Việt Nam News

The Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary management board has received five collections of ancient Chăm script books – related to old rituals or worship ceremonies of the Chăm people in central Việt Nam – from a local collector, contributing to precious data for the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.

A music contest will kick off today at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM) with the participation of nearly 90 contestants from around the country.

More than 10,000 indoor and outdoors tours, 5,000 hotel rooms, air tickets and over 5,000 promotional vouchers with 20-50 per cent discounts are on offer to visitors from travel agencies and prestigious tourism service businesses such as Vietravel, Sagota, Saigontourist and Fiditour.

Four years after her debut live show, Hoàng Quyên, the Việt Nam Idol 2012 runner up, will hold her second concert tomorrow.

Every year, at the end of autumn or early winter, Hanoians are excited to visit gardens of daisy flowers to enjoy their beauty and take photos.

Yaly Couture brand owner Trịnh Diễm Quỳnh and the South African designer Casper Bosman will present a fashion show, the Oriental Garden Collection, in the ancient town on Saturday.

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park is among top experiences in Việt Nam voted by Lonely Planet, a renowned travel guide publisher, for another year.

Investigators in Germany on November 28 offered a half-a-million-euro reward for information about the spectacular heist in which robbers snatched priceless diamonds from a state museum in Dresden.

A clean and unique beauty along with local hospitality has made Cồn Sơn, an islet in the southern city of Cần Thơ, one of the country's most attractive destinations for green community tourism.

On the occasion of the Great Union Day of Romania, Ambassador Prof Dr Emil Ghitulescu sends a message to celebrate.

Song Lang (The Tap Box), a film about the art of cải lương (reformed opera) has won the Golden Lotus, the State’s most coveted prize for a cinematic work.

With 16 local and international DJs playing across two stages in the legendary late-night haunt in Hoan Kiem District, the pre-party is an ideal warm up for the marathon 11-day Epizode festival.

Heart Beat, a Saigon-based underground music community, will celebrate its seventh birthday with an underground music show featuring British electronic music producer and DJ Ed Davenport, who is based in Berlin, at The Observatory on December 7.

Sydney's lacklustre nightlife received a long-awaited boost on Thursday when officials announced an end to rules severely limiting where and when people can drink alcohol.

A richly embroidered jacket by Yves Saint Laurent inspired by Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was sold at auction on Wednesday for 382,000 euros (US$420,000), a record for a garment from the celebrated French designer.

Over 20 years ago, a Japanese woman visited the central city of Huế and fell in love with the place. She has returned many times to support children fighting cancer. Kazuyo Watanabe is now a familiar face for children their parents at the Paediatrics Centre at Huế Central Hospital. She visits Huế four times a year, and spends most of her time with patients.

Noted historian Professor Hà Văn Tấn passed away due to old age at 9.02pm on November 27 at the National Geriatric Hospital in Hà Nội. He was 82.