Young composer explores writing in different languages

Vũ Đặng Minh Anh is Polish of Vietnamese descent and began studying piano aged five in Warsaw, where her love for music was nurtured by her mother, musician Đặng Hồng Anh.

Farmer huge fan of the late President

A farmer who lives on the edge of Hà Nội absolutely loves the late President Hồ Chí Minh. So much that he has an exhibition of ‘Uncle Hồ’ in his home.

Health ministry wants everyone to stop smoking This year, the World Health Organisation’s World No Tobacco Day campaign focuses on protecting children and young people from exploitation by the tobacco industry.

Drama, music shows celebrate Int’l Day for Children in HCM City Theatres and entertainment centres in HCM City are offering new shows on the occasion of the International Day for Children (June 1).

Artists raise funds to build houses A campaign by artist Ngô Trần Vũ has raised nearly VNĐ200 million (nearly US$9,000) to build houses for poor people through an online painting auction.

Recycled kingdom offers children a place to play The event is held by Think Playgrounds (TPG), an organisation aiming to create public spaces for children in Việt Nam to have fun.

Việt Nam, Indonesia appreciate EU’s role in boosting multilateralism

The UN Security Council on May 28 organised a video conference on EU-UN cooperation on international peace and security.

Việt Nam, US promote footwear trade post-pandemic

An interactive video conference on “Promoting Việt Nam - US Trade in Footwear Post COVID-19” took place in Washington DC on May 27 (US time) to connect Vietnamese producers and American distributors and retailers.

Rescheduled Boston Marathon now cancelled: mayor The Boston Marathon has been cancelled for the first time in the event's 124-year history because of ongoing coronavirus fears, officials confirmed on Thursday.

Some 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic cooperation World leaders on Thursday called for resilience and cooperation after the pandemic recedes, during a UN videoconference in which the United States, China and Russia did not participate.