Việt Nam News

The newly released book Thuyền Không Bến Đỗ (A Ship without a Destination) features Vietnamese-American musician Lam Phuong’s 110 works, mostly romantic songs written in the 1960s and 70s.

Five Vietnamese cities will light up in red, blue and yellow tonight, symbolising Asean, as part of celebrations to mark Asean’s 50 Founding Anniversary. 

Mai Xá is a small village, about 20km from Đông Hà city of Quảng Trị province, with a landscape typical of a rural village with a tranquil temple and peaceful river habour.

Property developer Vingroup JSC (Vingroup) officially launched its botanical park in Vinpearl Land Nha Trang, named Vạn Hoa Hill, on Sunday.

The Traditional Resistance Club of the Party Committee of the People – Government – Party Bloc of the former Central Bureau for Southern Việt Nam on Saturday (August 5) hosted a ceremony that recognised a military base in Tay Ninh Province as a national historic site.

Pop singers from ASEAN countries and China, South Korea, and Japan will attend the ASEAN+3 Song Contest which will take place from August 19-20 in Thanh Hóa Province.

The Newport Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday with a closing performance from the legendary hip-hop band The Roots as a new artistic director put his stamp on one of the world's most venerable jazz carnivals.

An art photography project, I Femme, has been launched to help poor girls access education and to fund schools for poor children in Việt Nam, India and Nepal.

The Vietnamese Art and Folk Music Development Centre opened the Folk Music Festival on August 7 on an open stage in Đồng Xuân Market, Hoàn Kiếm District. 

Chí Phèo Ngoại Truyện (Chí Phèo’s Untold Stories)'s trailer introduces the movie’s stars, including Korean-American Ilram Choi, among the top 10 stuntmen in the world, who plays the role of a murderer. Choi has performed stunt roles in popular Hollywood movies such as The Amazing Spider-man, Avatar, Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy.

The HCM City Music Conservatory is organising a summer music camp to provide participating youth with a platform to showcase their talents during their annual break from school.

Die Fledermaus (The Bat), an operetta by Johann Strauss II, will open the biennial Autumn Melodies arts festival in HCM City, to be held from August 19-27.

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Flood in Yên Bái Province

Việt Nam will introduce and promote tourist destinations in three Australian cities – Perth, Sydney and Melbourne – as part of the 2017 National Tourism Promotion Program, from August 12 to 19.