Việt Nam News

 Supermodel and Miss Universe Vietnam 2009 Võ Hoàng Yến has collaborated with renowned Indonesian DJ artist Dona Amelia to launch a new single, So Young.

JW Marriott Phú Quốc Emerald Bay – the first 5-star ++ resort on southern Phú Quốc Island in Kiên Giang Province has been named Asia’s Leading New Resort by the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia.

Around 13,000 people gathered at Stonehenge on Wednesday to witness the summer solstice sunrise at Britain's most famous prehistoric monument.

Fluffy, soft and easy to buy off the back of a bike: Việt Nam’s chicken feather dusters have ruled the roost for generations. But artisans fear for their future as buyers turn to cheaper alternatives.

When last rays of late afternoon fell on Hội An, lanterns are about to glitter all over the old town and a free Japanese class is open in the ancient house at 39 Nguyễn Thái Học street. On 5pm sharp, local children arrive the class, obviously eager for their lesson. The class focuses mostly on Japanese language, culture and customs and have been offered for local kids for almost a year, for free.

A photo featuring a smiling handicapped man sharing farm work with his wife won first prize in the photo contest on gender equality in Vietnamese families.

You are invited to come and celebrate the Fête de la Musique (International Music Festival) on Saturday (June 24) at the Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace from 4.30pm.

Tomorrow night, Heritage Space will present Hidden Beat – Vol 1 featuring the Hanoing Jazz Band – a multinational band that consists of 18 musicians whose performances are reminiscent of the big band days. The event is sure to be a lively night that brings will leave audiences tapping their toes and swinging to the rhythm.

A workshop on Thái ethnic hand embroidery, an heirloom technique mastered by Thai ethnic artisans in Quỳ Châu Disrtict Nghệ An province, will be held on July 1.

An exhibition honouring the contributions of southern Vietnamese heroines was held on Tuesday (June 20) in HCM City’s Southern Women Museum to celebrate the 70th War Invalids and Martyrs Day, which falls on July 27.

Huế has issuing strict regulations on what to wear when visiting its monuments in an attempt to ensure solemnity of the key buildings that once belonged to the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945).

Prodigy, one half of hip-hop duo Mobb Deep whose dark hardcore style helped define the East Coast sound amid the 1990s rivalry with the West Coast, died Tuesday. He was 42.

Letters written by Albert Einstein about God, Israel and physics fetched nearly US$210,000 at a Jerusalem auction on Tuesday, with the highest bid going to a missive about God’s creation of the world.

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Since its establishment in 2000, the Centre for Research, Conservation and Development of Traditional Culture has spared no efforts in introducing traditional arts to young people.

The National Geographic has listed Topas Ecolodge No 1 on its list of 21 places to stay if you care about the planet.

Over 1.2 million people visited HCM City’s Book Street in the first six months of this year, according to figures released by the Vietnamese Publishers Association.

Ten-member band P366 has released its first music video after a year’s training in Việt Nam and Japan.