Indian classical dancers and the Indian Army Symphony Band are going on tour in Viet Nam from April 21 to 25. The performances are sponsored by the Việt Nam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Indian Embassy in Hà Nội.
On Saturday, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage will hold a walking tour to discover Nguyễn Công Trứ Street in Hai Bà Trưng District and the surrounding area.
Connoisseurs will have a chance to taste the flavours created by Michelin-starred chef Marc De Passorio in Hà Nội for a series of events hosted by the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel.
Dương Đại Lâm, professor at the Hà Nội- based Military Culture and Arts College, has won first prizes at two classical music competitions in Poland and Russia.
More than 80 pavilions from 24 domestic and foreign publishers displayed around two million books in the Book Festival on the Hàn River bank, near east side of the Rồng (Dragon) Bridge, Đà Nẵng today.
A couple in Hà Nội have decided to tie the knot a special way – dressing in wedding costumes of the past 100 years to create a vintage nuptuals photo collection.
Noted late poet Nguyễn Thị Xuân Quỳnh (1942-1988) has been posthumously given the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in Literature and Arts, the highest ranking award of its kind in the country.
Around 6,000 books are being offered free to citizens in public spaces in HCM City, Hà Nội and Đà Nẵng, in order to encourage people to read.
A French artist who has spent three weeks sitting on 10 eggs hatched his first chick on Tuesday.
Choi Chnam Thmay is the traditional New Year of the Khmer people living in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta.
Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 will have eight international teams from Australia, Switzerland, Japan, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, China and the host Việt Nam. The festival was first held in 2008 with the participation of four international teams. This year for the first time a series of unique events including street festival, food festival and so on promise to bring tourists a meaningful experiences.
The festival will be held from April 30 to June 24 in central city of Đà Nẵng.
About 100 reporters in Hà Nội and HCM City voted for the Devotion Music Awards on Tuesday at Vietnam News Agency’s offices in the two cities.
The Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in HCM City will feature a light show and cultural performances to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and international Labour Day (May 1).
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The annual street carnival in the northern province of Quảng Ninh will not be part of the upcoming Hạ Long-Quảng Ninh Tourism Week, but will be held mid-July this year.
Various cultural activities will be organised between April 19 and 23 on the western outskirts of Hà Nội to celebrate Việt Nam Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day.
Street food stalls will be banned from all of Bangkok’s main roads under a clean-up crusade, a city hall official said on Tuesday, prompting outcry and anguish in a food-obsessed capital famed for its spicy roadside cuisine.
We were in the mood for good southern food last week when we stumbled on to Món Ngon Sài Thành (Saigon Cuisine), a newly-opened restaurant in Hà Nội.
