Việt Nam News

Visitors to London's Regents Park this summer will be met with the unusual sight of a giant penguin and a dancing hare as part of an annual sculpture fair.

Legendary designer and bibliophile Karl Lagerfeld made a pitch for immortality Tuesday by setting his very Parisian Chanel haute couture show in front of the Academie Francaise.

A woman wraps herself in a mask and protective clothing to deal with the extreme hot weather while walking along Tôn Đức Thắng Street in Hà Nội. Hanoians have struggled with scorching heat in the capital city over the past few days with temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius. The heat wave is forecast to continue until the end of this week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. — VNS Photo Trương Vị

From the mountainous northern province of Sơn La, Vì Thị Thu Trang won the first prize at Craft and Design Challenge launched by British Council. Trang is a member of the Thai ethnic group who earned a degree in architecture at Hà Nội Open College in 2014. She has researched Thai brocades and the Mông people’s beeswax patterns using indigo blue die since 2015.

Overseas visitors stayed in HCM City for 5.2 days on average in 2017, with foreign tourists on holidays spending four days, according to a recent survey jointly conducted by the city’s Department of Tourism and the Statistics Office.

Designs by Vietnamese architects have been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival (WAF).

On the occasion of the 242nd anniversary of US independence, Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink reviews a journey of his nation.

Diplomats from embassies and consulates in Việt Nam, together with hundreds of international guests, gathered to enjoy the Ký Ức Hội An (Hội An Memories) show in the ancient tourist town in Quảng Nam Province last Friday night.

Sheryl Crow says she is finished with recording albums and will put out one final full-length record next year with an all-star list of collaborators.

Ambassador of Belarus to Việt Nam H.E. Mr. Vladimir Goshin wrote to Việt Nam News on a special holiday of Belarus.

The play Khoảng Trời Con Gái (Girl’s Sky) will be performed at Đồng Lộc T-junction on July 12th to commemorate 10 young female volunteers as part of the 50th anniversary of the Đồng Lộc Victory.

It’s easy to satisfy your craving for sugar when you are travelling. Just look out for the bicycles stopping at the side of the road, carrying white boxes with the letters Bò Bía Ngọt marked in red.

There were no seats left in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on June 29th, when people packed the pews for the latest concert organized by Maestoso, a new initiative by talented young classical musicians on a mission to bring the music they love to a wider audience.

Twelve teenagers and their football coach, trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for nine days, have been found alive on Monday night, Narongsak Osottanakorn, governor of Chiang Rai province said.

Painter Nguyễn Thu Thủy received the silver trophy at the International A’ Design Awards on June 30 for her artwork at the Mirror House in downtown Hà Nội’s Thống Nhất Park.

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A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN agency announced at a meeting in the Bahraini capital Manama.

Italian design company Bertone of Lamborghini, Aston Martin  and Ferrari to design new VIP room and President suites in a new hotel in Hạ Long.