Việt Nam News

HCM City has just commemorated the second anniversary of its Book Street in Nguyễn Văn Bình Street by selling 1.2 million books for a total of  VNĐ67 million. More than four million people flocked to the event.

The cold winter did not appear to dampen the spirits of more than 1000 guests, directors and filmmakers who gathered for the opening night of the 47^th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands on Wednesday (January 24).

Amateur and professional photographers have been invited to submit photos for a heritage contest launched yesterday in Hà Nội.

Former imperial capital Huế City received 1.5 million foreign tourists last year, increasing by 42.5 per cent in 2016.

Cultural activities featuring traditional Tết (Lunar New Year) activities will be held at a Spring Festival in downtown Hà Nội from February 2-8.

A series of cultural and sports activities will be featured during the fifth Japan – Việt Nam Festival, which will kick off today at September 23 Park in HCM City’s District 1.

Bringing a new meaning to dancing on air, a nightclub operator is throwing a party in zero gravity, with top DJs playing in an aircraft used to train astronauts.

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Take a trip 40 kilometres outside Cần Thơ City and you’ll notice panels of rice papers drying in the sun on rattan racks lining the roads in Thốt Nốt District’s Thuận Hưng Ward. Home to the Thuận Hưng rice paper village, the ward has around 50 professional rice paper businesses.

Australian Ambassador Craig Chittick shares a message with Việt Nam News readers on the occasion of the National Day of Australia today. 

Vintage Art – West Town festival will start today in Hà Nội, inspired by the international aesthetic tradition of Bohemianism.

The recently released album of popular Vietnamese pop singer Mỹ Tâm has made it to the World Albums category of Billboard. The album is titled Tâm 9.

Parisians were likely to spot more rats than usual in coming days as the Seine continued to rise Wednesday after heavy rains, while part of the Louvre was closed as artworks were moved to higher ground.

A startup created by a Hollywood powerhouse to tailor television for smartphone lifestyles announced Wednesday that its chief will be Silicon Valley veteran Meg Whitman.

An exhibition featuring the latest artworks of 36 Vietnamese painters and sculptors is now ongoing at the VICAS Art Studio in Hà Nội.

 The Art of NômA documentary film about Nôm, Việt Nam’s thousand-year-old script related to Chinese calligraphy, will be screened on January 27 in Hà Nội..

Rocketeer Duo will be playing a mix of pop jazz, RNB and blues covers from 8:45pm until late on the third floor of The Old Compass Café at 63/11 Pasteur St., HCM City’s District 1 on January 26.

The Australian General Consulate will be holding its second Australia Day community event in HCM City on January 28.