Việt Nam News

When visiting the northern province of Lạng Sơn, Bắc Sơn District’s Quỳnh Sơn Village is often the first stop for tourists who wish to experience local life through homestays.

German and Vietnamese authors are gathering in a cultural exchange including talk shows, excavations and reading sections.

People’s Artist, theatre director and scriptwriter Đinh Bằng Phi, a leading tuồng or hát bội (classical drama) performer in the 1980s-90s, will stage a mini live show in HCM City tonight (November 9).

Francis Lai, the composer behind memorable songs and film scores for dozens of French artists, has died aged 86, the mayor of his Mediterranean hometown of Nice said yesterday.

Food lovers will have a chance to enjoy several traditional dishes from Peru and learn about the rich cuisine of this South American country when the "Peruvian Gastronomic Days” kick off today in Hà Nội.

Nicolas Mathieu scooped France’s top Goncourt literary prize yesterday for his second novel, a coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of industrial decline and teenage lust.

The Belgian Beer Festival will be held from 3pm to 23pm on November 24 at Saigon Outcast,188/1 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng Street, Thảo Điền Ward, in HCM City’ District 2.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) on Saturday, November 10, will host a walking tour to discover Tràng Tiền Street and the surrounding area.

Organising his first exhibition in Việt Nam in October, Somsak Chaituch from the Netherlands chose to debut his painting ‘October’ to mark the event.

An exhibition displaying photos from the latest photo book by French photographer, journalist and publisher Nicolas Cornet will open from 6pm tomorrow, November 9, at L’Espace.

The Passion Week event will be held from November 14 to 17 at Park Hyatt Saigon at 2 Lam Sơn Square in HCM City’s District 1.

The Intercontinental Hanoi Landmark72 Hotel will celebrate its 1st anniversary with a fundraising event on November 10.

A film project called Handsome Guy For Rent won top commercial film at Autumn Meeting 2018, an international cinema event providing opportunity for young filmmakers in the region.

Various activities celebrating traditional silk weaving will be held in Vạn Phúc Village between November 8 and 17 during the Vạn Phúc Culture – Tourism – Trading Handicraft Village event.

Dozens of paintings by leading modern Vietnamese painters Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm and Bùi Xuân Phái in the collection of Swedish collector Hugentobler are on display at two galleries in London.

Movie buffs in HCM City have been enjoying different genres of Japanese films at a festival that is running till November 18.

Archeologists in Canada’s Quebec City have found a well-preserved relic of the settlement’s first fortifications built by French settlers more than 300 years ago, they said yesterday.

Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday in honor of his 50 years in show business.