Việt Nam News

The capital authorities have given the title of “artisan” to 42 skilled handicraft artists in handicraft villages in the city, as an official way to recognise their skills and praise their efforts to preserve the traditional handicrafts.

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London's streets from the West End to Westminster are to be flooded with the light from 50 art installations this month, in an event officials hope will bring millions of visitors to the British capital.

Hollywood is hardly a big fan of Donald Trump, but on the upcoming reboot of Roseanne, the title character will be a supporter of the Republican president.

Twenty-three-year-old designer Đặng Thị Bích Ngọc has been named a winner of the 2017 American Graphic Design Awards with a series of four posters featuring characters from an ancient tuồng play (classical drama).

Travel demand for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday that begins on February 16 is expected to increase 20-30 per cent compared to last year.

Researcher Phan Cẩm Thượng has just launched the second book in his four-volume series on Vietnamese civilisation.

Handwritten letters of the Vietnamese people during the last hundred years are on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội.

A set of two bonsai kumquats shaped like a giant vase is already for sale in Lạc Long Quân Street. Despite their sky-high price, the curvy trees quickly caught attention from the public.

Việt Nam took second spot out of nine Asian countries and territories surveyed for the 2017 Prudential Relationship Index, which was released in HCM City on Saturday.

Việt Nam and China will enhance co-operation and exchange in the field of culture as ministers of culture from the two countries held a discussion yesterday in Beijing.

The 15th-century astronomical clock in Prague's centre, which draws crowds of tourists every hour, was halted on Monday morning for six months of repairs, city hall said.

More than 700,000 people flocked to a record-breaking Paris exhibition dedicated to the Christian Dior French fashion house, its organisers said Monday.

Most beautiful angles in thousands of hầu đồng rituals are featured in a photo book compiled by Nguyễn Á.

The number of foreign tourists coming to HCM City on cruise ships remains relatively low because of a lack of ports for cruise ships, according to tourism experts.

Vietnamese-American singer Phi Nhung, who has more than 20 years in the industry, will release an album to raise funds for poor children next week.    

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