Việt Nam News

James Kopenec from Arizona was amazed by the warm welcome he received when he became the 15-millionth international tourist to Việt Nam.

Ivory Coast said Wednesday it had drawn up a list of 148 works of art taken during the colonial period that it wants France to return.

Britons are up in arms over new environmentally-friendly teabags that leave a bitter taste in the mouth as they split open, spilling their contents into teacups across the land.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest film releases this week with the acclaimed actor, who plays a dwarf, seeking a hit after an underwhelming run at the box office.

Writer Nguyễn Xuân Khánh from Hà Nội has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for his contribution to the literature in Việt Nam.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a morning walk on Christmas Day to discover Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area.

The music group Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (The Ancient Music of Tonkin) will introduce their concert Music from the Ancient Time on Saturday.

Pop star and song writer Đông Nhi will stage a solo performance in HCM City on Saturday to celebrate Christmas.

The New Year Gala Concert “Rock Symphony” will be held from 8pm on January 9 at the HCM City Opera House in 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

The documentary Inside This Peace featuring a forgotten victim of Agent Orange living in Việt Nam will be available on Vimeo On Demand across America this Christmas.

Australian travel website Finder has chosen the central city of Đà Nẵng as one of the best travel destinations in 2019.

For the past seven years, images of Saleem Hammad, a well-built handsome young man, have become familiar to Hanoians.

The contemporary dance Café Saigon, choreographed by Dutch dancers Maïté Guérin and Joost Vrouenraets,will be held at 8pm on January 19 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

Trần Thị Hiền, a 49-year-old from Hà Nội who works in the construction sector, won the Mrs Việt Nam title on December 18.

Penny Marshall, the star of ABC's Laverne and Shirley who became one of the most successful female directors in history at the helm of Big, A League of Their Own and a string of other hit movies, has died. She was 75.

Scientists have gathered more evidence of a 14th-century Buddhism centre in an excavation at Am Các Pagoda, Tĩnh Gia District in the central province of Thanh Hóa.

DID TV, which produced and owns the series Gạo Nếp Gạo Tẻ (Vương’s Family), has filed a lawsuit against FPT Telecom for infringing its copyright.

Artist Lương Xuân Đoàn, deputy-head of the Việt Nam Fine Arts Association, shares his opinion about murals in Hà Nội.