Việt Nam News

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ will hold a floral lantern night festival in Ninh Kiều District from August 19 to 21.

Horror, war or animal-centred comedy — take your pick. This weekend, horror prevailed on North American movie screens, with "scary as hell" film Annabelle: Creation pulling in US$35 million in its first week out, more than paying off the US$15 million Warner Bros. spent on it, analysts said.

More than 10,000 people turned out in Indonesia’s Aceh on Sunday to stage a record-breaking song and dance performance stressing the need to conserve a threatened national park in the westernmost province.

For many kids in Hà Nội, the next few weeks are all about getting back to school after a long summer break. Whether your child is entering school for the first time or about to graduate, back-to-school time is a good opportunity for parents to check up on their children’s health and make sure they’re protected against common childhood diseases and illnesses.

A hundred of Vietnamese singers, actors, MCs and models recorded a song together to cheer on the Việt Nam National Football Team at the region’s biggest sports event, the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia next week.

Nam Trà My District in Quảng Nam Province will host the first monthly Ngọc Linh ginseng market from September 29 to October 1.

Vietnamese sculptor Nguyễn Lập Phương is one of 13 international artists showcasing their artwork at the Kohler Bold. Art. exhibition opening this week in Hà Nội.

A photo exhibition entitled “Ước mơ luôn xanh (Dreams are blue) opened last Saturday (August 12) in HCM City.

Three arts envoys – Sharath Patel, Stephanie Mulligan and Chris Vu – aka DJ Veseatile - will provide a sound and light training programme and performance at Da Nang’s Trưng Vương Theatre from August 14-18.

A boat goes fishing on the Thung Nai River in the northern province of Hòa Bình. Locals  have the habit of getting up at 3am to fish. They are able to catch 10-20kg of fish each trip, and this is sold at VNĐ4,000-5,000 (US$0.17-0.22) per kilogramme. — VNS Photo Thái Hà

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ is striving to promote community tourism at Cồn Sơn Islet in Bình Thủy District.

Singing sensation Hà Anh Tuấn will perform at the “New York – City of Dreams” concert for overseas Vietnamese in New York on August 19.

Two stones – which were found at a construction site in Quảng Ngãi City last week – were identified relic from a collapsed complex of Chăm Towers in the area.

Russia on Thursday approved the cinema release of a racy film about Tsar Nicholas II's affair with a ballerina, despite protests from opponents and even threats of arson attacks.

Female directors who have worked on TV shows like American Horror Story and Scandal say quotas are necessary to obtain more gender and racial diversity in Hollywood. 

PHOTO of THE DAY

Among the thousands of pagodas in Việt Nam, Cổ Lễ Pagoda in the northeastern province of Nam Dinh stands out. For centuries, inhabitants have cited three strange aspects of the edifice: its architectural mix of occident and orient, its bell, and its courageous monks and nuns who joined armies to fight against invaders. 

Local people and researchers now have chance to find out more about Việt Nam’s communal house in a new book by the Relic Conservation Institute, released on Wednesday.