Việt Nam News

International jazz musician Nguyên Lê and traditional artist Ngô Hồng Quang will celebrate their new album with a concert series in major Vietnamese cities at the end of this month.

Triêm Tây Village, a favourite eco-tour site at the end of the Thu Bồn River opposite Hội An city, has introduced a new rest stop for tourists.

The 6th Coffee Festival will be held in central province of Đắk Lắk next month taking more locals joining in and aiming to introduce the area’s economic potentials, leaders of the province confirmed at a press conference held in the capital on Monday (Feb 6).

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice is returning to HCM City for another performance from February 22-26.

The northern province of Cao Bằng has announced a decision by the Prime Minister recognising a pair of early 17th-century bronze bells at the Đà Quận relic complex as national treasures.

When poet Nguyễn Thụy Kha, a Hải Phòng native, penned these verses, he was speaking for all the people of the port city who never fail to get nostalgic for this particular dish when they are away from home. The canh bánh đa that the poet wrote about is a noodle soup, but the noodles are very different from what is found elsewhere in the country, and the dish’s flavours are particular to the port city, too.

Around 10,000 Buddhists set a Vietnamese record by laughing together at the opening ceremony of An Lạc Spring Festival 2017 at Khai Nguyên Pagoda in Hà Nội on Sunday.

Photo of the day-Buffalo decoration Photo of the day-Buffalo decoration 

Sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was named on Monday as this year’s winner of the million-dollar Genesis Prize, awarded for commitment to Israel and Judaism, organisers said.

New Zealand celebrates our National Day, Waitangi Day on 6^th of February. This day recognises the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between representatives of the Crown and Chiefs of the indigenous Māori people on 6 February 1840. New Zealand families will be celebrating Waitangi Day by enjoying the best of New Zealand summer – beaches, bbqs and ice-cream!

A District 5 oriental medicine market is expected to become an interesting attraction in HCM City after local authorities decided to renovate it at the end of last year.

President Trần Đại Quang offered incense and released birds at a spring ceremony held in the ancient Thăng Long Imperial Citadel in Hà Nội on Sunday.

The amount of sleep needed depends mainly on how old you are. Newborn babies up to 1 year old sleep about 16-18 hours per day, school age children about 11-13 hours/day and adults 7-9 hours/day.

Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest reigning sovereign, on Monday set a new record as the first British monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee, with 65 years on the throne.

The Friendly Guide application acts as a guide providing information to visitors. In the near future, guides may not be needed at Việt Nam’s museums at all. 

An exhibition named Chào Xuân Đinh Dậu 2017 (Year of the Rooster 2017) was held to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the foundation day of Communist Party of Việt Nam on Friday.

New-year writing, buffalo decorating, Đuổm Temple and Mother Âu Cơ Festivals are among the many cultural activities that take place across Việt Nam in the upcoming festival season of the lunar new year.

On occasion of 69th National Day of Sri Lanka today (on February 4), Ambassador Hasanthi Dissanayake says the island will use all its advantages to deliver sustainable development to its citizens.