Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino says persuading actress Uma Thurman to perform a car-driving scene on the set of Kill Bill -- which ended with her in the hospital -- is the "biggest regret" of his life.
A farmer in the central province of Nghệ An was attacked by a bear while he was searching for dong leaves in a local forest.
An artbook entitled Lặng Phố (Quiet Streets) has been available for sale online.
A calligraphy exhibition is being held at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition displays about 44 calligraphy works in different styles by four calligraphers.
New Zealand's Ambassador to Việt Nam, Wendy Matthews, celebrates Waitangi Day and reviews a year of co-operation with Việt Nam.
Vietnamese audiences now have the chance to read the masterpiece The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat by the acclaimed Polish writer and journalist Ryszard Kapuściński in Vietnamese.
Experts from the Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have found a unique complex of fossilised coral – believed to date from 4,000 to 6,000 years ago – on the coast of Lý Sơn Island, 30km off Quảng Ngãi Province mainland.
Vietnamese artist Lộc Vàng, who has spent most of his life to pursuit and preserve the quintessence of bolero music, has debuted his first memoirs entitled Cung đàn số phận (The Melody of Fate).
Marc Veyrat, the comeback king of French cuisine, was back on the top of the culinary tree Monday after the Michelin guide awarded him the maximum three stars.
Folk rock legend Paul Simon on Monday announced what he said would be his final tour, saying he had grown tired of travelling after 50 years as a performer.
Actor John Mahoney, who portrayed the no-nonsense father in the TV sitcom Frasier, has died in Chicago at the age of 77, his longtime theatre company said Monday.
A month-long spring festival will be held at the coastal entertainment and hospitality complex CocoBay in Da Nang from February 12 to March 11, featuring Tết (Lunar New Year) customs, folk games and traditional cuisine.
About 100 paintings, sculptures and ceramic artworks are on display at an exhibition to welcome the Year of the Dog at Hàng Da Galleria in Hà Nội.
The capital city’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake (also known as Sword Lake), which once hosted a hundred-year-old turtle, may now become home to a bevy of black and white Belgian swans.
The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival will be held at the Literature Lake, a part of the Văn Miếu (Temple of Literature) on February 9-25.
American sailor Rimas Meleshyus was rescued by Vietnamese fishermen in Đà Nẵng on Sunday.
US reality TV star and cosmetics tycoon Kylie Jenner has delivered a daughter with her beau, rapper Travis Scott, she announced Sunday.
Twenty thousand revellers, wearing masks and colourful period costumes, packed into St Mark's Square on Sunday for the "flight of the angel" marking the traditional opening of the Carnival of Venice.
The thyroid is a gland located at the front, lower part of the neck just below your throat and is responsible for the secretion of specific hormones called T3 and T4. It can be affected by several diseases, two of which are very common.
Many ready-to-wear brands in HCM City are offering áo dài (Vietnamese traditional dress) in different styles and patterns, satisfying young women who want beautiful outfits for Tết (Lunar New Year).
