Việt Nam News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 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.

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 HCM City-based Yeah1 Corporation this week signed a contract with Japanese Entertainment Group, AKS, to form a 48-member girl band.

At least 5,000 performers, including many professional artists and artisans from various craft villages, will parade and showcase their acts at the biggest festival ever to be held in the pedestrian zone around Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake this Sunday.

Twenty-three publishers from South Korea are introducing their publications at Korean Book Fair 2018, which opened today in HCM City.

The Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in Quảng Bình Province has halted all caving activities due to unexpected floods.

Der Freischutz (The Maskman), a German romantic opera by Carl Maria von Weber, will premiere at the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

The New York Daily News, the century-old tabloid known for its provocative headlines, made its own news Monday by slashing half its editorial staff, in the latest retrenchment in the newspaper sector.