Việt Nam News

Around 10,000 Buddhists set a Vietnamese record by laughing together at the opening ceremony of An Lạc Spring Festival 2017 at Khai Nguyên Pagoda in Hà Nội on Sunday.

Photo of the day-Buffalo decoration Photo of the day-Buffalo decoration 

Sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was named on Monday as this year’s winner of the million-dollar Genesis Prize, awarded for commitment to Israel and Judaism, organisers said.

The amount of sleep needed depends mainly on how old you are. Newborn babies up to 1 year old sleep about 16-18 hours per day, school age children about 11-13 hours/day and adults 7-9 hours/day.

New Zealand celebrates our National Day, Waitangi Day on 6^th of February. This day recognises the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between representatives of the Crown and Chiefs of the indigenous Māori people on 6 February 1840. New Zealand families will be celebrating Waitangi Day by enjoying the best of New Zealand summer – beaches, bbqs and ice-cream!

A District 5 oriental medicine market is expected to become an interesting attraction in HCM City after local authorities decided to renovate it at the end of last year.

President Trần Đại Quang offered incense and released birds at a spring ceremony held in the ancient Thăng Long Imperial Citadel in Hà Nội on Sunday.

Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest reigning sovereign, on Monday set a new record as the first British monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee, with 65 years on the throne.

The Friendly Guide application acts as a guide providing information to visitors. In the near future, guides may not be needed at Việt Nam’s museums at all. 

An exhibition named Chào Xuân Đinh Dậu 2017 (Year of the Rooster 2017) was held to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the foundation day of Communist Party of Việt Nam on Friday.

New-year writing, buffalo decorating, Đuổm Temple and Mother Âu Cơ Festivals are among the many cultural activities that take place across Việt Nam in the upcoming festival season of the lunar new year.

On occasion of 69th National Day of Sri Lanka today (on February 4), Ambassador Hasanthi Dissanayake says the island will use all its advantages to deliver sustainable development to its citizens.

French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle once again dazzled visitors with his latest private art gallery, which opened in the central province of Quảng Nam’s ancient town of Hội An in early January.

The sound of drum beats and the smell of incens  woke up villagers of Thủ Lễ in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province early Thursday morning (Feb 2) for the traditional wrestling competition.

The thriller For No Eyes Only is among the German award-winning movies to be shown free in Hà Nội and HCM City on each Wednesday from February 15 to April 26.

More than 800,000 people visited the annual 2017 Spring Flower Festival at Tao Đàn Park in HCM City during Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday. 

The parents of award-winning Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart, an environmental activist campaigning to protect sharks, said on Thursday they hoped his experience in the water could help him survive after he disappeared off the Florida coast this week.

Young musicians and producers in HCM City are working to impart a global flavour to their works, in an attempt to win fans and earn more money.