Images of wet rice cultivation, which not only fed the people but also created a traditional culture – the Red River civilisation of Việt people, have been replicated vividly in the newest show of the Hà Nội-based stage director Việt Tú.
Ever seen the exhausted runners staggering around Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Hà Nội on a hot summers evening? Outdoor exercise can be challenging when the temperature soars and the pall of humidity descends on the city. So stay safe during hot-weather exercise by drinking enough fluids, wearing proper clothing and timing your workout to avoid extreme dehydration.
Two Loving Stars, a musical that combines K-Pop and Opera, will be staged for the first time in the central city on June 22-24, marking the 25th anniversary of Việt Nam - South Korea diplomatic ties.
People have opportunity to enjoy quintessential food of Việt Nam and dozen other countries including France, Japan, Argentina in Hà Nội Culinary Cultural Exchange event held in Hà Nội on Friday and Saturday.
State-owned and private art troupes in HCM City are asking the city government to invest in construction and renovation of theatres to meet market demand.
The once-beautiful beach is now marred by thousands of sandbags. The local tourism industry now faces various issues to attract investment and visitors. Even multi-million dollar resorts and hotels have been abandoned, with many slowly falling into ruin as the sea swallows large swaths of land.
More than 300,000 copies of books and 3,000 student and office accessories are on display at Summer Book Festival 2017, which opened on Friday (June 16) at the HCM City Exhibition House in District 1.
A photo exhibition titled “Impression” was co-organised by the Hà Nội Photo Journalist Club and the Hà Nội Journalist Association on the occasion of Việt Nam Press Day’s 92th anniversary (June 21, 1925-2017).
American daredevil Erendira Wallenda dangled from her teeth from under a helicopter in a series of eye-watering acrobatic moves over the teeming waters of Niagara Falls on Thursday.
From edible ink printers to chicken stick conveyor belts, Japan’s food firms put it all on the menu at an industry show this week with one bold exhibitor claiming it could turn anyone into a top sushi chef. Newmind’s colour printers can graft almost any image -- a country flag, Hello Kitty face or message to a loved one -- onto cookies and other food just like a conventional printer.
The Việt Nam National Museum of History in Hà Nội will exhibit its collection of around 100 gold-and-red painted wooden artefacts from the 15th century, starting June 20.
Thousands of people will participate in the third International Yoga Day, to be held across nine cities and provinces between June 17 and July 2.
The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will present the premiere of the contemporary dance Ru Đêm (Night Lullaby), choreographed by Nguyễn Phúc Hùng, Nguyễn Phúc Hải and Sùng A Lùng, at the Opera House on June 18.
Anita Pallenberg, the globe-trotting actress and model who was best known as part of a love triangle within The Rolling Stones, has died, friends said Wednesday. She was 73. Pallenberg, who long struggled with drugs and alcohol, died Wednesday of unspecific causes, actress and friend Stella Schnabel announced on Instagram.
Two watercolours of The Little Prince, French polymath Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s world-famous golden-haired creation, fetched more than half a million euros at auction in Paris today.
Sipping juice in a small café in Hà Nội in early June, Willem Schaftenaar relaxes before his flight home to the Netherlands. Previously, he was busy in Bản Đôn village in Đắk Lắk province’s Buôn Đôn district working with officials of the provincial Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) to save near-extinct elephants in Việt Nam.
Series of cultural performances through out a week of the 6th Quảng Nam Heritage Festival showed off the precious values of the central province, and impressively introduced traditional lifestyle and heritages to domestic and international visitors.
We were desperately searching for a respite from the scorching hot weather that the capital city experienced a week or so ago when a friend suggested the Rooftop.
All deputies and participants signed the Hội An Declaration on Urban Heritage Conservation and Development 2017 at the International Conference on Urban Heritage in Hội An on Wednesday.
