Việt Nam News

Hà Nội was recently named one of 66 new members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s Network of Creative Cities. Nhân Dân Cuối Tuần (People's Weekend)'s reporter Luân Vũ interviews Doctor Bùi Hoài Sơn, head of the Việt Nam National Institute of Culture and Art Studies, on the recognition. 

South Korea is stepping up its efforts to attract visitors from ASEAN with a special programme from November 20 to December 11.

A musical programme to pay tribute to Vietnamese composer Chu Minh, the composer of a lot of Vietnamese revolutionary music, will be held at Âu Cơ Art Centre tonight.

The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association and the HCM City Department of Tourism will organise the Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival from January 3 to 5 at Lê Văn Tám Park in District 1.

 About 250km from Hà Nội, Quỳnh Bảng Commune in the central province of Nghệ An is home to a tasty surprise ahead. 

Veteran filmmaker Hà Bắc has released an animated short about Việt Nam's islands and seas.

Authorities in the central city of Đà Nẵng are considering naming some streets in the city after two foreign missionaries, who play key roles in the development of the Vietnamese-romanised script.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau will organise the Culture-Tourism Week from December 10-15, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The 21st Việt Nam Film Festival will honour good works on the silver screen and pay respect to artists and filmmakers who have great devotion for the national cinema industry during 2017-2019.

The ancient city of Hội An plans to name Phan Chu Trinh street as a new pedestrian area to ease traffic congestion and overloading of infrastructure.

Comfort food at its finest. You'll want to get your claws into it ASAP.

Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition that only affects women. It happens when tissues that support the organs in the lower belly relax. These tissues are sometimes called the pelvic floor. When they relax too much, the organs drop down and press against or bulge into the vagina.

Today the Sultanate of Oman celebrates the 49th anniversary of the modern Blessed Renaissance march led by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. On this day 49 years ago, the Blessed Renaissance sun emerged. Charge' d' Affaires Ahmed Abdullah Al Nahdi sends a message to celebrate the day.

The 27th edition of the event was themed 'Colour the Future' and featured dozens of booths run by embassies and diplomatic corps, charity organisations and businesses.

A band of six members led by veteran singer Hoàng Bách has made debut in HCM City this week.  

More than 100 circus artists from 20 nations and territories are taking part on the first International Circus Festival in Hạ Long City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

 The European Music Festival returns to Hà Nội and HCM City featuring international and Vietnamese musicians from November 18 to 30.