Việt Nam News

On the occasion of the 46 Anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh on March 26, Việt Nam News presents a short history of the nation’s deep cultural heritage, written by Ambassador of Bangladesh Mohammad Shahab Ullah.

The 2017 Phan Châu Trinh Cultural Awards for culture and education was presented to Vietnamese-French Professor Cao Huy Thuần at the ceremony in HCM City last night.

Life is hard in the borderland but teachers in mountainous province of Lai Châu teachers are doing their best to bring young children to school so that they can learn how to read and write.

A little girl takes a smartphone selfie photo in a sunflower field in central Thừa Thiên Huế Province’s Hương An Commune.— VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu

The second Young Photography Festival has just launched in Hà Nội. The festival will be gathering photos for an exhibition to be held in October, celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Hà Nội’s liberation from the French on October 10, 1954.

Artisan Mai Đình Tới, dubbed “the witch of musical instruments,” will host two live shows on Sao Việt Stage and Kasa in HCM City on March 25 and March 31, respectively.

A special musical night is being held tonight to pay tribute to inventors and great artists of xẩm (blind busker’s singing) at the pedestrian zone by Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

Virtual rockers Gorillaz on Thursday announced a new album and previewed it with a track that merges rock, hip-hop and reggae alongside a trippy sci-fi video.

Dozens of South Korean singers including boy and girl bands will perform at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium this weekend as part of festivities marking the 25th anniversary of bilateral ties between Việt Nam and South Korea.

The Vietnamese version of the book The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew  was officially launched at a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday on occasion of the official visit to Việt Nam of  Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the second death anniversary of his father, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

On occasion of National Day of Greece on March 25, Việt Nam News presents the message of the Ambassador of Greece to Việt Nam, Nicolaos Kanellos. 

Đà Lạt in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng is recently dubbed a homestay heaven as this kind of accommodation is blooming in the city in the past two years, offering a great option for the travellers with low budget but wishing to experience the local life.

Three foreign film projects in Việt Nam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

Chef Dutournier takes a stroll at Hôm Market in Hà Nội and shares secrets about the ultimate meal of his life

Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House on March 22 released Địa lý học Tự nhiên, Kinh tế và Lịch sử Nam Kỳ (Natural geography, economics, and history of southern Việt Nam), a series of books discussing different aspects of lives in the southern provinces of Việt Nam during the 20th century.

Internationally-acclaimed Belgian singer Axelle Red performed in Việt Nam from March 18 to 20 as part of her Asian tour, which presented the greatest hits of her 25-year career.

Community-based tourism service providers in the Mekong Delta City of Cần Thơ need to be evaluated and classified by “quality label”, a workshop in the city has heard. 

Israeli experts on Wednesday said they had unearthed hundreds of glass liquor bottles at the remains of a First World War British army barracks in the centre of the country.