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Đà Nẵng gears up for National Day holiday with diverse cultural, tourism activities

Vintage fashion highlight of museum exhibit

An exhibition displaying 120 vintage fashion items dated from 1890s to 1990s is opening at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Vietnamese Bamboo Circus: The art show showcases Vietnamese life

Bamboo and circus are two familiar concepts in Vietnamese life, but sometimes familiarity and simplicity are anything but ordinary, especially when the two combines on stage to create an art show like the Vietnamese Bamboo Circus.

TV shows on Vietnamese seas & islands to release

A documentary film on Vietnamese seas and islands produced by the HCM City Television’s Film Studio (TFS) will be released next month.

Finland takes Đà Nẵng fireworks trophy

Newcomer Finland won the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2019 after an amazing performance in the final with England on Saturday night. Both teams created extraordinary displays at the festival that has been held in the central city since 2008.

Vietnamese-French violinist is featured soloist at Opera House concert

Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Trần Ngọc will be the featured soloist at the HCM City Opera House on July 13.

Tour on the cheap offered at festival

Various tours will be sold at discount prices during a tourism festival held on July 6-7 in Hà Nội.

Environmentally friendly drinking straws

Determined to help protect the environment, Nguyễn Minh Tiến from Đức Huệ District in the southern province of Long An has created a simple method of producing drinking straws from a local wild grass called cỏ bàng.

Swedish prosecutors request rapper ASAP Rocky's detention

Swedish prosecutors on Thursday requested to keep American rapper ASAP Rocky in custody after he was arrested over a street brawl in Stockholm caught on video.

Fendi celebrates Lagerfeld at Rome's Temple of Venus

Italian label Fendi on Thursday paid tribute to its late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in February after a half-century helming the company, with a haute couture show at the ruins of the ancient Temple of Venus and Roma.

Scent of lotus at tea room Ơ Kìa Hà Nội

Following two successful classes on lotus tea making last week, the tea room Ơ Kìa Hà Nội (literally meaning Hà Nội A Long Time Ago) will continue to host two other classes this weekend.

Book on children living in region under anti-French war issued

Well-known author Ma Văn Kháng’s latest book on children living in the Việt Bắc Region under the anti-French war, has been released by Kim Đồng Publishing House.

German musicians perform to open summer programme

The musicians will bring an emotional performance of European music from the gentle melodies of Clara Schumann in Germany to the Slavic rhythms of Antonin Dvorak's music.

District promotes eco-tourism to preserve culture

Ba Chẽ District in the northern province of Quảng Ninh has for a long time been known as a locality with great potential to develop eco-tourism in the northeastern region of the country.

Mường Thanh Hospitality to represent Vietnamese brands at WTA

Mường Thanh Hospitality has been announced as the only Vietnamese brand to take part in the prestigious World Travel Awards 2019 (WTA).

Mixed papaya salad a must-try in An Giang

Travellers should try the mixed papaya salad freshly prepared by ethnic Khmer when visiting the Mekong Delta Province of An Giang.

Disney live-action 'Little Mermaid' to star a black Ariel

R&B singer Halle Bailey is to play Ariel in a live-action version of The Little Mermaid, she said on Wednesday, in a rare casting of a black actress as a Disney princess.

Bethlehem's Nativity Church removed from UNESCO endangered list

Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born, was removed from UNESCO's list of endangered world heritage sites on Tuesday following restorations there.

Driving tests first stop in improving road safety

In many countries, passing one’s driving test is a rite of passage, on par with graduation or being able to vote.

UK’s indie band The Wedding Present comes to HCM City

The UK’s indie rock band The Wedding Present will hold a concert in HCM City on July 17 as part of the 30th Anniversary tour of their revered album “Bizarro”.