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

Rare documentary about President Hồ to be broadcast

A documentary portraying President Hồ Chí Minh’s personality and revolutionary career made by French director Gerard Guillaume (1931-2015) will be broadcast in Việt Nam for the first time today.

Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scandal

American actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty on Monday for paying bribes to help her daughter gain admission to a prestigious university, avoiding what was sure to be a well-publicised trial and probably also dodging jail time.

S. Korean court to rule on K-pop star Seungri's arrest

South Korean pop star Seungri arrived at court on Tuesday to await a decision on whether he should be arrested over charges including prostitution in a snowballing sex scandal.

Hà Nội's nicest nuts

Visiting the capital, Hồ Ngọc Thắng, 55, from Nghệ An Province’s Quỳnh Lưu District, asked me to buy lạc rang húng lìu, a famous specialty of Hà Nội, for him to give to his relatives.

Film about love kicks off summer season

Film director Nguyễn Quang Dũng’s latest film, Ước Hẹn Mùa Thu (Love in Fall), has been released in HCM City, kicking off this summer film season.

Hội An tackles noise pollution

Authorities in the ancient town of Hội An – a famous tourist destination in the central province of Quảng Nam – are intensifying their efforts to tackle noise pollution in the area.

2019 Vesak Spectacle: Buddha's birthday celebration

If you couldn't make it to the Tam Chúc Pagoda in Hà Nam Province for the celebration of Buddha's birthday, here are a few photos of the spectacular views of the event that attracted tens of thousands of Buddhists and visitors this year.

Gift set issued to celebrate Vesak

A new Buddhism-themed stamp and calendar has just been released to celebrate the Vesak event held in the northern province of Hà Nam.

Avengers still tops in N.America but Pikachu shows spark

Avengers: Endgame led the North American box office for a third week running, but the cuddly creatures of a new Pokemon movie gave the superheroes a run for its money, industry watchers said Sunday.

Peggy Lipton, star of Mod Squad and Twin Peaks, dead at 72

Actress Peggy Lipton, who gained fame in the late 1960s with her star turn on the counter-culture cop show Mod Squad and returned to TV two decades later on Twin Peaks, has died at age 72 after a battle with cancer.

Award-winning film on polygamy premieres

In the late 19th century in rural Việt Nam, 14-year-old May is given away in an arranged marriage and becomes the third wife of a rich man.

Nepal PM releases book on peace and Buddhism during Hà Nội visit

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli released a bilingual book titled Nepal: Peace is at Hand in Hà Nội on Friday.

The Defibrillator—Treating the Leading Cause of Heart Attacks

When a cardiac event occurs, you usually only have minutes to respond. With so little time at hand, the technique most people turn to is CPR. But is CPR really the way to get a heart beating again?

Tools of early humans found in Tuyên Quang

Archaeologists from the Việt Nam Archaeology Institute and Tuyên Quang Provincial Museum have recently found traces of early humans dating back 20,000 years in the hilly forests of Chiêm Hóa District, the northern province of Tuyên Quang.

K-pop festival opens in Hà Nội

South Korea’s B-Boy Crew will perform at the K-Pop Lovers Festival, to be held at Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục Square in Hà Nội this weekend.

Traditional theatre festival to open in Thanh Hóa

As many as 16 classical dramas and seven folk operas will be performed between May 11 and 19 in central city of Thanh Hóa as part of the National Classical Drama and Folk Opera Festival 2019.

New show introduces heritage of Việt Nam and the world

A show featuring the heritage of Việt Nam and Asian countries will be held by Việt Nam National Television (VTV) on May 12.

Exhibition to describe flavours through visual art

A special programme entitled ASAES that embodies the five flavours of the gastronomy world will take place on May 16 in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese horror comedy released in US, Australia

Vietnamese horror-comedy Lật Mặt: Nhà Có Khách (Face Off: The Walking Guests) will appear in selected cinemas in the US from May 10 and in Australia from May 15.

Hạ Long Bay gets new heli tour

Northern Việt Nam Helicopter Company under Việt Nam Helicopter Corporation on Friday in northeastern Quảng Ninh Province officially launched its Hạ Long Bay scenic tour service - Halong Heli Tours.