Việt Nam News

Anyone who has enjoyed canh lá lằng, a unique dish of Nghệ An people, particularly locals in Quỳnh Lưu District, is struck by its bitter, acrid taste at first bite, before a sweet flavour hits your throat.

Classical ballet Giselle will be restaged at the HCM City Opera House on November 9.

A traditional-theatre TV programme staged once a month produced by the HCM City Television (HTV) has attracted a growing number of young viewers. 

Hôtel des Arts Saigon has launched MGallery “Inspired by Her” programme with a suite of offerings and services targeting the modern woman traveller.

A letter written by nineteenth century French poet Charles Baudelaire announcing his intention to kill himself sold at auction on Sunday for 234,000 euros ($267,000), three times the expected price.

Chile announced on Sunday that it will ask the British Museum in London to return the remains of a mylodon, an extinct mammal that lived in Patagonia about 10,000 years ago.

HÀ NỘI — Composers and peformers of Asian-European countries will gather to present new musical compositions at the third Asia-Europe New Musical Festival 2018 which will take place in Hà Nội on November 24-28.

More than 300 rare and precious photos and documents featuring the architecture of Sài Gòn (now HCM City) from 1698 to 1945 are being exhibited on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in HCM City’s District 1.

A showcase room featuring images of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers opened at the HCM City’s Southern Women Museum on Thursday, as part of the city’s cultural activities to celebrate the 78^th anniversary of the Southern Resistance Day (November 23, 1940). 

Nguyễn Phương Khánh bested 86 other aspirants for the 2018 Miss Earth crown, making her the first woman from Vietnam to win the title since the pageant began in 2001.

More than 1,000 expats and Vietnamese attended the annual  Indian Diwali Fest 2018, known as “The Festival of Lights”, in HCM City on November 3.

Fashionable tote bags and smartphone cases imprinted patterns and images of traditional folk paintings are on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội.

It’s 5am. A cool breeze accompanies the rising sun in the middle of the flooding season. The peaceful landscape of the river starts to come alive, while boats begin to fill with tourists along Ninh Kiều Wharf. All vessels are heading for the same destination – Cái Răng Floating Market.

A replica of Italian square will be established at the Thăng Long Royal Citadel during the Italian Food Festival on November 10-11.

The Deutschland-Fest 2018: German Experiences in Hà Nội kicked off yesterday night around the Lý Thái Tổ Statue next to Hoàn Kiếm Lake, with the attendance of German Ambassador to Việt Nam Christian Berger and Hà Nội City’s People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung.

Vietnamese will have chance to learn making Korean traditional dishes under the direct guidance of well-known Korean chef Lee Won Il by attending a cooking class that will open at Movenpick Hà Nội Hotel on Monday.

Government leaders have decided the right to possess Mông King’s Palace in Đồng Văn District, the northern province of Hà Giang, belongs to the legal heirs of the Vương family clan.