Việt Nam News

A book reviewing a 25-year charity house project run by a Swedish woman for underprivileged children in Việt Nam was launched in Hà Nội yesterday at the Vietnamese Women's Museum.

Winners of a unique contest that required contestants to write new lyrics for popular folk songs received awards from the HCM City Department of Culture and Sports at a ceremony on Wednesday (September 13).

The Vietnamese movie Cha Cõng Con (Father and Son) has been selected as the official entry for the Best Foreign-Language Film for the 90th Academy Awards. 

Renowned Vietnamese poet Thanh Tùng passed away in his home here on Tuesday.

The hero of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book was originally written as a black boy, the author's widow told the BBC on Wednesday.

New Zealand opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, hailed as one of the greatest sopranos of the modern age, officially announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 73.

The British Business Group Vietnam will host the 17th annual Fun Run for Charity in District 7 on September 24.

Soul Live Project will hold a workshop on jazz music hosted by jazz trumpeter Cường Vũ, an associate professor and chair for Jazz Studies at the University of Washington, on September 15.

A walking tour will give participants the chance to discover the Ba Đình area and the nearby French Colonial Quarter this Sunday.

Sheraton Hanoi Hotel and JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel are holding a charity race on September 24. Entitled ‘Run to Give 2017’, the event is an annual charity programme hosted by the two hotels.

Tet Shoeboxes Project, a Hà Nội-based charitable project, are hosting a special fundraising event – Share the Light – this Saturday at The Grove Garden Bar in Tây Hồ District.

Stephane Gauger characterises himself as a Vietnamese-American with European influences.: his mother is Vietnamese, he grew up in America and he has spent time in Europe visiting extended family in France. For him, making films in Việt Nam a chance to discover his roots. 

HCM City’s residents will have the chance to enjoy the cuisine and culture of all five continents at a festival to be held at Hoa Lư Stadium in the District 1 from October 5 to 8.

A fashion show of brocades created by Vietnamese jewelry designer Minh Hạnh will take place at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland today.

Photographer Trương Thanh Nhã won gold medal at Photo Club Arizona (PCA) Salon 2017 in Serbia for his black & white photo.

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theatre, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him — a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi.

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Sci-fi filmmaker J.J. Abrams has been tapped to direct Star Wars: Episode IX after the departure of Colin Trevorrow, Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday, delaying its release for seven months.