Việt Nam News

The latest creations by Việt Nam’s leading fashion designers will take centre stage at this year’s fall-winter runway at Việt Nam Fashion Week, which opens on Friday.

The Việt Nam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) will perform with German tenor Martin Lattke today and tomorrow at the Hà Nội Opera House.

Vietnamologist Daria Mishukova started pursuing Vietnamese studies and language in 1995, when she was a freshman majoring in Oriental Studies at Far Eastern University, Russia. Two years later, she took her first step into Việt Nam.

Paternal themed film “Father and Son”, directed by Lương Đình Dũng, will compete for the Remi Award at the 50th WorldFest Houston.

HCM City authorities plan to offer support to Cần Giờ District, the "green lung" of the city, to develop eco-tourism and resort tourism.

Ringo Starr got a little help from his friend when Paul McCartney dropped by to work on his new album -- the first time the two surviving Beatles have come together in the studio in seven years.

Four Moroccan cities, led by Marrakesh, ranked among the top 10 African cities for quality of life in a new survey published Tuesday.

A tribute concert dedicated to singer and songwriter Trần Lập – the late frontman of rock band The Wall, who died in March last year after a short battle with cancer, will take place in Hà Nội this weekend.

Lê Thị Minh Khuê’s new Việt Nam Writers Association Award winning short story collection is the writer’s 16th book, and it offers 14 stories about generosity, sympathy and love.

Photo of the Day - Salt harvest

A music show Hát Cho Yêu Thương (Singing for Compassion) to celebrate Vietnamese Physicians' Day (February 27) will be held at Bến Thành Theatre on Saturday (February 25).

The first-ever Hà Nội Mardi Gras Festival, which aims to highlight and celebrate the city’s LGBT community, will hold its main celebration March 24 at the Australian Embassy.

Draw close to a Henry Moore sculpture and the seemingly smooth surface is scratched with tool marks, a marriage of contrasts that inspired Burberry’s new collection unveiled on Monday in London.

After hosting Star Wars and Game of Thrones, Croatia’s Adriatic resort of Dubrovnik was transformed into medieval Nottingham on Monday for a Leonardo DiCaprio-produced adaptation of Robin Hood.

The Saigon Orchestra and dozens of veteran and young artists will participate in a contemporary music programme launched this week to serve tourists in HCM City.   

With a history stretching back thousands of years, bánh cuốn (steamed rolled pancakes) still proves to be a popular choice for diners in Việt Nam, and has even inspired some of the country’s renowned writers.

Researcher Trần Tấn Vịnh from Quảng Nam provincial library has completed a 200-page book on the Cơ Tu ethnic group’s artistic wood sculptures.

Authorities in HCM City’s District 4 want to set up a night market in Ward 12 and have sought permission for it from the city People’s Committee.