Việt Nam News

The famous short story Lão Hạc by Nam Cao has been remade into a movie called Cậu Vàng, named after the endearing way to refer to the dog owned by the main character, old man Lão Hạc.

Huế has long been known as a land of poetry as the central city is not only the cradle for the art form in Việt Nam, but has also been home to many renowned poets throughout its history.

In the first quarter of 2019, Việt Nam recorded positive economic achievements despite a range of difficulties both in and outside the country, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a Government cabinet meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

A photo exhibition was held on March 25 at the Sun World Bà Nà Hills mountain resort to mark the 10th anniversary of the complex.

The Việt Nam Central Buddhist Sangha yesterday announced that various activities that had taken place at Ba Vàng Pagoda including necromancy and paying real money to dead souls to ward off bad luck had no place in traditional Buddhist teachings.

The Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha has received a report from its managing committee in Quảng Ninh Province in which Venerable Monk Thích Đạo Hiển, deputy director of the committee, wrote, “necromancy and receiving payments for sins committed in a past life have been happening at Ba Vàng Pagoda for a long time”.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Quảng Ninh Province People’s Committee to direct local agencies to enhance State management at relics and festivals and stop superstitious activities at religious sites.

Local authorities in the northern province of Bắc Giang have started initial steps to restore ancient relics on the West Yên Tử mountain range, where King-Monk Trần Nhân Tông (1258-1308) studied and practiced Buddhism.

Artist Thang Trần Phềnh was not only one of the first Vietnamese artists to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts College) — the first fine arts school in Indochina — he was also among the first to display his oil-on-canvas paintings at expos held in Hà Nội in the early 20th century.