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Đắk Lắk Durian Festival seeks to elevate agricultural brand globally

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A special day for leap year babies

Less than 0.07 percent of the entire population of the world will celebrate their birthdays today.

White flowers scatter snow on Hà Nội streets

Hoa sưa, the flower of fragrant rosewood, arrives with white blooms like clouds hanging above the streets.

Cải lương songwriter-musician passes away at 78

Songwriter and musician Thanh Hiền, one of the region’s most talented artist of cải lương (reformed theatre), died on Wednesday in Tây Ninh Province. He was 78.

BTS cancels Seoul leg of new world tour in April over coronavirus

K-pop super band BTS on Friday canceled the inaugural Seoul leg of its new world tour set to kick off in April as its home country is struggling to contain mass outbreaks of the novel coronavirus.

Father and daughter display paintings together

Father and daughter artists Nguyễn Đức Sáng and Nguyễn Thùy Dương are displaying their oil-lacquer paintings together for the first time in Hà Nội.

Residency programme to combine contemporary music, heritage

Five emerging artists or groups of artists will have a chance to engage deeply with traditional disciplines of Vietnamese performing arts and music via a residency programme which will be started on March 1.

Clive Cussler, author and shipwreck-finder, dies aged 88

Bestselling US author and keen underwater adventurer Clive Cussler has died aged 88, his family said Wednesday.

Chiang Mai rock band debuts in capital

Chiang Mai-based rock band Dirt Doll will make their Hà Nội debut at Hanoi Rock City (HRC) tomorrow night.

VN fan club hosts The Beatles cover show

The Beatles Việt Nam – the official fan club of the legendary English rock band – will host a music night dedicated to the band on March 1.

Classical music group to present “Spring” concert

The Mai House Philharmonic to play at “Spring” concert on March 14 at the Mai House.

Int'l, local female DJs celebrate Women’s Day

Twelve international and local female DJs will celebrate Women’s Day with a live music show at Piu Piu on March 7.

Paintings featuring angles of life through tarot cards to go on show

An exhibition featuring different angles of life through a deck of tarot cards will open in central Hà Nội early next week.

Japanese doctor brings light to visually-impaired

Over the past 17 years, Japanese doctor Tadashi Hattori has become a friend to many visually-impaired patients in remote and disadvantaged areas of Việt Nam, particularly those in Quảng Ninh, Thái Nguyên, Bắc Kạn, Bình Phước and Cà Mau.

National Golden Kite awards postponed

The annual 2020 Golden Kite awards will be postponed until April due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the organiser, the Việt Nam Cinematography Association, has announced.

Welsh singer Duffy reveals rape

The Welsh soul singer Duffy on Tuesday attributed her long musical hiatus to a violent assault that saw her "raped and drugged and held captive over some days".

Central region launches new tourism promotions as arrivals fall due to COVID-19

The Central provinces are working on new promotions to revive the tourism industry which has been hit by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

South Korean association seeks to spread love for folk paintings

Việt Nam News' reporter Nguyễn Bình spoke with Park Myung-seo, the association's General Manager of the Future Strategy Team, about folk painting in modern society.

World Architecture Community Awards honours Sky House

Sky House by architect Nguyễn Hoàng Mạnh won a Realised Award at the 33rd World Architecture Community Awards in London.

National art photo contest launched

Vietnamese people over 18 years old living in and outside the country are eligible to enter the biennial national art photography contest launched yesterday.