Việt Nam News

“Đi Trong Cuộc Đời” (Passing Through Life), a music album featuring latest songs written by Vietnamese- American musician Vũ Thành An, 76, has been released in HCM City.

To celebrate the Việt Nam Ethnic Groups' Cultural Day (April 19), a programme will feature cultural practices of various ethnic groups such as Khmer, Mông, Tày, Si La, Thái, Hà Nhì and La Ha as well as tribes from the Central Highlands region.

Abstract paintings by Nguyễn Thế Hùng will be on display at the artist’s solo exhibition in New York on April 3-24.

Artworks of five painters who follow Neo-expressionism genre will be displayed at a group exhibition opened in Hà Nội on April 3.

Travellers visiting the northern province of Cao Bằng are advised to try out wild vegetables that locally known as dạ hiến and ngót rừng (sweet leaf) for its special taste and aromatic flavor. They are seasonal vegetables that have become an acquired taste for any locals, who end up living away from their mountainous home.

A group of 20 travel bloggers, YouTubers, photo stylists and journalists departed yesterday for Amazing Tour 4, a 10-day journey to Turkey.

The exhibition of archives entitled Hồ Chí Minh – World Cultural Celebrity opened on March 31 at the head office of the UNESCO in France on the occasion of the visit of Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, Chairwoman of the National Assembly.

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot in the US city of Los Angeles on Sunday, NBC News reported, citing law enforcement sources.

The 15th International Travel Expo (ITE) will take place on September 5-7 in HCM City to boost the tourism industry in Mekong Delta region.

Singers and musicians from HCM City have released new productions to commemorate the late musician Trịnh Công Sơn and to mark his 18th death anniversary on April 1.

Teams from Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, England, China, Italy and Việt Nam will perform at the 2019 Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival on the Hàn River from June 1 to July 7.

State-owned and private film studios should work together to produce more art films, experts said at a seminar held last Friday (March 29) in HCM City.
 

More than 40 travel agents, airlines and hotels will participate in the annual HCM City Travel Fair that will take place from April 11 to 14 at September 23 Park in District 1.

Travel companies reported the good turnover at the closing ceremony of the Việt Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) on Saturday.

Hà Nội-based Sống Cultural & Communication JSC has just released a platform, called iPub, to facilitate electronic publishing on web, Android and iOS.

The embassies of Bulgaria and Italy yesterday hosted a conference to introduce two European capitals of culture, Plovdiv in Bulgaria and Matera in Italy.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau has launched two schemes to promote meeting and incentive travel and exhibition visits to Thailand.

Việt Nam National Drama Theatre will perform Nghêu Sò Ốc Hến (The Stories of the Clam, Oyster, Snail, and Mussel) in a tour around European countries from March 31.