Việt Nam News

The first weaving network for the traditional brocade of ethnic groups in the central and central highlands region has been launched connecting weaving groups and preserving the handicraft trade.

A Vietnamese Cuisine Day in France will be held in Perpignan, France between October 17 and 18.

Grease is about to come roaring back with a small screen version called Grease: Rydell High, named after the high school in which the 1978 movie was based.

An exhibition entitled A Girl Named K… displaying works by German artist Franca Bartholomai is running at the Goethe Institute until October 27.

 French musician Jean-Yves Thibaudet – one of today’s finest pianists – will fly to Việt Nam to perform at the season-opening gala of the Sun Symphony Orcheastra (SSO) on October 23.

The Star Awards 2019 ceremony honouring the best in the Vietnamese entertainment scene will be held in HCM City on October 18.

The screening of the recently-released animated film titled Abominable has been cancelled in cinemas across the country because it contains the infamous ‘nine-dash line’ map drawn by China to claim up to 90 per cent of the contested South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam), a film distributor's press release said. 

Vietnamese coming-of-age drama Ròm, a recent winner at the Busan International Film Festival, has been fined VNĐ40 million (US$1,700) for participating in the festival without an official license from the authority.

Vietnamese and international artists will perform at a charity concert entitled Look at The World at the Hà Nội Opera House on October 16.

A stone wall dating back to the fourth century in the central province of Hà Tĩnh is set to be restored thanks to a VNĐ2 billion (US$86,100) project.

You’ll find it alongside many a meal in Viet Nam to add that little bit of extra flavor and a touch of spice. But shrimp paste comes into its own when its served with vermicelli, pork and tofu. That’s known as bun dau mam tom and is one of the country’s most popular meals. Make sure to check it out.

Television superstar RuPaul Charles gave his millions of fans a little piece of friendly advice Monday: don't stop him in the street for a selfie.

US actress Zoe Kravitz will play Catwoman in the new Batman film starring Robert Pattinson, a Warner Bros. source told AFP on Monday.

The classical ballet Giselle, which is considered as one of the great Romantic ballets, will return to the HCM City Opera House on October 19 and 20.

A series of educational and informative events and activities organised by creative, media and technology organisations, galleries and co-working spaces will be held during the Festival of Media and Design.

Adventurous eaters should wait no more and make a beeline for Đồng Tháp Province, the perfect place to sample exotic dishes that will surely amass a bevy of "likes" on your Instagram account.

A painting of ‘Super Artist’, who has the power to fix the environment with a simple stroke of a paintbrush, received top prize at the Save the Earth comic contest.

An English book written by 11 young writers from grades 7 to 12 at the Vinschool Education System was released officially to the public and readers nationwide at the Hanoi Book Street on October 12.