Life & Style

Folk art works honoured, individuals receive Artisan title

Saturday, Dec 20, 2025

Best national folk art works of 2025 were honoured at an awards ceremony where distinguished artisans were conferred the title of Folk Artisan on December 20 in Hà Nội.

Faces of VN

Hà Tĩnh promotes celebrated poet’s heritage

Saturday, Dec 20, 2025

As Hà Tĩnh Province marks the 260th anniversary of great poet Nguyễn Du’s birthday, culture is becoming both a source of pride and a powerful engine for tourism development.

Life & Style

50 outstanding Vietnamese literary, performing arts works unveiled

Monday, Dec 01, 2025

At the event, the ministry awarded certificates to the 50 ed masterpieces, including 14 literary works, 18 stage productions, 12 musical compositions, and six dance pieces, and launched the 2026–2030 campaign to inspire the next wave of Vietnamese literary and...

Life & Style

Cave in to Lai Châu’s hidden wonders

Friday, Aug 29, 2025

Home to majestic mountains and forests and also typical culture and unique traditions and customs, the province offers magical and mysterious, wild and charming beauty to tourists all year round.

Life & Style

Young people latching onto contemporary art

Sunday, Jul 06, 2025

Inner Sanctum asks visual artist, poet and writer Nguyễn Thúy Hằng about her life and works.

Travel

Hà Nội bans tours on train street

Sunday, Mar 09, 2025

The city''s tourism department requires travel agencies to raise awareness among their staff about the risks of traffic accidents in areas where train street cafes operate.

Life & Style

Calligraphy exhibition highlights the value of education

Saturday, Feb 01, 2025

The calligraphy exhibition Thực Học (Practical Learning) presents 100 calligraphy works in Hán (Chinese script), Nôm (Vietnamese ideographic script) and quốc ngữ (national romanised Vietnamese script), honouring the tradition of valuing education and literacy in the nation.

News

Indian women set up association in HCM City

Saturday, Nov 21, 2015

The Indian Women Association in HCM City (IWA), an informal group of talented Indian women, has been formed with the objective of further strengthening the India-Vietnam cultural relationship and friendship.

Travel

Entrance fee for Hoa Lu Ancient Capital doubles

Friday, Sep 04, 2015

The Trang An Landscape Complex Management Board has doubled the entrance fee for Hoa Lu Ancient Capital in the northern province of Ninh Binh to VND20,000 (95 US cents).

Sports

Huy to compete in Scottish Open after local success

Friday, Jun 19, 2015

Golfer Tran Bui Quang Huy will represent Viet Nam in the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open this July 9-12.

News

Hoi An to reopen ancient wells

Wednesday, Feb 04, 2015

The historic central city of Hoi An plans to restore 80 ancient wells, most of them locate on the north bank of the De Vong River near the Thanh Ha pottery village.

News

Ha Long Bay souvenir designs awarded prizes

Thursday, Oct 30, 2014

Stone paintings by artisans Do Van Bi and Nguyen Tung Lam were awarded second prizes by Ha Long Bay Management Board in a souvenir design contest.

News

Contest invites entries for Ha Long Bay souvenirs

Monday, Jun 30, 2014

The Ha Long Bay Management Board has launched a contest to mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO''s recognition of the Ha Long Bay as a World Natural Heritage site.

News

Culture Vulture (25-06-2014)

Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014

Jessica Minh Anh has become famous for organising "phenomenal" catwalks at iconic avenues, and for gaining access to such sites. Today, the Vietnamese-born director of J Model Management, who also models for the summer fashion show 2014, will turn America''s...

News

Ancient village rules found in Hoi An City

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

A four-page draft of village regulations written in Chinese characters has been found at Hoi An City''s Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.