Việt Nam News

Experts have discovered a third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, revealing that it was built like a "Russian nesting doll," experts said Wednesday.

A publication featuring Vietnamese emerging artists has been released worldwide as a celebration of Việt Nam’s vibrant contemporary art scene.

An older Frenchman walking with the help of a cane has become a familiar figure to many residents of southern Việt Nam. He visits orphanages, gives school equipment to children, and helps build houses - and he never asks for anything in return.

An event celebrating the diversified culture of ethnic groups will take place from November 18 to 23 at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the capital’s Sơn Tây Town.

On Sunday, the British International School Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) will host its first International Festival to celebrate the school’s various nationalities and cultures. The event will aslo raise money to support school community and charity projects.

Art Vietnam Gallery will debut a poety reading series, which entitled Xoa [caress/erase] on November 17.

Musician Lê Minh Sơn, 41, will debut new musical pieces, including an extract from the Tấm Cám opera, at a live show here on Friday night.

Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes made a surprise performance at a London tribute concert to his "dear friend" Nick Alexander, the roadie killed in last year's Paris attacks.

Hollywood celebrated the life of legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune on Monday, honoring him with a star on its iconic Walk of Fame two decades after his death.

The HCM City People’s Committee will hold the fourth annual festival “HCM City - Development and Integration 2016” at the April 30 Park in District 1 on December 1-3.

Filmmaker Đặng Nhật Minh is among nine Hà Nội residents to receive the title of outstanding citizens 2016 from Hà Nội City. Minh is a virtuoso artist of the Vietnamese film industry. Born in central Huế in 1938, he was initially headed for a career in medicine, following his father -- noted physician Đặng Văn Ngữ. He has, so far, directed eight movies, including Bao Giờ Cho Đến Tháng Mười (When the Tenth Month Comes) in 1984. In 2008, CNN called this movie "one of the greatest Asian films of all time." Ngọc Nguyễn interviews him, full story in Công an Nhân Dân, People's Police, newspaper.

Xôi (sticky rice) is a common food made from sticky glutinous rice steamed or cooked. It’s prevalent at opulent restaurants, rustic booths on pavements and baskets of vendors sitting at small corners.

A talk show celebrating the year of Henryk Sienkiewicz was held on November 14 to commemorate the great novelist of Poland. In Việt Nam, there are more than one hundred Polish literature works of classic and modern genre translated in Vietnamese. 

The Japanese master of animation is thought to be preparing his 12th feature film, three years after announcing his retirement.

Hard rock chart-toppers Aerosmith on Monday announced a "farewell" tour for 2017, although they stopped short of saying the shows will be their last.

An unpublished sketchbook of Vincent Van Gogh's will be presented in Paris, ahead of the release in several countries of a new book displaying the works.

Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, took place in the Ao Ba Om (Ba Om Pond) relic site in the southern province of Trà Vinh.

On occasion of the King’s Day in Belgium on Tuesday (November 15), Việt Nam News presents an article written by Belgium Ambassador to Việt Nam, Jehanne Roccas.