The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) has freshly announced nominations for its Devotion Awards 2023, which features new categories for sports in addition to traditional ones for music. At the event to launch the awards (Photo: VNA) The sport awards consist of three categories. One of the 10 nominations honours...

Distortions of history in cinematographic activities will be subject to fines of 40 - 50 million VND (1,700 - 2,100 USD), according to a new decree of the Government. Filmgoers buy tickets at a cinema. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Decree 128/2022/ND-CP amends and supplements some articles of the Government’s revised Decree 38/2021/ND-CP, dated March 29, 2021, that regulates fines on administrative...

Hue Festival 2023, themed “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 1. At Ban Soc ceremony (Photo: VNA) The festival will span across the whole year with over 50 major and about 100 response activities. Highlight activities include a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Complex...

On the afternoon of December 29, the People's Committee of Lang Son city held a meeting of the organizing committee to celebrate the Party and celebrate the spring; cultural activities, tourism and traditional festivals of the 2023 Lunar New Year. Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lang Son...

An art performance programme spotlighting the Vietnam - Laos solidarity was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Vietnamese association in Vientiane and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 28 in the Lao capital. The Vientiane art programme highlights Vietnam - Laos solidarity. (Photo: VNA) This is one of the activities to celebrate...

Hanoi now offers a one-of-a-kind journey that will take guests back in time to the heyday of Vietnamese literature in the ancient and medieval eras. Guests visit the gardens of 20 notable Vietnamese figures. (Photo: VNA) The tour takes place at the Vietnam Literature Museum, which covers an area of around 3,000sq.m and features displays of more than...

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi is hosting an exhibition called "Dau xua van hien," which will provide visitors with a more sophisticated view of Vietnam's rich cultural and historical heritage. Visitors at the "Dau xua van hien" exhibition (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts and the Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam Culture...

The Asia Book of Records recently recognised dishes made from that lat fish (or strabismus fish) as among the top 11 of Vietnam’s tastiest specialties. Many people, particularly youngsters, love Ca Mau's grilled chopped that lat fish. (Photo: cachnau.vn) The Mekong Delta Province of Ca Mau has been known as a “kingdom” of field fishes such as catfish and...

The HCM City will host its annual floating flower festival in District 8 to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The “Tren Ben Duoi Thuyen” (On the Wharf - In the Boat) Flower Festival 2023 will be held at Binh Dong Wharf and Nguyen Van Cua street from January 6-21, or 5th-30th of the...

2022 sees new successes of Vietnam's cultural diplomacy, especially at a global multilateral organisation such as UNESCO, Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, head of the permanent delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO, has said. Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van (third, right), head of the permanent delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO (Photo: VNA) Taking to the Vietnam News Agency, Van...