Việt Nam News

Letters written by Albert Einstein about God, Israel and physics fetched nearly US$210,000 at a Jerusalem auction on Tuesday, with the highest bid going to a missive about God’s creation of the world.

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Over 1.2 million people visited HCM City’s Book Street in the first six months of this year, according to figures released by the Vietnamese Publishers Association.

The National Geographic has listed Topas Ecolodge No 1 on its list of 21 places to stay if you care about the planet.

Since its establishment in 2000, the Centre for Research, Conservation and Development of Traditional Culture has spared no efforts in introducing traditional arts to young people.

Ten-member band P366 has released its first music video after a year’s training in Việt Nam and Japan. 

LCD Soundsystem, the New York electronic band that drew critical acclaim in the 2000s before a dramatic "final show", on Monday announced its return with a new album.

Two Vietnamese architecture companies won special mention by the International Union of Architects (UIA) for their "Friendly and Inclusive Spaces".

Huế yesterday held a grand ritual ceremony to remember the victims of a French massacre on the day the citadel of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) fell into the hands of French colonists in 1885.

An ethnic minority man smiles happily. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Thirty paintings of renowned Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm (1922-2016) are being exhibited in downtown Hà Nội to commemorate his first death anniversary.

Around 40 artefacts that were used by royal members of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) are on display at the Lâm Đồng provincial museum.

The Miracle choir and orchestra is Việt Nam’s only representative in the Human Kind international charity single, released and distributed worldwide by Universal Music Operations.

Spain’s royal family joined politicians and the bullfighting world on Sunday in mourning matador Ivan Fandino, gored to death in a fight in France.

Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, the US singer’s father tweeted on Sunday, appearing to confirm the arrival of new additions to a music family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy.

The 2017 Korea – Việt Nam Film Industry Network, held in co-operation with the Việt Nam and South Korea film industries, closed yesterday (June 16) in HCM City.