Documentary about French photographer to be screened
A screening of the documentary Robert Doisneau: Le revolte du merveilleux (Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens) will be presented at the Vincom Centre of Contemporary Art (VCCA) on Saturday, May 29.
Vietnamese fashion thrives despite the pandemic
Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese fashion designers have opted for innovation and meaningful projects.
Thanh Hóa invests VNĐ500 billion to further excavate mausoleum
Last week, local authorities of the central province of Thanh Hóa approved a project to expand the excavation of Trieu Tường Mausoleum in Ha Trung District with a total investment of nearly VNĐ500 billion (US$21.7 million).
Valuable items on display to honour late President
An exhibition on studying and following late President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style opened at the Presidential Palace historical site in Hanoi on May 18 to mark his 131st birthday on May 19.
Foreign authors debut Vietnamese picture book The Lost Sandal
In the summer of 2021, Kim Dong Publishing House launched the Vietnamese-English bilingual publication "The Lost Sandal" by two foreign authors living and working in Vietnam - Geralda De Vos (Belgium) and Sofia Holt (Sweden).
Central Vietnam’s Con Co Island poised to become the next Maldives: tourism institute
Con Co Island is a light of hope for Quang Tri Province's tourism
Circus troupes struggle to attract new talents
The National Circus Talent 2021 contest was held recently by the Department of Performing Arts in collaboration with the Viet Nam Theatre Artists Association. Only five troupes entered the contest while the previous edition attracted 10. People's Artist Tạ Duy Ánh, director of Viet Nam Circus
Producers of award-winning movie fined by culture ministry
Despite winning a prize at the recent Berlin International Film Festival, the producers of the movie Taste by Vietnamese director Le Bảo have been fined by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Under-35 writing contest launched
The Viet Nam Writers’ Association has launched a writing contest for authors under 35 years old as part of an effort to discover and support young talents.
Music video set to inspire voting at Vietnam s elections
Vietnamese pop stars have dropped an election song to bring out the vote in the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly
'Nothing is more important than independence and freedom': A westerner’s view of Hồ Chí Minh
I am an American of the generation in the wake of armed aggressors who attacked Viet Nam from 1964 until the peace accords were signed in 1973. I was a teenager then and too young to be conscripted. However, my father, Walter Eugene (Gene) Wilber, was very much a part of the American war of
