Việt Nam News

Three beaches in Việt Nam topped the list of least expensive seaside destinations, according to travel specialist TravelBird’s 2018 Beach Price Index.

Despite the summer heat, gourmets are still searching for dishes cooked from vịt chạy đồng—ducks raised in the field or ducks raised in nature. The meat is so tasty that if you try it once, you’ll never forget it.

When you get the feeling that your heart is beating too fast, pounding, fluttering or seems to be “skipping a beat”, you probably have what is commonly referred to as palpitations. Many things can cause palpitations: excitement, stress, pregnancy, strong coffee and some medications. They are also associated with some medical conditions, such as gastritis and dehydration. They are usually more uncomfortable than dangerous.

The Nhà Biên Kịch Tài Năng (Talented Screenwriter) contest is accepting film screenplays in all genres, except science fiction, from 18- to 35-year-old Vietnamese.

Film director Huỳnh Tuấn Anh of HCM City is working on his latest production about cải lương (reformed opera), a traditional theatre of the South. 

The opening of the new "Celestial," or sky-blue line was timed partly as a tribute to the revolution of July 16, 1809 and to the heroes of the struggle against Spanish colonisers.

Meritorious Artist Phương Quang, a star of cải lương (reformed opera), died Friday (July 13) in HCM City after five years of illness from degenerative brain disease. He was 76.

A documentary film about the late Laos President Suphanouvong was transferred from the Việt Nam Cinema Association to a museum in Vientiane on Thursday.

Nguyễn Trần Huyền My, first runner-up of Miss Việt Nam 2014, has captured the front pages of newspapers in Myanmar following the release of the film Bridge of Clouds.

Tourists to Phan Thiết City in the central province of Bình Thuận must not miss a special destination: sand park Forgotten Land. This is the first sand park in Việt Nam, which has been carved by sculptors from 15 countries all around the world.

The HCM City Book Street on Nguyễn Văn Bình Street in District 1 earned turnover of VNĐ20 billion (US$877,000) in the first six months of this year, up 5 per cent annually, according to the HCM City Book Street Company.

A number of declassified documents relating to the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, stored by the United States National Archives, are now showcased to the public for the first time in Việt Nam.

An exhibition displaying the development of ethnic groups living in the Central Highlands has opened to the public at the Đà Nẵng Fine Arts Museum at 78 Lê Duẩn street.

The HCM City Border Guard Command and the city Department of Tourism on Thursday (July 12) signed an agreement to boost tourism through marine borders.

The central city will not host the 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress in 2018 after failing to secure funds from sponsors and donors, director of Đà Nẵng’s sports and culture department Huỳnh Văn Hùng told Việt Nam News.

People harvest fish at Tam Giang Lagoon in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Folk rock legend Paul Simon on Thursday announced an album with fresh takes on previously released songs as he prepares to retire from touring.

The stage of the Grand Hall at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM) will resound with music performed by Japanese musician Dai Miyata and the Việt Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) today.