Việt Nam News

HCM City is hosting a series of cultural activities to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the August Revolution, on August 19, and National Day, on September 2.

Tourism authorities in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 13 provinces and city are stepping up efforts to boost co-operation and diversify inter-regional travel packages to attract tourists.

The tour through Sơn Đoòng Cave in the central province of Quảng Bình has been listed among the top adventures in the world by British TV channel Dave.

The Polish Embassy in Hà Nội has awarded Vietnamese internet users for their devotion in spreading knowledge about Poland.

Grace Chatto and brothers Luke and Jack Patterson joined Tee and Ly at the Tuborg Open 2019 concert, also on Wednesday.

The Việt Nam Military History Museum is displaying more than 200 materials, images and objects featuring Hồ Chí Minh's personality and his testament as a guideline for the Central Party and people during the American war and later in the process of developing the country.

The modern-day lifestyle of Hà Nội 's residents has been depicted truthfully and vibrantly through the lens of the city's photographers in an ongoing exhibition entitled The Beauty of Hanoians.

Việt Nam Environment and Urban Magazine has launched a writing contest about plastic waste.

After making his name designing and printing posters for Nirvana and other bands at the height Seattle's grunge scene, American artist Jeff Ross has since been wandering the globe in search of inspiration.

The Tây Đô Theatre of Cần Thơ City will launch its new free programme offering cải lương (reformed opera), hát bội or tuồng (classical drama) performances for young audiences as part of the theatre’s efforts to preserve the traditional art.     

Hong Kong’s 13 year-old pianist Peter Leung returns to HCM City to perform at the “Peter Leung – A Piano Prodigy” concert on August 17 at the Soul Live Project Complex.

More than 50 years ago, the site was a lake providing irrigation water for surrounding fields in Thanh An and Thanh Thịnh communes. Locals started to grow tea on the islands three years ago.

Meritorious artist Thanh Kim Huệ will play the lead in the legendary cải lương (reformed opera) play Lan và Điệp (Love Story of Lan and Điệp) at Đà Nẵng’s Trưng Vương Theatre on August 23, 46 years after its debut.

French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) will host two concerts under Việt Nam Connection Music 2019 (VNCMF)  on Thursday and Friday.

Vietnamese film makers have won prizes in the Open Doors section of Locarno Film Festival held in Locarno, Switzerland from August 7-17, revealed by Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab.

India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day today (August 15). Ambassador of India Pranay Verma sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate this anniversary and start his term in Việt Nam.

A cultural, sports and tourism festival will take place in the northern mountain province of Sơn La this month, featuring the beauty of nature, life and people of ethnic groups in the northwestern region, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Local artisans from craft villages in Việt Nam and members of the International Silk Union joined the Fifth International Silk and Brocade Festival in Hội An’s Silk Village on August 9 and 10, creating trade links between Việt Nam and silk centres around the world.