Việt Nam News

Photos and documents about the renowned Chilean female poet Gabriela Mistral’s life and career are on display at an exhibition now being held at the National Library of Việt Nam.

Newly crowned multiple-Emmy-winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge has signed a major new deal with Amazon after her creation Fleabag dominated the comedy awards at television's answer to the Oscars.

 Les Miserables is France's official candidate for the Oscars -- but the film's stark portrayal of police violence and brutalized youths is a "universal" warning cry about poverty and racism, its director said.

Both representatives have previous experience competing in pageants.

Popular singers and dancers will perform at a charity concert in HCM City to raise funds for children with heart disease.

Hai Phượng (Furie), an action film dedicated to motherhood, will compete for an Oscar in 2020, the Department of Cinema announced yesterday.

The culture ministry’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition recently chose sơn mài (lacquer) art as a national brand.

The Việt Nam Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB) will perform a Vietnamese classical opera and a Russian ballet between October 5 and 7 at the Hà Nội Opera House to celebrate the theatre’s 60th birthday.

Thirty Vietnamese and South Korean firms will participate in the Korea Tourism and Culture Festival to be held at Nguyễn Huệ walking street in HCM City this weekend.

Auction house Sotheby’s Hong Kong has pulled several Vietnamese paintings from an upcoming sale due to uncertainty over their authenticity. 

Vietnamese photographers in Việt Nam and abroad are encouraged to join the photo contest, Bức Tranh Thành Phố Năm 2019 (Picture of the City in 2019), which aims to capture images of HCM City’s developments in culture, economy and integrations.

Australian alternative rocker Nick Cave thrilled fans on Monday by announcing a new album entitled Ghosteen, which he said is set to drop next week.

An early Renaissance masterpiece by the Florentine master Cimabue has been discovered in an old lady's kitchen in a town near Paris, art experts said.

Vietnamese epic The Tale of Kiều will be performed by French artists for the first time in Hà Nội tomorrow.

The Ký Ức Hội An (Hội An Memories) – a 60-minute show on the 400-year history and development of Hội An during the Đại Việt (Great Việt) State in 15th-18th century – celebrated the visiting of the one millionth audience to the performance on Saturday.

A formation of rock layers, which appears similar to the national heritage site Ghềnh Đá Đĩa (The Cliff of Stone Plates), have recently been discovered at Xuân Dục Hamlet in the central coastal province of Phú Yên.

A blockbuster Tutankhamun show set a new all-time French record on Sunday, with 1.42 million visitors flocking to see the exhibition in Paris, the organisers said.

The Vietbaby Hanoi 2019 exhibition will take place on September 26-29 with 200 booths from more than 120 businesses from seven countries (South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and Việt Nam).