Việt Nam News

The central city of Đà Nẵng’s culture department has received two donated stone sculptures – Sea Wave by Norway’s Oyvin Storbaekken, and Mother’s Milk by Vietnamese Phạm Hồng – to install on the Hàn River bank and Mỹ Khê beach.

Sanskrit inscriptions on stone slabs at the Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Quảng Nam province, will be translated into Vietnamese and English, as part of a joint project between Vietnamese and Indian scientists.

The British Council in Việt Nam has launched a new project to preserve Vietnamese cultural heritage in music and film.

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of Blue Valentine tomorrow night.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s Book Club is the place where participants discuss books either written by Vietnamese authors or books based in Việt Nam.

The Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers will host the Italian Culinary Delights event from 6pm to 10pm on Friday and Saturday this week at 88 Đồng Khởi St in HCM City’s District 1.

A unique and special night of world music will take place at DeN Bar & Café tomorrow night.

Piu Piu Bar will host Ladies Night today from 9pm until late at 97 Hai Bà Trưng Street in HCM City’s District 1.

Indika Saigon will host Chicken & Cumbia from 7pm to 11pm today at 43 Nguyễn Văn Giai St in HCM City’s District 1.

Nguyễn Hữu Thông from Việt Nam won the grand prize in the 2017 Smithsonian Photo Contest for his photo, Breakfast at the Weekly Market, announced Smithsonian.com.

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.