Việt Nam presides over UNSC session on Yemen, Colombia Việt Nam presided over a United Nations Security Council session on Monday (local time), during which the organisation adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement in Yemen and listened to a report on the UN mission overseeing the peace agreement in Colombia.

Bogota's first woman mayor pledges to fight racism, xenophobia Bogota's first woman mayor Claudia Lopez took office Wednesday promising leadership in the troubled Colombian capital and pledging to fight "racism, class distinctions and xenophobia."

Top 10 cultural events of the year

With the theme 'Visit Việt Nam Year 2019', Nha Trang - Khánh Hòa, the national tourism year staged more than 100 festivals and cultural activities to promote sea and island tourism.

Contemporary art exhibition showcases new works by emerging artists

Eight contemporary artists from Việt Nam and foreign countries will showcase their artworks at an exhibition that opens today at the Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA).

British Council funds to develop cultural heritage

The Film, Archive and Music Lab (Famlab) Fund announced six projects that would receive finance support to explore Việt Nam's music and film heritage through contemporary mediums. 

Then practice becomes part of intangible cultural heritages of humanity

The Then practice of Việt Nam’s Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups has been named on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage said on December 13. 

Socceroos to face Argentina at Copa America Australia will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in next year's Copa America after being drawn alongside the tournament co-hosts on Tuesday.

General strike as thousands protest Colombia's government Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets of the capital Bogota on Thursday amid a general strike to protest the policies of President Ivan Duque's right-wing government.

Việt Nam ranks 10th among the best countries in the world Readers of the New York-based travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler have voted Việt Nam the 10th best country in the world.

Miss Vietnam wins best national costume in Miss International 2019 Việt Nam’s representative at Miss International 2019, Nguyễn Tường San, made history by winning the Best National Costume award at the beauty pageant that concluded yesterday in Tokyo, Japan.