Việt Nam News

Scientists recently unearthed various traces of human beings at three caves in the central province of Nghệ An, dating back to 3,000-8,000 years ago.

The southern Mekong Delta province of An Giang will host a Food and Tourism Week from May 16 to 25 at Vĩnh Đông Trade Centre in Châu Đốc City.

Việt Nam Tươi Đẹp (Beautiful Việt Nam), a new music video praising the beauty of Việt Nam with 40 participating Vietnamese artists, has been released to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Reunification Day (April 30).

Traditional cultural features of various ethnic groups residing in northern plateau of Mộc Châu in Sơn La Province will be highlights at the National Village for Việt Nam's Ethnic Culture and Tourism between April 29 and May 1.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party’s Central Committee has turned down a request by the HCM City People’s Committee to hold a fireworks show to celebrate the 42^nd Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1), according to the city’s Department of Culture and Sports.

Cẩm Kim Commune on the town’s outskirts is near, yet another world. Separated from the old town by the Thu Bồn River, this peaceful village can be reached by boat or a ten-minute bike ride.

An exhibition of 700 artefacts related to Vietnamese currency opened yesterday (April 27) at the HCM City Museum of History.

R&J Italian Lounge & Restaurant, an Italian fine dining restaurant in HCM City’s District 1, has welcomed a new chef in its newly renovated space and the jazz singer LaDee Streeter.

A group of Indian and Vietnamese archaeologists discovered an ancient road underground and some vestiges at the Mỹ Sơn sanctuary in central Quảng Nam Province while undertaking excavation and repair work since mid April.

 Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs whose four-decade career spanned a staggering array of work from romantic comedy and rock music to hard-hitting documentaries, died on Wednesday. He was 73.

Kayakers from 30 teams will race in the annual Đà Nẵng Kayak Open Race from 8am to 10am on April 30.

The Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Association of Japan’s Kawasaki City donated more than 210 bicycles to poor students yesterday, the organisation’s annual charitable donation to Việt Nam.    

A pop up shop, film screening and art talk on skateboarding will be held from 6pm to 10pm tonight at Work Room Four.

The central province has launched a photo contest to promote the sixth Quảng Nam Heritage Festival to be held on June 9-14.