Việt Nam News

The road running along the coast from Nha Trang to Quy Nhơn Province in central Việt Nam has been named one of the most spectacular in Asia.

The 10th Culture, Sports, and Tourism Festival for ethnic minority groups in the north-eastern region was held in Vĩnh Phúc Province from July 19 to 21.

Tours to Hà Nội's Opera House, a historic landmark in the capital, have been put on hold after less than a year.

Southeast Asia's biggest undergound dance festival releases the first part of its explosive lineup.

Cổ Đô Village will host its first ever painting festival about 60km to the northwest of the capital from July 28-30.

A music video dedicated to 10 young female volunteers who sacrificed their lives for the Đồng Lộc Victory touched the audience’s hearts during its debut yesterday in Hà Nội.

When young Romanian artist Sergiu Moise told people that he has mixed blood, half Vietnamese and half Romanian, most people believe him, because he speaks Vietnamese language like a local, lacking the foreign accent that most foreigners have when they speak.

Poet and film and theatre director  Phan Vũ, who is also a painter, is displaying 25 of his works on oil at the newly established Bình Minh Gallery in HCM City.

Contemporary, chiseled puzzle pieces made of iron, bronze, aluminum and wood are on display at the exhibition “Puzzle Pieces” by sculptor Lương Văn Việt.

The exhibition, Lacquerware – From Inspiration to Reality, shows the unique shapes, splendid colours and decorative patterns symbolising Eastern culture created by Hanoia.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has stressed the important role of literature and arts in the national cause of industrialisation, global integration and development.

The German Business Association’s annual Oktoberfest event will be held from Sept 19-22 at Hotel Nikko Saigon on 235 Nguyễn Văn Cừ Street in HCM City District 1.

A special musical programme titled Ký Ức Thời Hoa Lửa to celebrate the 71^st Việt Nam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947) took place last night at the Friendship Cultural Palace.

Pop star Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose but remained in stable condition, reports said.

Children swimming in a flooded street after heavy rains in recent days in Quốc Oai District in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

French and Spanish volunteer archeologists have discovered a child's milk tooth dating back 560,000 years in the mountains of southern France — an "exceptional fossil", researchers said Tuesday.

On the glowing stage of chèo (traditional Vietnamese opera), Thúy Mùi is a charming artist who mesmerises audiences with sweet folk melodies. She is also known as a decisive leader who has contributed significantly to attracting people back to chèo.

 The soundtracks of films beloved by children will be presented at the Concert of Childhood Memory to be held in Hà Nội on July 28-29.