Larry Heinemann: Born to belong to Việt Nam

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai recalls memories about the veteran who wrote some books "about the war that leaves no doubt about our treatment of the Vietnamese as a culture and a people".

Nude photography exhibition breaks boundaries

Featuring 102 photos captured by award-winning photographer Thái Phiên, who has spent 27 years behind the lens. The exhibition is also the first of its kind in Hồ Chí Minh City as it features nudes prints on black rocks.

New novel rebuts Western perspective on American war

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, a PhD scholar in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, will publish her second book in  English, Searching for Earth Cakes and Sky Cakes, in 2018 with Benchmark Education while her debut novel in English, The Mountains Sing, is due for release in spring 2019 by prestigious publisher Algonquin. She spoke to Lê Hương about her work.

US publisher buys English copyright

US publisher Algonquin Books has bought the copyright of an English novel written by Vietnamese author Phan Quế Mai, who lives in Belgium with her family.

US radiosbroadcast a show of Vietnamese poetry to celebrate the National Poetry Day of Việt Nam

A US radio show aired the poetry of Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai this week to commemorate the 15th Poetry Day of Việt Nam that falls on Saturday.

American publisher to release VN author’s poetry collection

The California-based publisher Word Palace Press plans to publish an English-Vietnamese edition of a poetry collection by Vietnamese writer Trần Quang Quý at the end of next year.

Overseas VN author releases travel book

In her latest book, author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai compares herself with a grain of salt in the ocean.

Top 10 cultural events of the year Dubbed the "Divo of Viet Nam", Duong wowed audiences with his energetic voice as well as his endless creativity. Since he rose to fame by winning the Morning Star - Rendezvous 2004 singing contest, the singer has released a new album or live show every year.

Lines of verse flow from writers onto Facebook Reciting or reading poetry over a cup of tea, accompanied by soft, slow music from a piano, was once one of my favourite pastimes.

Poet Que Mai's book focuses on patriotism Overseas Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai will release her latest book on patriotism on July 8 in Ha Noi.