Việt Nam News

Hungarian artist Anna-Maria Ory will showcase her paintings inspired by the Hà Nội’s West Lake in an exhibition titled “HỒ TÂY”, opening Sunday at Đông Phong Art Gallery.

A festival honouring roses—their beauty, the art of growing them and the products they can yield—will be held at the Thăng Long Rose Park from October 14-22.

A 22-years-old youth of mixed Khmer-Kinh heritage has made his parents proud by creating wedding photos for them to celebrate a life together in the fields.

Việt Nam National Drama Theatre will perform Dream of the Red Chamber for the first time with staging by Singaporean director Dr Chua Soo Pong. 

Thousands of colourful lanterns are lighting up the streets of HCM City’s District 5 during the night, attracting thousands of visitors for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Vietnamese translator, Giáp Văn Chung, living overseas in Hungary, has been awarded the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit or Magyar Arany Érdemkereszt.

Nominations for the 2017 Golden Lotus Bud Awards have been announced for three categories - short films, teen films and documentaries.

Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America after frontman Steven Tyler flew back to the US due to "unexpected medical issues."

The Vietnamese version of the acclaimed French book Bonheur en Cinq Lettres (Happiness in Fuive Letters) has been warmly welcomed in Viet Nam.

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held a roadshow in Jakarta to promote the country's image and introduce Vietnamese tourism products to Indonesians to attract more visitors. 

The Japan Foundation for Cultural Exchange will present new works by Vietnamese Đặng Tuệ Nguyên on October 6.

Songstress Giang Trang, known for singing only melodies by the late Vietnamese composer Trịnh Công Sơn, will tour Japan for her Hạ Huyền 2 (Dark Moon 2) concert next month.

Black Entertainment Television, the premier US network geared toward African Americans, is launching Tuesday a version in South Korea in its first expansion into Asia.

As many as 200 sets of porcelain products reflecting modern trends as well as traditional techniques by Hungarian artists are on display in downtown Hà Nội.

Levi Strauss this week begins selling a denim jacket with touch controls woven into the fabric in the first fashion offering stitched from a collaboration with Google.

The delicacy of Vietnamese silk paintings and products is on display at the Oakland Asian Cultural Centre in the US.

Thu Vọng Nguyệt, the biggest cultural event celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival, will be held at Hà Nội’s Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) from September 29 to October 1. The event, held this year for the first time, aims to combine the festivities of the past and present, old and new, traditional and modern.