“Bun cha” (rice vermicelli with grilled pork and fresh herbs) of Vietnam has been honourly included in a cookbook with recipes served in visits of the British royal family which were collected by embassies of the UK in countries across the world on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. “Bun cha” included...

Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Nguyen Hung Son has presented the “An Nam dai quoc hoa do” (Map of the Great Country of An Nam) to the House of European History in Brussels, Belgium. Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Nguyen Hung Son (third, right) presents the map to Simina Badica from the...

A series of cultural activities and art shows celebrating Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu's 200th birthday anniversary (July 1) are taking place in HCM City and southern provinces. A painting from the book Luc Van Tien (The Tale of Luc Van Tien), an epic poem with 2,076 lines by late poet and teacher Nguyễn Đình Chiểu (1822 – 1888),...

The Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival and Japan Job Day 2022 were organised in the central city of Da Nang on June 17, attracting more than 4,000 participants. The Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival attracts youths. (Photo: VNA) Luong Minh Sam, Chairman of the Council of Dong A University – the organiser of the event, said that this year's festival took...

More than 1,000 artists from 22 professional art troupes across the country will take part in the National Dance and Music Festival 2022 scheduled to take place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from June 17-30. The National Dance and Music Festival creates a platform for artists working in the fields of singing, dancing and music....

A hot air balloon festival, the largest of its kind held in Vietnam so far, will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30 coinciding with the local signature Hue Festival this year. At the press conference (Photo: VNA) As heard at a press conference on the event in Hanoi on June 17,...

The Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) has returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the award ceremony of the 5th HANIFF in 2018 (Photo: sggp.org.vn) The new context of safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic makes its 6th edition this year a special one. The event will feature 80 long and 35 short films,...

A new ecommerce platform is inviting Vietnamese music industry stakeholders to market and sell their creations on it. Illustrative image (Source: the VAB’s facebook) The platform, VAB (Vietnam Artist Booking) launched last week, looks to gather musicians, composers, singers and music producers to introduce, sell and buy their products. It aims to develop a comprehensive range of services, using...

The first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System – an innovative public bike-sharing scheme by the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ), tech firm Vietsoftpro and the Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee – has been launched in Hue city to develop a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026. A bicycle station of the Public Bike Sharing System launches in Hue...

One of the most famous poems by great 18th-century Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du (1766-1820) has been released by the Kim Dong Publishing House in the form of an art book. The cover of the art book 'Ky Mong' (The Diary of a Dream). (Photo courtesy of Kim Dong Publishing House) A new publication to celebrate the 65th anniversary...