Việt Nam News

KBBV, the Breton Society in Việt Nam, will organise a celebration of Gouel Breizh, the National Day of Brittany, in HCM City on May 20.

The Vietnamese film Cha cõng con (Father and Son) has won the Best Cinematography award at the 17th Milano International Film Festival (MIFF).

Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street in HCM City downtown will be alive with street artist performances every Saturday and Sunday night from May 13.

Comic book legend Stan Lee is 94 years old but still working on new characters – telling fans they can expect a Latin superhero by the end of the year.

The French-Vietnamese Week of Architecture kicked off yesterday in HCM City to honour the work of architects.

Central Quảng Bình Province will build a memorial house for General Võ Nguyên Giáp in his home village.

Come summer, and we look for food and drinks that are not heavy, and have a cooling effect. One food that has emerged as a gourmet favourite for summer is the jellyfish, which is appreciated not only for its taste, but also for its medicinal properties. Herbalists say jellyfish is good medicine for hypertension.

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The Vietnamese movie Đảo của Dân Ngụ Cư (The Way Station) won Best Film, Best Actor and Best Director of Photography award in Asean International Films Festival & Awards (AIFFA) 2017 held in Malaysia last Saturday.

An excavation at Bút Mountain Tower in central city of Quảng Ngãi unearthed the biggest-ever intact linga of Chăm Pa civilisation, researcher Vũ Quốc Hiển, former deputy director of National Museum of Vietnamese History confirmed on May 5.

Former Associated Press war photographer Huỳnh Công Út (Nick Út) donated a set of five historic photos of the American war in Việt Nam and a camera he used during the war to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hà Nội on May 6.

Sketches and photos of Hà Nội by French author-illustrator Jean-Charles Sarrazin from 1987 and 1988 are on display in Hà Nội, accompanied by the originals of his three books recently translated into Vietnamese.

A slew of cultural, art, cuisine and tourism events are scheduled in the next few months to attract more tourists to HCM City, according to the Department of Tourism.

Việt Nam will submit an application for UNESCO recognition of the famed Hạ Long Bay and Cát Bà Island as an expanded World Heritage Site by February next year.

Tooth decay in children, also known as early childhood caries, is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases in Việt Nam. In some cases, severe tooth decay can result in tooth loss. A child who suffers from caries may develop serious infections of the gums, sinuses; and it may even spread to the neck. Caries can be painful and may cause your child to refuse eating.

Việt Phương, a poet of the first generation of Việt Nam’s modern poets, died on Saturday. He was 89.

A series of activities titled “Perfectly Magical!” will be held to mark the 20th year since the first Harry Potter book, now a bestselling series by British author J.K. Rowling, was released in Việt Nam.

Cần Thơ Province’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has collaborated with the Trade and Investment Promotion Centre to open a Southern Food Flea Market in Cần Thơ City in the future.