

Authorities seek UNESCO recognition for Đông Hồ painting
Authorities in northern Bắc Ninh Province are planning to compile a dossier on the Vietnamese folk art of Đông Hồ painting in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.
Authorities in northern Bắc Ninh Province are planning to compile a dossier on the Vietnamese folk art of Đông Hồ painting in a bid to secure UNESCO recognition.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has seen a big jump in the number of tourist arrivals in the first half of the year.
Every Sunday, Dao ethnic children from Vũ Linh Commune in the northern province of Yên Bái gather at the La Vie Vũ Linh Ecolodge to enjoy performances by French clowns.
A co-worked lacquer painting by noted artists Hoàng Tích Chù (1912-2003) and Nguyễn Tiến Chung (1914-1978) was sold for 226,900 euros (US$265,000).
The 'Water is Life' exhibition will open on July 7 at 7:30 pm at L’Usine on 151/5 Đồng Khởi St in HCM City’s District 1.
Residents in the central city of Đà Nẵng are being treated to a series of concerts by a quartet from the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
A bird's nest in an Ottawa park steps from parliament on Tuesday came close to derailing preparations for one of Canada's largest urban outdoor music festivals.
New York's iconic Central Park officially goes car-free Wednesday after the final vehicle drives through the green oasis and tourist magnet in the heart of America's most populous urban jungle.
Violating copyright is a challenge to the development of the country’s music industry. Composer Đinh Trung Cẩn, general director of the Việt Nam Centre for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC), talks to Hương Trà on the issue.
Café Saigon, a contemporary dance featuring HCM City’s lifestyle in the mid-20th century, will premiere at the city’s Opera House on June 30.
Vietnamese diva Mỹ Linh is set to embark on her first concert tour, 12 years after her Mỹ Linh Tour 06 in 2006.
Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hóa have approved a plan to excavate an ancient citadel with unique architecture in Southeast Asia.
Hundreds artists of 12 art troupes from northern mountainous provinces will take part in a national song and dance festival in Cao Bằng Province between June 29 and July 7.
Movie star and producer Ngô Thanh Vân’s latest film on cải lương (reformed opera), a genre of traditional theatre in the South, will be in cinemas in August.
The name of best-selling author Laura Ingalls Wilder has been dropped from an American children's literature award because of racist content in her books based on 19th century settler childhood in the Midwest.
Neanderthals were capable of sophisticated, collective hunting strategies, according to an analysis of prehistoric animal remains from Germany that contradicts the enduring image of these early humans as knuckle-dragging brutes.
Chè đậu xanh rong biển (Seaweed – green bean sweet soup) may not be a familiar specialty for Vietnamese people, but its unique flavor does put footprints on the Vietnamese culinary map and can blow away the hot wind of summer at first bite.
A newly established arts hub called A. Farm in HCM City is showcasing works by artists with diverse styles at its debut exhibition All Animals are Equal.
The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is inviting hospitality enterprises involved in travel, hotel, transportation, catering and entertainment to join a programme to promote Vietnamese tourism in