Việt Nam News

People can watch two valuable documentaries on television soon – one on the last days of the war with America in 1975, and the other on late president Hồ Chí Minh.

New York’s famed Empire State Building lit up with sky-high iconic fashion photographs after nightfall on Wednesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of style magazine Harper’s Bazaar.

Prince’s estate moved to block the release of several decade-old tracks, casting a cloud over commemorations of the pop legend’s passing.

L’Espace will open an art exhibition entitled Cử Động Của Ký Ức (The Gesture of Memories) by Florian Nguyen from 6pm tomorrow. to run until June 4.

On Sunday, the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will present a screening of five short movies by young filmmakers in Hà Nội.

On Saturday, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage will hold a walking tour to discover Nguyễn Công Trứ Street in Hai Bà Trưng District and the surrounding area.

Connoisseurs will have a chance to taste the flavours created by Michelin-starred chef Marc De Passorio in Hà Nội for a series of events hosted by the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. 

Hà Nội Museum has recently added a special item to its collection: a wooden replica of Mông Phụ Village Gate, one of the unique architectural structures in the ancient village of Đường Lâm on the outskirt of Hà Nội.

Fun Beach Festival, one of the country’s biggest music and camping festivals, will be held in Vũng Tàu on April 29 and 30.

Eleven international and local DJs will perform at the Ravolution Music Festival 2017 in District 2 on May 12-13.

South Korean pianist Kim Jee Hee will present a piano recital at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on April 22.

Indian classical dancers and the Indian Army Symphony Band are going on tour in Viet Nam from April 21 to 25. The performances are sponsored by the Việt Nam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Indian Embassy in Hà Nội.

More than 80 pavilions from 24 domestic and foreign publishers displayed around two million books in the Book Festival on the Hàn River bank, near east side of the Rồng (Dragon) Bridge, Đà Nẵng today.

A couple in Hà Nội have decided to tie the knot a special way – dressing in wedding costumes of the past 100 years to create a vintage nuptuals photo collection.

Dương Đại Lâm, professor at the Hà Nội- based Military Culture and Arts College, has won first prizes at two classical music competitions in Poland and Russia.

Noted late poet Nguyễn Thị Xuân Quỳnh (1942-1988) has been posthumously given the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in Literature and Arts, the highest ranking award of its kind in the country.

Around 6,000 books are being offered free to citizens in public spaces in HCM City, Hà Nội and Đà Nẵng, in order to encourage people to read.

A French artist who has spent three weeks sitting on 10 eggs hatched his first chick on Tuesday.