Việt Nam News

Famous comedians Vân Dung, Quang Thắng and Chí Trung will star in the television drama Yêu Thì Ghét Thôi (I Hate You Because I Love You) directed by Trịnh Lê Phong.

The secrets of canvas, brushes and palettes as well as special techniques of oil painting are revealed in a book released on Saturday in Hà Nội.

A ceremony to inaugurate the Mahatma Gandhi Bust took place on Monday at the Indian Embassy in Hà Nội as this year Indian people will celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth. 

A geography guide book on the country’s  natural and cultural heritage has just been published by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Beach trips are the favoured destinations for the upcoming National Day holiday on September 2, according to travel firms.

Artists of different nationalities and backgrounds will co-organise an event that features an interplay of literature, art and music from the East and West in Hà Nội next month.

Time seems to run at a different pace for Elza Soares. The Brazilian samba legend is 81 but on the eve of a Rio de Janeiro concert for her recent album Deus e Mulher ("God is a woman"), you wouldn't think so.

Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, died on Sunday. He was 91.

Air pollution is a growing problem in Hà Nội. According to GreenID, during the first trimester of 2018, the average level of air pollution was four times higher than the acceptable levels defined by the WHO. Find out what air pollution is, how it affects your health and how you can protect yourself.

Claude Brendel, director of the Conservatory of Rouen in France, will lead the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in a concert at the Opera House next Wednesday. (August 29)

A painting exhibition featuring more than 40 paintings by 22 artists from 11 Asian countries is now open in downtown Hà Nội.

Raul Silveira, Charge d’affaires of the Uruguayan Embassy in Hà Nội, sends a message to celebrate the Independence of Uruguay and its friendship with Việt Nam.

The People’s Committee of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province will host the Sea Festival in Vũng Tàu City from August 28 to September 3 as part of the country’s celebrations for the 73rd National Day on September 2.

An excavation on the Hải Vân Gate complex on the 490m above sea level Hải Vân Pass has unveiled a clear layout of the old foundations of citadel walls and a section of the north-south route dating back to 1470.

 The ASEAN Family Day was held on Saturday in Hà Nội with a range of fun activities to enhance cultural exchange and understanding among ASEAN member states.

 A monument management centre in the central province of Hà Tĩnh has announced the discovery of an old pottery disk that depicts the Kiều sisters, the characters in the famed Tale of Kiều poem epic.

Not a tourist destination famous for beautiful landscapes, Thạnh An Island in Cần Giờ District, 70km from the centre of HCM City, is nevertheless attracting more and more local and foreign visitors thanks to its peacefulness and wildness. There are neither high rises nor cars, and just few motorbikes roll down the lanes in the seashore village.

Young amateur filmmakers aged 18-35 are eligible to participate in the first HTV Short Film Awards 2018, launched in HCM City this week.