New council to promote literary translation
HCM City Writers' Association has recently launched the Translated Literature Council to honour translators. The council has three initial members; Hiền Nguyễn - deputy head of the Linguistic Department of Văn Lang College; Nguyễn Le Chi - director of Chibooks, and Dương Kim Thoa - editor of Tuổi
VN Int’l Fashion Week celebrates sustainable fashion
The Aquafina Viet Nam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) Spring-Summer 2022 held in HCM City on May 25-29 will celebrate and promote sustainable fashion in the country, organisers say.
Google Doodles honours the 110th birthday of renowned Vietnamese surgeon
The Google Doodle for Tuesday honours the 110th birthday of Ton Thất Tung, a pioneering Vietnamese surgeon who revolutionised liver resection surgery around the world.
HCM City prepares new, diverse tourism products for summer holidays
Fancy river cruises and helicopter rides over the city are among several tourism products being prepared by HCM City to serve local and international visitors during the upcoming summer holidays.
Thousands of people to join art performance at SEA Games 31’s ceremonies
Nearly 2,000 soldiers, artists, actors, athletes, and students from 14 art and sports units have been mobilised to participate in a special art programme during the opening and closing ceremonies of the SEA Games 31.
Trà Vinh’s lithophones set national record
With a set of 30 lithophones, Tra Vinh Province has set a new record by having the most stone instruments at one place.
Gilded Honda Monkey motorcycles on sale in Vietnam for over $8,700 each
The motorcycles are manufactured with a limited quantity of 5,000 worldwide
Old photos of Vietnamese traditional musicians and music restored by two reseachers from Hà Nội
With a passion for restoring the nation's cultural treasures, with the help of Le Bích, researcher Đoan Bắc has succeeded in bringing Vietnamese traditional music back to life, through the form of photography.
SEA Games opening ceremony to show essence of Việt Nam
The opening ceremony of the biggest sports event in Southeast Asia, the SEA Games, which will officially take place on May 12-23, is expected to present beautiful images of Vietnamese culture and tradition through the performances of thousands of Vietnamese artists.
What’s SUP!?: Stand-up paddle boarding makes a splash with young people in Ho Chi Minh City
Young people across Saigon are taking advantage of the city’s maze of rivers and canals by hitting the water on stand-up paddle boards
SEA Games stamp collection launched in capital city
A new stamp collection has been released to honour the upcoming 31st SEA Games to be held in Viet Nam from May 12-23.
Sơn Tùng M-TP’s new music video to be permanently deleted following controversy over suicidal content
“There’s No One At All”, the latest music video from Vietnamese singer Sơn Tung M-TP, will be permanently deleted and his company M-TP Entertainment fined VNĐ 70 million over the controversial violent and suicidal content, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed on Thursday.
