Palestinian cuisine, culture introduced in Hà Nội

Signature dishes, photos and paintings of Palestine have been introduced to Vietnamese people and the international community to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (November 29).

Veteran musician’s book on teen love released Veteran musician and writer Vũ Đức Sao Biển’s latest book, Phượng Ca (Voice of Youth), was released in HCM City last week.

Cultural events to expand knowledge of Czech author

Talk shows, story-telling and film screenings are some among the activities being held to honour Karel Čapek (1890 - 1938), a Czech author who received international acclaim and was popular among Vietnamese readers.

Vinschool students release first English book

An English book written by 11 young writers from grades 7 to 12 at the Vinschool Education System was released officially to the public and readers nationwide at the Hanoi Book Street on October 12.

On a trans-Việt train

A short story by Ma Văn Kháng

Project inspires artists to retell Tale of Kiều

Four theatre productions based on Vietnamese literary masterpiece Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) will debut at the Việt Nam Youth Theatre on October 12-13 under a project launched by the Goethe Institute in Hà Nội.

Writing to show love for Hà Nội

A romantic story featuring life of a French man in Hà Nội written in Vietnamese will be published by Nhã Nam Culture & Communications JSC next week. Author of Phố Nhà Thờ (The Church Street), Marko Nikolic, from Serbia, has been living in Việt Nam for three years and spent the last year writing the novel.

Famous poet and scriptwriter passes away at 90 Poet and scriptwriter Văn Thảo Nguyên, former deputy-in-chief of Lâm Đồng Newspaper, died in Bình Dương at the age of 90.  

Vienamese  movies win prizes in Swiss Film Festival Vietnamese film makers have won prizes in the Open Doors section of Locarno Film Festival held in Locarno, Switzerland from August 7-17, revealed by Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab.

Books on family values by late female writer Bà Tùng Long  republished

Seven books on Vietnamese women and family values by late author and journalist Bà Tùng Long of Đà Nẵng, a leading female writer of South Việt Nam in the 1960s-70s, have been reprinted by the Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House.