Việt Nam News

The Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union, in co-operation with its partners, will organise a special music and song programme at Nhà Rồng Wharf in HCM City on Sunday. 

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên will implement a plan to promote the recognition of Thai xòe dance as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A photo set capturing a solemn ceremony where Việt Nam peacekeeping forces set off for an international mission received a special prize at the fifth Golden Moment press photo contest.

Trần Minh Hội, owner of a restaurant in the central highlands province of Pleiku is among 20 people featured in the book Tourism Stories - The Việt Nam Edition.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue work on visas so that more people from ASEAN countries can easily visit, said Yu Byungchae, director general of the tourism industry policy bureau at the RoK’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A photo exhibition in Hà Nội is bringing a glimpse of winter in Russia with its impressive landscapes, festivities and winter games.

A replica of a forest where Ngọc Linh ginseng grows will be set up at an exhibition showcasing the heritage of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Motown legend Gladys Knight will sing the US national anthem prior to next month’s Super Bowl in her hometown Atlanta, the National Football League announced on Thursday.

Pop idol Rihanna is preparing to launch her own luxury brand with the world’s biggest fashion conglomerate, according to reports on Thursday.

Songwriter Dương Thụ will host a live concert featuring A-list stars at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hà Nội on January 19.

The Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) fair, a platform facilitating the trade of regional and individual tourism products from ASEAN member countries is under way, opening up various business opportunities for ASEAN members.

The Laotian version of the historical-non-fiction book Biên Bản Chiến Tranh 1-2-3-4.75 (A War Account 1-2-3-4.75) by journalist and writer Trần Mai Hạnh was given to the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Lao State as a gift by the Việt Nam Central Communist Party.

Border guards in the central province of Quảng Bình are going to hand over the management of legendary General Giáp’s tomb to his family and local authorities.

There'll be pigs aplenty on the streets of Việt Nam as the country gets set to start the Year of the Pig. On HCM City's Nguyễn Huệ Street, preparations are underway to turn the road into a sea of flowers, but it'll be the pigs hogging all the limelight.

The Frenchman of Polish origin has come a long way since first arriving in Huế eight years ago, with his latest exhibition perhaps his crowning achievement.

The “Classical Favorites” musical night will be held from 6.30pm to 8pm on January 20 at Salon Saigon on 6d Ngô Thời Nhiệm St in HCM City’s District 3.

The Family Fun Day will be held from 12pm to 4pm on January 19 at the Hive Saigon on 29 Nguyễn Bá Lân St in HCM City’s District 2.

The Australia Day Community Event 2019 will be held from 1pm to 5pm on January 20 at RMIT Saigon South Campus in HCM City’s District 7.