Việt Nam News

A permanent exhibition titled “Hiệp Định Paris về Việt Nam – Cánh Cửa Đến Hòa Bình” (Paris Peace Accords – A Door to Peace) opened at the HCM City War Remnants yesterday.

Visitors to the former royal capital city of Huế during the National Day holiday can enjoy a fruit festival, which commences on Thursday and ends late Sunday.

Internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang will perform at the Hà Nội Opera House tonight in a show organised as part of the Hublot Loves Art programme produced by the Swiss luxury watch brand.

The line-up for Southeast Asia’s biggest underground dance music festival has gotten even bigger.

The 200km route from Quế Phong to Kỳ Sơn districts is regarded as the most beautiful route in Nghệ An. The drive takes one past scenic mountainscapes, refreshing rice terrace fields and colourful flower forests. 

A rock formation made of stone has been discovered in the southern province of Phú Yên and is expected to be a new tourist draw in the locality.

Dozens of works of art and literature by winners of the Hồ Chí Minh Prize and the State Prize in 2016 are on display in downtown Hà Nội to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day.

A cuisine festival to celebrate National Day (September 2) opened at Đà Nẵng’s park of the east Rồng (Dragon) Bridge on August 30, featuring local cuisine, cooking contests and cooking experiences.

The Saigon Latin Fiesta will be held from 7pm to 2am on three nights from Sept 28-30 at Royal Hotel Saigon on 133 Nguyễn Huệ Street in HCM City’s District 1.

Readers of global travel website TripAdvisor have ranked Việt Nam third in their top 10 global adventure destinations.

A ceremony of announcing the Prime Minister’s decision of recognising lithophone, a unique musical instrument of Lộc Hòa Commune in the southern province of Bình Phước, as a national treasure was held at the provincial museum on Tuesday.

A series of cultural activities will be organised across HCM City to entertain residents and visitors during the National Day holiday on September 1-3.

French fashion house Nina Ricci on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dutch design duo Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh as creative directors to replace Guillaume Henry.

The Đẹp Contemporary concert will take place at 7pm on September 2 at Lotte Center Hanoi Square aiming to celebrate contemporary Vietnamese beauty.

Soul Bar Hanoi will organise nights of live music featuring international artists, free of charge.

The HCM City Fine Arts Association will open a special exhibition featuring áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) next week.

An exhibition displaying old photos and documents relating to the fight of the Vietnamese people against French-Spanish coalition forces in Đà Nẵng in 1858-60 opened at the Nghĩa Trủng Hòa Vang (the Hòa Vang Martyrs Cemetery) in Cẩm Lệ district on August 29.

Malaysia will celebrate its 61st National Day on August 31. Ambassador Dato Mohd Zamruni Khalid shares a message with Việt Nam News readers on the occasion.