Việt Nam News

Magnum Photos, the legendary agency set up by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, has been forced into a major shake-up that has left it seeking private investors for the first time.

Gangnam Style, the quirky South Korean video that spawned a global dance craze and went so viral it nearly broke YouTube, has finally been dethroned as the most watched video.

The central coastal city of Đà Nẵng officially launched its open-top double-decker bus tour yesterday.

The 25th Southeastern Viet Nam photo festival gave out awards and honour to works by regional artists.

Choreographer Tuyết Minh will debut her second show Úm Ba La in September. It is a contemporary show combining dance with circus acts. She speaks about dance in Việt Nam and her show Úm Ba La.

With an expanding room inventory and a lot of projects scheduled to launch in the near future, the competition in the upscale hotel market will start to heat up, especially in the five-star segment, according to the 2017 Vietnam Hotel Survey released yesterday.

The sixth ASEAN Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey (APT JSO - 6), themed “renewable energy for life,” is being held at Hòa Lạc Hi-tech park.

The mayor of Croatia's popular party resort island of Hvar has pledged to put an end to debauchery by mostly young British tourists and improve their behaviour by slapping them with huge fines.

The Việt Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 on Monday (July 10) begins its sixth annual edition, with the aim of preserving Việt Nam’s cultural values.

Vietnamese antiquities and art treasures with great historical and cultural value will be auctioned on August 19 in Hà Nội, marking the first time a professional auction company is authorized by the city’s People’s Committee to sell the country’s antiquities.

To make three kilos of chè lam, you need as many kilos of glutinous rice which is roasted until it pops (like popcorn) and ground a couple of times to get a fine flour. Two kilos of normal rice is also roasted and ground to get a soft powder. 200g of peanuts are roasted in a pan until golden brown, shelled and placed in a bowl.

Britain's Lake District, an area of wild beauty that beguiled poets and artists from William Wordsworth to Beatrix Potter, was named Sunday as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is an itchy inflammation of your skin. It’s a long-lasting (chronic) condition that may be accompanied by asthma or hay fever.

The 3rd Việt Nam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival will be held in Hà Nội and HCM City on July 18 & 19.

A new tuồng (classical drama) show, the brainchild of a Vietnamese and Singaporean director, will be performed at Pohang Bada International Festival in South Korea in August 2017.

Việt Nam’s top travel event, the International Travel Expo HCM City, returns for a 13th year in September with the theme “Your Gateway to Tourism in Asia”.

Every citizen in the country, even those not involved in tourism, should promote the image and culture of Việt Nam so that the industry flourishes and becomes a key economic sector, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said on Saturday.

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