Việt Nam News

The central province of Quang Nam has launched a photo contest highlighting the beauty of the Tiên Phước region. The contest will run from September to February.

The Books for rural areas of Vietnam programme, carried out by The Center for Knowledge Assistance and Community Development (CKACD), has been awarded the 2016 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize.

Triumphing over three other contestants and winning over 40% of the audience’s votes, Phi Phương Anh from Hà Nội has become the first winner of The Face Vietnam season 1.

The lives of children on the Trường Sơn Mountain Range in the central province of Quảng Bình are hard . But they still enjoy simple games. – VNA/VNS Photo Bùi Cường

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc today attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kim Quy cultural, tourism and amusement park in Vĩnh Ngọc Commune, Hà Nội’s suburban district of Đông Anh.

A South Korean traditional cultural festival will take place at the Việt Nam Art Culture Centre on September 3.

Action movie star Jackie Chan is due to receive an honorary Oscar, the Academy said Thursday, to recognise a glittering career that has seen him become a cultural icon.

Troubled singer Chris Brown has released a song shortly after his arrest for allegedly threatening a woman — and the lyrics may obliquely take aim at her.

Travellers Notes

Vietnamese chefs will present 80 traditional dishes and seafood delights to Vietnamese and foreign tourists at the Việt Nam Night Dinner at Café Indochine Restaurant on National Day  on September 2nd.

Some 30 HCM City tour operators have joined hands with the railway to organise tours to the central coastal provinces during the National Day holiday on September 2.

ZeroStation of HCM City this week launched a new project called In/VISIBLE (AIS) Station that brings together 45 Asian artists and curators in the region.

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performed on Wednesday at the opening of Dubai Opera, a venue the emirate hopes will boost cultural life in the Gulf business hub, organisers said.

Photo of the day-Hope for brighter future

Heart Beat, a Sài Gòn-based underground music community, will hold an underground music and light show with London-based DJ Marco Shuttle at The Observatory on September 9.

German director Norbert Lechner will conduct a workshop for young filmmakers in HCM City on September 12 as part of the German Film Festival in Việt Nam.

Three feature films and an animation feature will be screened during September at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF).

Parks, cinemas and theatres in HCM City will be alive with festivities in celebration of the 71st anniversary of National Day on September 2.