Việt Nam News

 Universal's The Fate of the Furious topped the North American box office for a second weekend, industry data showed on Monday, taking US$38.4 million as it closed in on $1 billion worldwide.

Japanese dancer Nobuo Fujino will perform in a ballet based on Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella, which will be staged at the HCM City Opera House on April 28 and 29.

The Việt Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) will perform a colourful and multi-faceted concert at the French Cultural Centre under the baton of conductor Kim Xuân Hiếu and with soloists Phạm Văn Hiếu and Trần Hiền on April 26 & 27. 

A group of Israeli fashion designers from the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art will present their latest collections at the fourth Việt Nam International Fashion Week 2017 (VNIFW), which will open tonight (April 25) in HCM City.

Mắm tép, shrimp paste, and nem chua, fermented pork, may sound quite intimidating dishes, but don’t let the pungent smell prevent you from trying these interesting specialties of Ninh Bình Province.While Ninh Bình’s nature and landscape are famous among travelers – with Hoa Lư, the country’s former capital, Tràng An caves, world heritage Tam Cốc Bích Động limestone caves or the Vân Long swamp Hollywood movie site, not many know nem chua and mắm tép, the dishes that have been long associated with the lives of natives here.

A group of 11 international bloggers from England, Germany, France and Italy, as well as Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan has arrived in Việt Nam to promote the country’s tourism.

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District 5 in HCM City will honour its venerable goldsmithing tradition by converting Nhiêu Tâm and Nghĩa Thục streets into a so-called jewellery street.

The number of bookings for tours during the upcoming holiday celebrating Liberation Day and May Day, from April 29 to May 2, has risen by 15-25 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to tour operators.

The organising committee of the 2017 Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival has reserved a cuisine space on an area of 4,000sqm as a rendezvous point for gastronomer and tourists visiting the city.

As the thermometer climbs and we rapidly morph out of winter into summer, all of us need to remind ourselves about what we need to do to stay healthy in the summer heat.

Designer Xuân Thu will introduce her latest collection inspired by traditional lacquer art at an April 23 fashion show at the National Museum of Vietnamese History.

The former Imperial Palace in Huế will be lit up every night thanks to a light system installed by the Huế Monuments Conservation Centre, the local government body that manages the monuments.

Two students from Hà Nội on Thursday won the Taste of Australia culinary competition after beating three other teams at the final of the first nationwide culinary contest.

Meritorious Artist Thanh Sang, one of the region’s most talented cải lương (reformed theatre) performers, died on Friday morning in HCM City at the age of 74 after an illness.

The Deutschland Fest 2017 will take place at the HCM City’s Labour Cultural Palace on Saturday

Street dance fans will have a chance to see impressive moves by dancers from Asian countries at the Việt Nam Youth Theatre on April 22 and 23.

Dozens of singers will perform at a free gala Vang Mãi Bản Hùng Ca Đất Nước (Singing Songs in Praise of Việt Nam Forever) at  the Bình Thạnh District Cultural House tonight (April 21) in HCM City to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).