Sports

HCM City to host international martial arts festival

Monday, Dec 16, 2024

The festival will feature martial arts delegations from across Việt Nam, along with international teams from South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and the Philippines.

Life & Style

Lạng Sơn to lure tourists with unique food tours

Thursday, Dec 05, 2024

With food tours becoming a hot trend, Lạng Sơn Province has joined the moment with an announcement of a combo of six new products in an effort to energise local tourism.

Travel

Con Dao: Tormented Beauty off the Coast of Vietnam

Monday, May 16, 2016

In spite of pristine water and beaches, the island was mostly known for its notorious past as a prison, where thousands of political prisoners died during Frech colonial time and the Vietnam War.

News

Ambassadors to begin Sơn Đoòng Cave tour

Thursday, May 12, 2016

A group of ambassadors to Việt Nam from several countries arrived at the central province of Quảng Bình on May 11 and will begin their excursion to Sơn Đoòng Cave on May 12.

Sports

Women’s national football championship kicks off

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The 2016 Việt Nam Women’s National Championship – Thái Sơn Bắc commenced yesterday in the northern province of Hà Nam.

News

NW unite for regional tourism

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016

Promoting tourism in the north-western region should not harm the cultural identity of ethnic people and natural resources, factors that make the region attractive to tourists, culture minister has said.

News

Lý Sơn Island attracts 3,000 tourists over long weekend

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016

More than 3,000 tourists visited the island Lý Sơn district, 30km off the coast of the central province over three days of vacation.

Life & Style

FVH announce excursion to serene Thành Chương’s Việt Palace

Thursday, Apr 14, 2016

On Saturday, April 16, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage group will organise an excursion to Thành Chương’s Việt Palace, in Sóc Sơn suburban, about 30km from city’s centre.

Life & Style

Festival to honour áo dài based on songs by Trịnh Công Sơn

Thursday, Mar 31, 2016

As a response to the third HCM City Áo Dài Festival, relatives of composer Trịnh Công Sơn are hosting a one-week festival which kicked off on Monday at Nguyễn Văn Bình Book Street in downtown HCM City, honouring a collection...

Entertainment

Short documentary film on Mỹ Sơn Hindu sanctuary released

Monday, Mar 21, 2016

A short documentary film on Mỹ Sơn, a unique Hindu sanctuary located in the central province of Quảng Nam, has been released.

Entertainment

Musicians to honour song-writer Sơn

Thursday, Mar 17, 2016

Dozens of singers and musicians will perform the works of late songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn in a series of concerts 15 years after his death.

Event

Art exhibit honours late composer

Friday, Mar 04, 2016

The music of composer Trinh Cong Son is to be depicted in the "language" of fine art at an exhibition entitled Khoi Troi Menh Mong (Immense Sky Smoke), which introduces 40 paintings inspired by his music.

News

Under-40 writing contest to be held in HCM City

Saturday, Dec 26, 2015

Young writers have been invited to enter a writing contest organised by three prestigious national organisations.

News

Fallen sailors to be honoured in Ly Son

Friday, Dec 25, 2015

The Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai in collaboration with Viet Nam''s Labour Confederation will construct a monument in commemoration of civilians and sailors who died during long voyages to protect the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)...

Travel

Entrance fees at My Son Sanctuary to increase by 40-50% next year

Friday, Dec 25, 2015

The management of the UNESCO-recognised ancient Hindu temple site, My Son Sanctuary, has decided to increase entrance fees by 40-50 per cent from January 1.