Paint Việt Nam in London, a self-taught painter puts nostalgia on the walls

A triptych of three large oil on canvas paintings adorning Viet Rest restaurant in London has become a new magnet to bring Vietnamese living in the UK capital city together. 

Art exhibition offers new perspectives on time and history

An exhibition at Hà Nội’s Manzi Art Space is offering visitors new perspectives on time and history through the artworks on display.

Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan's Okinawa A major fire devastated a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa on Thursday morning, destroying large parts of the World Heritage site's complex, local authorities said.

VN film wins top prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân won the Illy Short Film Award at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, on Thursday.

Avengers: Endgame is most Tweeted about movie ever with more than 50 million Tweets since the start of the year Avengers: Endgame is most Tweeted about movie ever with more than 50 million Tweets since the start of the year

Avengers: Endgame is most Tweeted about movie ever with more than 50 million Tweets since the start of the year Avengers: Endgame is most Tweeted about movie ever with more than 50 million Tweets since the start of the year

VN film to premiere at Cannes Film Fest Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân will premiere in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.

Hear.Us.Now offers English lessons to hearing-impaired

In the heart of buzzing HCM City is a small group of young people teaching English to hearing-impaired students. They are part of the Hear.Us.Now (HUN) community project that offers education access to English language, computer science and life skills training.

 

Awake brain surgery conducted for the first time in Việt Nam

A male patient remained fully conscious for a large portion of an operation on his brain tumour, the first such procedure in Việt Nam.

Spotify releases feature to block specific artists

Spotify has stealthily released an option to mute certain artists on its mobile app, a much-requested feature that comes amid calls to remove music from artists like R. Kelly over abuse allegations.