Việt Nam News

The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) debuted on Sunday in HCM City with the aim of rejuvenating symphonic music and introducing a musical genre that is not well known or easily accessed by the public.

Ninh Bình’s Tourism Department on January 13 officially announced a list of 20 illegal homestays which violated the boundary regulations of the Tràng An Landscape Complex.

Works by Vietnamese poet Mai Văn Phấn have been published in a collection with South Korean writer Ko Hyung Ryul.

Ten talented artists in film, music and theatre were honoured at the 24th annual Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Awards ceremony at the HCM City Opera House on Saturday night.

A concert featuring musicians of South Korea and Việt Nam performing with the Korean Symphony Orchestra will take place at Hà Nội Opera House tonight.

The HCM City Book Street on Nguyễn Văn Bình Street in District 1 has earned more than VNĐ105.7 billion (US$4.5 million) from its book and cafe sales since it opened three years ago, according to the HCM City Book Street Company.

You may have heard about asthma, but did you know that asthma is only one manifestation of a larger disease group called atopy?

Wholesale and retail markets in HCM City are busier than ever with the Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday only weeks away.

A three-hour gala featuring cải lương (reformed opera) will be held on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in HCM City on Sunday (January 13).

Lê Diệu Bang was presented with the top prize at the Bamboo Dragon Cup, the Việt Nam Press Caricature Contest, on Friday in Hà Nội for his work Chực Chờ (Biding Time).

The PDS Dog Training Centre in Gia Lâm District was set up by the Hà Nội Agriculture University, PDS Company and other agencies.

Children released 970 baby turtles into the sea during an environmental awareness campaign held by Núi Chúa National Park in the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuận. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành

Fans of European literature at all ages are welcome to join a painting competition themed Sáng Tác Về Nhân Vật Châu Âu (Creative with European Literary Characters).

A wide range of activities will be organised at the Culture-Sport-Tourism Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang from January 10-14, aiming to create momentum for local tourism to thrive.

Pop diva Lady Gaga apologised on Thursday for a 2013 musical collaboration with R&B star R. Kelly -- who has been accused of having sex with children -- and said she plans to pull the song from circulation.

Café Central Pasteur opened its doors on Friday morning (January 11) on one of the most iconic streets in HCM City, offering the same delightful mix of local favourite and international fare that has made the Central Café name one of the most trusted in the local restaurant industry over the last 16 years.

Visit Cồn market and Đông Ba market in the central Việt Nam are the perfect places to see a slice of local life.

Hanoians will soon get a chance to experience ethnic Mông people’s traditional New Year dances and games.