Việt Nam News

Pop star Demi Lovato has caused a sensation among her fans through a sensual, in-concert makeout session with fellow singer Kehlani.

Television and film executive Catherine Tait on Tuesday became the first woman to lead Canada's public broadcaster, promising to tell more local stories about women, indigenous and LGBT people, and immigrants.

The Việt Nam Writers Association Award for the best translation work of 2017 went to translator Lê Đức Mẫn for the work Gore ot Uma (Wit Works Woe) from the Russian language by Aleksandr Griboedov (1795-1829).

Glee Vietnam, a remake of award-winning American comedy-drama TV series Glee, has been nominated for Best Scripted Format at the International Format Awards 2018.

Local authorities in northern Bắc Giang province plans to build an exhibition room showcasing a valuable stock of nearly 2,000 wood printing blocks on Buddhist teachings.

New book The Beauty of Taiwan provides a panoramic view of Taiwanese tourism, culture and lifestyle.

A museum in central Hà Tĩnh Province has announced the discovery of an incense holder dating back to the 19th century.

US television writer and producer Steven Bochco, the creator of iconic shows such as Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and LA Law, has died at the age of 74, his representatives said Monday.

After a four year hiatus, the Việt Nam Caricature Contest is open for applications again.

Working late in the afternoon on an empty stomach always leads to a strong case of the munchies.

The Việt Nam Youth Theatre will perform a series of plays in Hà Nội between April 5 - 10 to mark the 40^th anniversary of its establishment.

The 14^th International Travel Expo HCM City, the largest event of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 6-8.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will restage the classical ballet Cinderella by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev at the city Opera House on April 7 and 8.

Spanish conductor David Gomez Ramirez will conduct Việt Nam National Opera and Ballet to perform opera extracts and contemporary dance at Hà Nội Opera House on April 11-12.

A silk painting by a popular female painter Lê Thị Lựu (1911-1988) was sold for US$207,821 at an auction sale by Sotherby’s in Hong Kong on Sunday.

A project to preserve diễn xướng (singing and talking), a folk singing genre which originated in the country’s southern region, will launch next week in HCM City.    

The Indian band Pranavanaadham band will perform a concert combining classic instruments with modern equipment at Đà Nẵng’s Nguyễn Hiển Dĩnh Theatre on April 4 as a part of a series of cultural exchanges between Việt Nam and India.

Two paintings by the late Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Huyến have been sold at a Hong Kong auction for almost US$22,000.