Việt Nam News

Three-star Michelin chef Pierre Gagnaire will cook in Đà Nẵng for one week from April 29 till May 5 at the InterContinental Đà Nẵng Sun Peninsula Resort.

 More than 100 singers, dancers and musicians will perform in a special TV show produced by Hồ Chí Minh City Television (HTV) to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) – leading authority on global travel and tourism industry – announced the winners of the 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards today at a global industry summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

ASEAN countries have the potential to become one of the world’s most attractive destinations for travel and tourism, a panel of speakers consisting of high level officials from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said at the World Travel and Tourism Summit 2017 Global Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

The opening event of Việt Nam International Fashion Week 2017 Spring-Summer took place on Tuesday night in HCM City.

President Trần Đại Quang has presented Hồ Chí Minh Awards and State Awards for Literature and the Arts to outstanding works from three photojournalists of Vietnam News Agency, along with more than 50 other authors and artists.

A painting that had been in the same family for generations and was only recently credited to Spain’s famed artist Diego Velazquez was sold on Tuesday in Madrid for eight million euros, auction house Abalarte said.

A Saudi novelist has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, becoming the third author in 10 years from the kingdom to grab the Arab world’s most prestigious literary award.

Young composer Khắc Hưng won the Musician and Music Producer of the Year at the Cống Hiến (Devotion) Music Awards, organised by Vietnam News Agency’s Thể Thao & Văn Hóa (Sports & Culture) Newspaper.

The Thanh Hà Terracotta Park in the ancient city will introduce its own statue garden to create more art space for visitors on April 30th.

More than 200 meticulously shaped bonsai trees and 300 different species of roses are on display at an exhibition at Thăng Long Rose Park in Hà Nội’s Thanh Trì District.

Director Lương Đình Dũng’s movie Cha Cõng Con (Father and Son) has received international awards, including Best Cinematography at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival, Best Feature Film award at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival, and Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award at the 15th Boston International Film Festival on April 17.

British pop icon Elton John contracted a "potentially deadly" infection while on tour which saw him spend two nights in intensive care and has forced shows to be cancelled.

 Universal's The Fate of the Furious topped the North American box office for a second weekend, industry data showed on Monday, taking US$38.4 million as it closed in on $1 billion worldwide.

Japanese dancer Nobuo Fujino will perform in a ballet based on Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella, which will be staged at the HCM City Opera House on April 28 and 29.

The Việt Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) will perform a colourful and multi-faceted concert at the French Cultural Centre under the baton of conductor Kim Xuân Hiếu and with soloists Phạm Văn Hiếu and Trần Hiền on April 26 & 27. 

A group of Israeli fashion designers from the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art will present their latest collections at the fourth Việt Nam International Fashion Week 2017 (VNIFW), which will open tonight (April 25) in HCM City.

Mắm tép, shrimp paste, and nem chua, fermented pork, may sound quite intimidating dishes, but don’t let the pungent smell prevent you from trying these interesting specialties of Ninh Bình Province.While Ninh Bình’s nature and landscape are famous among travelers – with Hoa Lư, the country’s former capital, Tràng An caves, world heritage Tam Cốc Bích Động limestone caves or the Vân Long swamp Hollywood movie site, not many know nem chua and mắm tép, the dishes that have been long associated with the lives of natives here.