Việt Nam News

Miss Việt Nam 2016’s first runner-up Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung will compete at Miss International 2017, to be in November in Japan.

The 74th Venice film festival gets underway Wednesday with Alexander Payne's sci-fi satire "Downsizing" in the high-profile opening slot that is increasingly coveted as a launchpad for the Oscars.

A handful of soil taken from the Trường Sa (Spratly) Islands has been added to the Xã Tắc Platform, which honours the gods of land and rice, in Huế.

The ‘Mascara’ exhibition showcases artworks by prominent contemporary painters such as Nguyễn Nghĩa Cương, Bùi Thanh Tâm, Vũ Đình Tuấn, Nguyễn Thế Hùng, and sculptor Lương Đức Hùng.

Original photos and videos featuring the wonderful landscapes of Việt Nam and interesting life stories of its inhabitants are on display at a new exhibition in Hà Nội.

Conductor Lê Phi Phi returns to Hà Nội to conduct a concert in celebration of the National Day on September 2. The conductor will lead the Việt Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) along with choirs from the Việt Nam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) and the Hà Nội Children Cultural House.

The Việt Nam Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is determined to develop the national tourism industry in a professional, sustainable way and upgrade service quality, said Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, head of the VNAT at a conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

A film festival will be held in five big cities in Việt Nam from September 6 to 16 screening new German movies including the award-winning 24 Weeks.

HCM City’s Youth Union and Youth Cultural House have instituted a free music programme on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street to mark the 72nd anniversary of National Day on September 2.   

A painting exhibition, ‘A Glance of Đà Nẵng’, will be held at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the National Day.

Hollywood royalty, in the shape of George Clooney, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, will share the limelight with a 19th-century British monarch at this year's Venice film festival, which kicks off on Wednesday.

Two decades on from the death of princess Diana, her sons Princes William and Harry are working to keep her legacy alive with unusually emotional tributes after years of silence.

He said that a long time ago, an ancestor named Trần Bá Nghiêm, who had gone away from home for many years to earn a living, returned to the village and began braising fish in a clay pot, making a very fatty, tasty dish. Now, most Vietnamese inside and outside the country know about the dish, but what makes it stand out is the collaboration it takes between the cooks and potters from different regions.

Quảng Bình has got the green light from the Prime Minister for its proposal to install a cable car system in local Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, an protected natural area.

A special show, scheduled to take place in Hà Nội next month, will see four Vietnamese divas perform alongside singer Tùng Dương, who is well-known for his not-for-everyone music.

A painting and sculpture exhibition on social issues such as child sexual abuse and environmental protection has opened in the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

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More than 140,000 tourists, of which 43,000 foreigners, have booked tours visiting the central city Đà Nẵng and  nearby destinations on the National Day holidays between September 2-4.