Việt Nam News

Hundreds of floral lanterns of different sizes lit up the second annual “Hoa đăng Ninh Kiều” (Floral Lanterns at Ninh Kiều Harbour) Festival’s opening ceremony held last night in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ last night.

Traditional music of the Chăm ethic group should be popularised among the community to preserve the art, heard at the seminar in the Central Province of Ninh Thuận on Wednesday.

Hà Nội International Queer Film Week 2018 (HIQFW), an intimate series of film screenings and discussions projecting voices from the LGBTQ community, will take place in Hà Nội on August 12-17.

 Popular pop singer Khánh Ly will host a live show at Hà Nội Opera House on August 12 and 15.

A week of masterclasses, conferences and workshops starts on Saturday.

Vân Hồ District, with amazing, majestic, and typical features of Tây Bắc is an address for adventurers to discover if they want to explore  Sơn La Province.

Vietnamese travellers most annoyed by peers’ mobile phone addiction

US News has listed Việt Nam as one of the 30 best solo travel destinations alongside its neighbours Singapore and Thailand.

Hạ Long City authorities have called on the Quảng Ninh Inland Waterway Port Authority to suspend the licences of 20 cruise ships operating in Hạ Long and Bái Tử Long Bays for failing to install automatic fire alarm systems in their engine rooms.

Vietnam Dental Tourism JSC on August 8 launched the website https://dentaltourism.vn which provides information on leading dental services and tour packages in the country.

Italy's Borsalino, one of the world's most famous hat makers whose fedora was made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the film Casablanca and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, officially passed into new ownership on Wednesday, a month after being put up for auction.

Organisers of the Oscars – under fire for plummeting ratings and accused of elitism – on Wednesday announced the creation of a new category to honour top blockbusters and said they would shorten the ceremony to attract more viewers.

The Thơm Xíu Music Festival will be held from 6pm to 10pm on August 10 at Hoa Lư Stadium on 2 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street in HCM City’s District 1.

The Charity Beer Festival 2018 will be held from 1pm on August 13 at East West Brewing Co. on 181-185 Lý Tự Trọng Street in HCM City’s District 1.

A “Gõ” music night will be held from 7pm to 8pm on August 17 at SOUL Live Project on 216 Pasteur Street in HCM City’s District 3.

Through their graduation collections, young designers from the London College for Design and Fashion will express their concern about the development of the national fashion industry in the context of the fourth industrial revolution.

Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.

The movie Rhapsody in August will be screened on Saturday at the Heritage Space, Hà Nội.