporting Princess Leia's distinctive spiral bun hairstyle, Kristin Grady walks up and down Hollywood collecting signatures on behalf of her idol.

More than 60,000 copies of books from local and international publishers and distributors are being offered at FAHASA Festival 2019 at the HCM City Youth Cultural House until December 22.

On the occasion of the National Day of Qatar, Ambassador Mohamed bin Ismail Al Emadi sends a message to celebrate.

Nguyễn Huy Hoàng wrote the poem collection Quà Cho Con (Gift for Children), a favourite since its publication in 2016. Hoàng, who was recently appointed deputy director of the Việt Nam Film Institute, hopes to make a motion picture based on the collection.

President Emmanuel Macron pledged last year to hand back 26 artefacts “without delay” in a landmark decision that has piled pressure on other former colonial powers to restore looted artworks to their countries of origin.

During the upcoming Tết holiday, cinemagoers will be able to enjoy not only comedies but also a horror movie that will be released on the first day of the lunar new year.

With the theme Home Sweet Home, the concert is dedicated to Xuân's homeland Viet Nam, where she nurtured her passion for cello.