Việt Nam News

Glee Việt Nam is a remake of the award-winning American television series Glee. The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, is being made by Nguyễn Phan Quang Bình. The first episode was shown free on local online channels on August 18.

Vietnamese architect Hoàng Thúc Hào will be awarded the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize by the International Union of Architects (UIA) at a ceremony held in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

For the third consecutive weekend The Hitman's Bodyguard was the top film in North American box offices, but the cinematic scene remained deep in the summer doldrums, according to final three-day numbers from website Exhibitor Relations.

The 43rd edition of France's Deauville American Film Festival opened in the Normandy seaside resort with a tribute to American actress Laura Dern.

Photo of the Day - Cajuput forest

Hà Nội’s autumn is season for cốm or young sticky rice flakes. Cốm can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including chả cốm (Vietnamese cốm sausage) and cốm xào (browned green sticky rice).

The new and privately owned Núi Nhạn Tuồng (classical drama) troupe has opened in Phú Yên Province’s Tuy Hòa City. 

Officials of HCM City agencies said yesterday (Sept 1) that they would review programmes that promote and preserve traditional cultural values with an aim of making them more efficient and relevant.

The final round of Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest will start this month with participation of 30 best contestants.

Hà Nội’s Quán Sứ Pagoda on Friday night was crowded with Buddhists gathering to prepare for the Vu Lan Festival (or Trung Nguyên Festival), which is a Buddhist festival that emerged long ago in Việt Nam.

Communities from Hà Giang Province will stir up some fun at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism by hosting a festival between September 1 and 4.

France's Deauville American Film Festival opens in the Normandy seaside resort on Friday, rolling out the red carpet to new forms of distribution and 60 movies.

Researchers have discovered that the oldest wine in the world may have been Italian, after finding traces of 6,000-year-old fermented grapes off the west coast of Sicily.

Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday announced he would extend a run of intimate Broadway shows into 2018 after fans quickly snatched up tickets.

Along with the Trang An Scenic Landscape complex and Tam Cốc-Bích Động National Park, the untouched and pristine beauty of Vân Long Lagoon has attracted many travellers to the northern province of Ninh Bình.

Vân Long Lagoon – a must see destination in Ninh Bình

An exhibition displaying 218 photos on Việt Nam’s development process opened yesterday (aug 31) in HCM City, celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution (Aug 19, 1945) and Việt Nam’s Independence Day (Sept 2).

The Việt Nam Circus Federation will co-ordinate with the Happy Dream Circus Company from Japan to present a daily show in Hà Nội except on Mondays until December 1.

A team called Architecture for Community (Kicodo club) from Đà Nẵng’s Architecture College has completed painting murals on a set of concrete stairs and manhole covers in Cẩm Lệ district in the central city.