Việt Nam News

Water hyacinth is a popular plant in rural Việt Nam. It easily grows on water and floats where the water runs and has flowers through four seasons. Even in flood season, when floods rise with the reddish colour of alluvium, the plant stays green and violet flowers sprout. At the end of winter and early spring is the main flowering season of water hyacinth.

​​​​​​​A handmade lacquer work from Việt Nam has become the first contemporary handicraft object from Southeast Asia to be displayed at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

The Boulanger Trio from Germany will perform as part of the Đà Nẵng Chamber Music 2019 Festival at 8pm at Nguyễn Hiễn Dĩnh Theatre on June 14, the city’s Culture and Cinema Centre said.

Archaeologists from Việt Nam Archaeology Institute have just excavated a Chăm tower in central province of Phú Yên, which dated back to 4th century.

An industrial dump site in Siberia whose turquoise lake resembles a tropical paradise has become a magnet for Instagrammers who risk their health in the toxic water to wow online followers.

A limited edition David Bowie Barbie was unveiled on Thursday by toymaker Mattel to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic singer's hit single Space Oddity.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang plans to focus on sustainable agricultural tourism as part of its effort to lure tourists to the Mekong Delta region.

You've heard of Mount Fansipan, the highest point of Việt Nam at 3,147m above sea level, but Việt Nam has a few other peaks worth checking out, including Putaleng Mountain.

A 210,000-year-old skull has been identified as the earliest modern human remains found outside Africa, putting the clock back on mankind's arrival in Europe by more than 150,000 years, researchers said on Wednesday.

A competition pitting witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills this weekend in eSwatini – formerly known as Swaziland – has been banned, according to a government statement.

Saigon Chamber Music ensemble will host “Young Virtuosi Concert 2019” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on July 13.

At the age of 64, many people decide to spend more time with family and friends or focus on travel and hobbies, but Ha Ji Won from South Korea, who has been working and living in Việt Nam for 13 years, has been visiting poor remote areas for a month each year.

Singaporean comedian Sam See, a part of Asia’s new wave of stand-up comedians, will give a performance at Yoko Café on July 22.

Famous Vietnamese designer Võ Việt Chung will unveil his latest collection of Vietnamese traditional áo dài at the "Gala Áo Dài Canada 2019" from July 13 to 19.

A week of culture and tourism began on Wednesday in Cao Lãnh City in the southern province of Đồng Tháp, with the participation of Mekong Delta provinces and cities including HCM City and Hội An.

More tours based on river routes will be developed in the near future to boost tourism in the southern province of Bình Dương, according to Nguyễn Thanh Phong, vice director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Culture and Sports Department of Thừa Thiên Huế Province has proposed two possible solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tự Đức (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

Magician Nguyễn Phương has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.