Việt Nam News

Portraits expressing people’s loneliness and misery are on display at an ongoing exhibition by visual artist Nguyễn Công Hoài.

Situated to the southeast of Phú Quốc Island, Nam Du Archipelago in the southern province of Kiên Giang consists of 21 islands and islets. The archipelago is often referred to as a miniature of Hạ Long Bay in the southern sea of Việt Nam, but unlike its tourist-clogged northern counterpart, it is a rather untouched destination.

HCM City’s annual Book Festival kicks off on Monday (March 19) at Lê Văn Tám Park in District 1.

Việt Nam has made great efforts and significant contributions to the general development of Francophone communities and the French language in the region in recent years, said Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Hà Kim Ngọc at the official ceremony of International Francophone Day 2018, held at the Centre of International Conference on Friday.

An exhibition featuring daily life in Hà Nội and its people opened on Friday at the Hà Nội Museum as part of the ongoing three-day National Press Festival held in the city.

As many as 30 sakura trees and 10,000 sakura branches will be exhibited in downtown Hà Nội between March 23 and 26 as part of the Japanese Culture Exchange Festival.

The book 1987, containing stories of those born in 1987 — the first year after the initiation of the country’s famous Đổi Mới (Renewal) policy—has become a best-seller, with 10,000 copies selling out only three months after its release.

The producer of the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, Marco Balich, is used to making flashy spectacles, but entering into the artistic world of Michelangelo and his frescos of creation on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel may be his most ambitious project yet.

Rihanna on Thursday denounced Snapchat after an advertisement made light of her beating by fellow pop star Chris Brown, sending the company's share prices tumbling.

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French photographer Réhahn, based in Hội An Ancient town in the central province of Quảng Nam, won the Trophées des Francais de l’étranger in recognition of his art gallery and museum in Hội An,  in a ceremony in Quai d’Orsay, Paris, on Tuesday.

A gala night to honour the best musicians and their efforts contributions to the Vietnamese music industry will be held at Cultural Friendship Palace in Hà Nội on March 22.

A variety of activities, including art events, concerts, film screenings and a writing contest will be held nationwide to celebrate International Francophone Day 2018 in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese violinist Bùi Công Duy and Russian cellist Dmitri Feygin will perform at the “Musical Journey through Europe” concert at the HCM City Opera House on March 18.

Minh Mẫn, a prominent artist of ca Huế singing, passed away at her home in Huế City on Tuesday evening, aged 93.

Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyễn will join hands with national carrier Vietnam Airlines to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world.

Hungary on Wednesday launched a cultural diplomacy push in New York with its prolific state-run opera planning a full two weeks of music and ballet.