Việt Nam News

Sầm Văn Bình has spent many years collecting Thai manuscripts to preserve and develop the written language.

By paying heed to directors on TV and in print media, Lê Hồng Lâm, a prominent film journalist, gained a deeper understanding of the film world.  Lâm says his first love has always been Vietnamese films since they touched his soul more than any foreign movies.  Lâm talks to Thu Vân about how he is optimistic about the Vietnamese film industry as it begins to diversify.

A young violinist from Hà Nội has scooped third place in the 2019 Vietnam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music. The event saw musicians from South Korea, Japan, China, the US and Russia compete at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music earlier this month.

A group of farmers in Thanh Đông Village, nestled in the busy suburban tourist destination of Hội An's Cẩm Thanh Commune, have transformed their land into a healthy organic garden and a favourite rendezvous for nature lovers by moving away from their prolonged use of pesticides and fertiliser.

The first ever bilingual photo book of featuring President Hồ Chí Minh’s testament has been published by the Hà Nội-based Vietnam News Agency Publishing House in conjunction with the Hồ Chí Minh and Party Leaders Institute and the Hồ Chí Minh Museum.

Traditional costumes made with sophisticated sewing, embroidering and decorating techniques are more in the public eye than ever as they are featured in more films and television shows.

I can’t remember exactly how many times I have been to Salmonoid – a casual yet elegant restaurant situated in an old French villa offering fusion cuisine with salmon as the major inspiration.

The land, which bridges Asia, Europe and the Middle East, is truly China’s western gateway. Sharing a land border with eight countries: Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Pakistan and Tajikistan, Xinjiang has always been an important cultural and trading centre on the ancient Silk Road.

Fancy and delicate, the clay pot crab with XO sauce and glass noodles will be a gastronomic hit this winter. With a similar name to an exclusive brandy cognac and famed for its alluring scent and intoxicating taste, the XO sauce showcases the true taste of the sea and enriches the freshness of the crab.

From a personal bookcase with dozens of titles, D Free Book has offered some 1,000 books of all genres including literature, economics, science, computer and foreign languages.

The T-Art is celebrating its second birthday with a special event and a multitude of new upscale dishes added to the menu. The theme of the celebration is ‘Làng Chài’, or ‘Fishing Village’.

Phan Thanh Nhiên’s career in action started years ago when he was the youngest Vietnamese to conquer Everest in 2008. He’s a pioneer in developing extreme sports in Việt Nam.

On an area of 10 square metres in a narrow alley on Sài Gòn riverbank is a special classroom which has operated for more than 20 years making literary dreams come true for many underprivileged children in the city.

A project has improved locals' lives by creating new tourism products and raising the capacities of local home-owners, connecting to the larger market and improving accompanying policy.

Young director Trần Hữu Tấn, who is making a psychological thriller inspired by a Vietnamese folk song called Bắc Kim Thang has sparked excitement among horror film enthusiasts.

with Executive Chef Paul Smart from Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

Among the myriad offerings of music, dance and opera at this year's Autumn Melodies Art Festival in HCM City will be a long-awaited performance by People’s Artist and pianist Đặng Thái Sơn on closing night on August 25.

A castle made from discarded tyres? One might find it hard to believe, but that’s what 58-year-old Nguyễn Văn Phúng from Phước Đồng Commune in the central province of Khánh Hòa is trying to finish by the end of this year.