American photographer Tewfic El-Sawy, who launched the website "The Travel Photographer", has just released his photo book titled “Hầu Đồng, The Spirit Mediums of Vietnam”.

On occasion of Mexico’s Independence Day today (September 16), Việt Nam News presents an article written by Mexican Ambassador Sara Valdés.

The coastal province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu’s People’s Committee will host its annual International Kite Festival in December.

Young and veteran performers from the Cải Lương Club of HCM City’s Youth Cultural House will offer new shows to celebrate the 18^th anniversary of the club this week.

New collection by leading designer Minh Hạnh will be performed at the Albert Kahn Museum and Gardens in Paris on September 22.

The movie Trúng Số (Jackpot) is the only Vietnamese representative at the 25th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Tangshan, in north China’s Heibei Province.

The Vietnamese film Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) will compete in the Best Foreign Language Film Category at the Oscar awards ceremony in February 2017.

The lotus holds a special place in Vietnamese hearts, culture and history. The lotus flower is Việt Nam’s national flower. Every part of the lotus plant is valued for its elegance, medicinal qualities and culinary properties.

Minh Thuận, one of Việt Nam’s popular singers in the 1990s, died at Phạm Ngọc Thạch Hospital in HCM City on Sunday (Sep 18) after being diagnosed with lung cancer two weeks ago. He was 47. 

Singer and composer Lê Cát Trọng Lý will stage a solo performance in HCM City at the end of September featuring her own compositions.

In honour of World Rhino Day, a series of art activities will be held by TRAFFIC – the wildlife trade monitoring network – and Đom Đóm – the hub for experimental music and art. The event will take place on the third floor of The Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre at 50 Đào Duy Từ, Hoàn Kiếm on September 22-24.

Everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest adult, experiences fear at one time or another. Being anxious and frightened never feels good. But for kids, such feelings are normal and necessary. Laetitia Bluteau, Family Medical Practice Hanoi’s pediatric psychologist, discusses how to help children deal with childhood fears.

A TV series on the life of Vietnamese-Americans filmed in California will air on HCM City Television (HTV) later this year.

Best-selling author Nguyễn Nhật Ánh’s new novel Ngày Xưa Có Một Chuyện Tình (Once Upon a Love) will be available at bookshops nationwide on Sunday (Sep 18).

Ongoing conservation efforts have saved 136 heritage buildings of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) in Huế -  including  palaces, pavilions and tombs - but experts say more work is needed.

Three traditional musicians from the Việt Nam Music Institute will perform at an international music festival in Singapore.

The Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change on Thursday awarded top prize to three students at the Olympia Schools in Hà Nội in its outdoor painting contest in celebration of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer on September 16.

Việt Nam aims to earn US$50 million in revenue from Vietnamese films by 2020