Documentary about great poet Nguyễn Du released

The first part of the documentary about great poet Nguyễn Du (1765-1820), titled Đại Thi Hào Nguyễn Du (Great Poet Nguyễn Du), will be in cinemas in HCM City this week. 

Creating magic with words on a page

Poet Nguyễn Quang Thiều has been acting as a bridge linking Vietnamese writers with their foreign counterparts, and has organised many international literary events at home.

Come Home, My Dear wins another award Vietnamese TV series Về Nhà Đi Con (Come Home, My Dear) has bagged another prize, winning the Literature and Art Award presented by the Union of Arts and Literature and Associations of Việt Nam on Thursday.

The last Vietnamese poet of New Poetry Movement passes away Celebrated poet, talented poet translator and the last representative of the New Poetry Movement, Nguyễn Xuân Sanh, passed away on Sunday in Hà Nội, aged 100.

Pleasure found from the act of creation

Nguyễn Sơn is a talented architect. However, painting is likely to be his biggest passion. For him, painting is salvation.

Let feelings guide you: prize-winning poet

Lê Hương chats with popular writer Mai Văn Phấn, who has won four international prizes this year.

Awards for writing contest handed out  A story writing contest held by Việt Nam More Production and Kim Đồng Publishing House wrapped up on October 20 with prizes given to winners in Hà Nội.

A touching story of friendship, times two

Two similar stories happened in two different northern provinces: one in Thái Bình and the other in Thanh Hóa, but both are stories of true friendship.

Musesum dedicated to VN’s most celebrated revolutionary poet opens The museum showcases thousands of photos, objects and documents, from drafts of his famous poems, to the pens he used to compose poems, as well as his working desk and tea table where he used to sit and discuss poetry with his friends.

Happy living amid life’s complexity

HCM City-based poet Nguyễn Phong Việt became something of a phenomenon after publishing a total of 150,000 copies of nine poetry collections, and recently made his debut in publishing prose. He spoke with Đỗ Hữu about the inspiration behind his writing.