Việt Nam News

The historic city of Hội An will re-enact a 17th century wedding parade held for Princess Ngọc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter as part of the 14th annual Hội An-Japan Culture Festival on August 18-20.

Located in the wetlands of the Plain of Reeds in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp, Tràm Chim National Park is known for its diversity of bird species, attracting bird-watchers year-round.

Belgian dance group Vredon graced the Hà Nội Opera House on Wednesday for an afternoon of cultural fusion.

Emmy-nominated actor Jason Bateman was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, 30 years after breaking into the movies in Teen Wolf Too.

New music from world-renowned Australian Aboriginal singer Gurrumul will be released next month, his record label said, with one album already completed as part of a documentary.

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A thematic exhibition entitled Đi Qua Cuộc Chiến (Going through the Wars) is being held at the capital’s Hồ Chí Minh Museum on the occasion of the 70^th  National Anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.

Kids Vietnam (Kids in Difficult Situations in Vietnam), a non-profit organisation that aims to improve the lives of underprivileged children, will stage The Dreams musical at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on August 4.

On occasion of National Day of Peru on July 28, Việt Nam News presents an article written by  Luis Tsuboyama, Chief of Mission of Peru Embassy in Việt Nam

Fifteen rock bands from ASEAN countries as well as Japan will play at Việt Nam’s biggest rock concert, the SoundSlam Festival 2017, in HCM City on August 5.

HCM City’s Youth Union and Youth Cultural House have launched a new music programme at schools, universities, industrial parks and export processing zones to mark the 70^th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.  

Thousands gathered at central Quảng Trị Citadel last week for a mass ceremony to pray for fallen soldiers of summer 1972 historic battle for the citadel. The battle, which raged on for 81 days, went down as one of the bloodiest battles in Vietnamese history with casualties from both sides estimated to total nearly 20,000.

A photo exhibition on Tuesday (July 25) was launched on Nguyễn Huệ pedestrian street in HCM City’s District 1 to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

The HCM City Conservatory of Music on Monday (July 24) has received valuable books on music from Bùi Thanh Tùng, husband of the late musician Hoàng Lan.

To mark the 65th anniversary of Egypt’s July Revolution, Việt Nam News presents an article written by Youssef K. Hanna, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Việt Nam.

As many as 20 books on culture, landscapes, ancestral traditions and customs of Peru were donated to the National Library of Việt Nam on July 26 by the representatives from Peruvian Embassy to Việt Nam.

An afternoon on West Lake in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh