Việt Nam News

Đỗ Khánh Linh from the central province of Thanh Hóa won the Grand Prize at a national painting competition in Hà Nội yesterday run by the Danish Embassy and the Việt Nam-Denmark Friendship Association.

Hải Phòng-based Mai Văn Phấn has become the second poet from Việt Nam to be honoured with the prestigious Cikada Prize.

A view of Sa Pa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai. It is a famous tourism site in Việt Nam. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

A museum in central Hà Tĩnh Province has announced the discovery of precious items dating back to 2,000 years ago, following its staff’s excavations in November.

The traditional line in the English version, "Lead us not into temptation", has for decades been rendered in French as "Ne nous soumets pas a la tentation" ("Do not submit us to temptation"). From now on French worshippers will ask the Almighty: "Ne nous laisse pas entrer en tentation" ("Do not let us enter into temptation") -- shifting the onus of sin more firmly onto the shoulders of the sinner.

Jim Nabors, who created the beloved comic TV character Gomer Pyle and used his surprisingly rich baritone voice on several hit records, died Thursday at the age of 87, his assistant Charisse Gines said.

More than 300 jewelry and ornamental items of Óc Eo culture from the 1^st to 7th century are on display at the HCM City Museum of History.

The Lantern Festival 2017 will take place at HCM City’s Vạn Phúc Urban Area in Thủ Đức District next week. 

An expected sea level rise of just a few feet (one metre) will submerge more than 13,000 places of archeological significance in the southeastern United States, researchers said Wednesday.

Việt Nam saw 11.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 27 per cent against the same period last year.

Vietnamese indie band Cá Hồi Hoang will perform in HCM City on December 9 as part of its nationwide tour “Gấp” (Hurry).

Vietnamese and South Korean artists will perform together in a concert on December 3 at the Hà Nội Opera House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Việt Nam – South Korea’s diplomatic relations.

A special art fair will be held from November 30 to December 4 at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ích, Hà Nội, to offer affordable works to the public.

Porta Chiusa, a clarinet trio from Switzerland with a strong focus on compositions using microtonal and multi-phonic techniques, will perform on December 1 at  Heritage Space, Dolphin Plaza, 28 Trần Bình, Hà Nội.

Popular French Vietnamese director, Trần Anh Hùng, is giving the final touches to the script for his new movie project on French cuisine, titled Dodin Bouffant.

In contrast to the number of English, Chinese and Korean teachers in Việt Nam, Natalia Zolkina stands out as being one of the few Russian-language lecturers in HCM City.

Authorities in Hạ Long City plan to develop the ancient floating villages on Hạ Long Bay into a tourism product.

Documents, photographs and memorabilia of American prisoners of war went on show at Tìm Lại Ký Ức (Finding Memories) in Hỏa Lò Prison yesterday and will run until February.