Do you shiver in the cold? If you do then you handle it better than some people. Without our protective mechanisms, the body’s core temperature can quickly drop and there is a risk of frostbite. At the same time, a body that is cooled down copes better without oxygen, something which researchers can utilise to save lives.
The HCM City Department of Culture and Tourism has proposed building a new museum as part of the city’s master plan for socio-economic development.
Nine European and Asian artists will perform together at an annual international chamber music concert at the Hà Nội Opera House on Wednesday.
Vietnamese singer Hương Tràm won the Best Asian Artist Vietnam title at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2018 in Hong Kong on Friday night.
Designer Đỗ Trịnh Hoài Nam will present a collection of áo dài (traditional long robe) embracing brocade patterns during a festival dedicated to brocade held in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông on January 5-7.
Football fans throughout the country have been counting down the minutes until the kick-of of the AFF Cup final's second leg, with Việt Nam taking on Malaysia at Mỹ Đình Stadium in Hà Nội.
Millions of Vietnamese have faith their heroes will bring the cup home.
A traditional fire dance of the Red Dao ethnic minority group in the northern province of Điện Biên has been restored after 20 years thanks to efforts made by the provincial museum, local authorities, elders and researchers.
The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports will launch a month-long programme featuring traditional Vietnamese performing arts to celebrate 100 years of cải lương (reformed opera).
The HCM City-based Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House opens the Old Book Fair on December 15.
Hauting moments of the wartime, peaceful landscape of Hà Nội in the past and portraits of famous people who passed away are depicted in the photos displayed at an exhibition opened in Hà Nội yesterday.
South Korean A-list actor Ahn Sung-ki will attend the South Korea - Việt Nam Film Festival’s opening ceremony on December 15 in Hà Nội.
A duet concert by pianists Lise de la Salle and Thomas Enhco will take place at L’Espace in Hà Nội on Saturday.
Berlin inaugurated a new addition to its UNESCO-listed Museum Island on Thursday, after a construction delay lasting several years and at costs that were twice the budgeted sum.
The Tây Nguyên’s (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum’s Culture Tourism Week opens today in Kon Tum City.
A series of activities honouring French cuisine and culture will be held during the ‘Balade en France’ (Walk in France), which will begin tonight in Hà Nội.
If Đà Lạt is a stunning princess, Đắk Lắk is more like a young highland lady that inspires us with her simple and pure beauty.
Contemporary art works performed on dó (poonah) paper are featured in an ongoing exhibition at the VICAS Centre for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District that began on Wednesday.
Local authorities of the central province of Thanh Hóa have decided to provide more than VNĐ25 billion (US$1.077 million) for research and excavation at Triệu Tường Mausoleum in Hà Trung District.
Wakuwaku Japan, a premium television channel that broadcasts Japanese programmes to overseas viewers in Asia, has been officially launched in Hà Nội as part of the recent co-operation deal between the Japanese channel and Vietnam Television Cable Corporation Limited Company (VTVcab).
