The Tailor selected for Oscar’s qualifying round
The Tailor selected for Oscar’s qualifying round

VOV.VN -“Co Ba Sai Gon” (The Tailor) produced by Ngo Thanh Van has been selected for the qualifying round of the Best Foreign-Language Film award at the Oscars 2019, announced the Vietnam Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 26.

The Tailor selected for Oscar’s qualifying round
Discovery Channel documentary to shoot in Vietnam
Discovery Channel documentary to shoot in Vietnam

The story of Vietnamese engineers and technicians joining hands to change lives in a remote area of Africa has inspired Discovery Channel filmmakers to make a documentary featuring the hard work of the Vietnamese team and showing the impact they had on local people.

Discovery Channel documentary to shoot in Vietnam
Project brings theatre to secondary schools
Project brings theatre to secondary schools

A theatre project aimed at secondary school students was launched in HCM City this week.

Project brings theatre to secondary schools
Tieu Vy’s rivals for the title of Miss World 2018
Tieu Vy’s rivals for the title of Miss World 2018

VOV.VN - Beauties from New Zealand, Indonesia, France, and Venezuela are among the strongest rivals awaiting Vietnamese representative Tran Tieu Vy at the Miss World 2018 pageant scheduled for this December in China.

Tieu Vy’s rivals for the title of Miss World 2018
Thuy An’s competition for Miss International 2018
Thuy An’s competition for Miss International 2018

VOV.VN - The organizing board of the Miss International 2018 pageant have unveiled the list of contestants on its official website, let’s take a look at the strongest rivals for Vietnamese beauty Thuy An:

Thuy An’s competition for Miss International 2018
European Languages Day to open in Hanoi
European Languages Day to open in Hanoi

The eighth European Languages Day 2018, which offers a unique opportunity for all budding and passionate linguists to take part in a multi-lingual environment and enjoy a colorful day full of interesting input and exchanges will be held at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on September 29.

European Languages Day to open in Hanoi
Vietnamese artists show optimism at exhibition in US
Vietnamese artists show optimism at exhibition in US

The life of Vietnamese people is reflected through contemporary artworks on display at the exhibition held in the US.

Vietnamese artists show optimism at exhibition in US
H’Hen Nie’s new crown rivals for Miss Universe 2018
H’Hen Nie’s new crown rivals for Miss Universe 2018

VOV.VN - Beauties from Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Barbados are among the new rivals awaiting Vietnamese representative H’Hen Nie at Miss Universe 2018 scheduled for later this year.

H’Hen Nie’s new crown rivals for Miss Universe 2018
Vietnamese painters’ works put on shown in New York
Vietnamese painters’ works put on shown in New York

Outstanding artworks by 17 Vietnamese painters are being displayed at Craig Thomas Gallery as part of the CTG Nomad project in New York from September 23-26.

Vietnamese painters’ works put on shown in New York
Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children in Czech Republic
Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children in Czech Republic

The Vietnamese community across the Czech Republic celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival for children from September 21 with lion dances, music performances and gift giving. 

Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children in Czech Republic
Government issues decree on operation of foreign cultural establishments
Government issues decree on operation of foreign cultural establishments

Foreign cultural establishments are now only allowed to operate in Vietnam after they receive registration certificates and licences, according to a decree recently issued by the Government. 

Government issues decree on operation of foreign cultural establishments
Prehistoric caves discovered in Tuyen Quang province
Prehistoric caves discovered in Tuyen Quang province

Archaeologists have discovered cultural traces of prehistoric people in limestone caves in Chiem Hoa district of the northern province of Tuyen Quang, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Nang Chung of the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology on September 24.

Prehistoric caves discovered in Tuyen Quang province
Entertainment activities to be suspended in memory of President
Entertainment activities to be suspended in memory of President

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on September 24 sent a notice to ministries, people’s committees of cities and provinces, and other state bodies nationwide requesting the cancellation of entertainment activities in memory of late President Tran Dai Quang.

Entertainment activities to be suspended in memory of President
Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy visits former school in Quang Nam
Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy visits former school in Quang Nam

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy paid a visit to her former high school, Tran Quy Cap, in the central province of Quang Nam on September 24.

Miss Vietnam 2018 Tieu Vy visits former school in Quang Nam
Vietnamese beauty queens’ Miss World success through the years
Vietnamese beauty queens’ Miss World success through the years

VOV.VN - Do My Linh winning the Beauty with a Purpose title and Lan Khue finishing in 11th place are some the great achievements of Vietnamese representatives at the Miss World pageant.

Vietnamese beauty queens’ Miss World success through the years
Japanese designer debuts unique collection in Hanoi
Japanese designer debuts unique collection in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Japanese designer Junko Koshino launched her new collection at a Hanoi fashion show on September 23 as part of "Japan day - Fullmoon Festival", as part of the celebrations of 45 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

Japanese designer debuts unique collection in Hanoi
Artist wants to preserve poonah paper
Artist wants to preserve poonah paper

An exhibition entitled Chuoi Rung (Wild Banana) featuring nearly 40 artworks by painter Tran Ngoc Hung is opened to public in Hanoi. 

Artist wants to preserve poonah paper
Mid-Autumn Festival gets into full swing
Mid-Autumn Festival gets into full swing

Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a fun time for children.

Mid-Autumn Festival gets into full swing
Rethink exhibition shows art from trash
Rethink exhibition shows art from trash

Artwork of Australian artist and Vietnamese students focuses on plastic materials with a message on environmental protection. 

Rethink exhibition shows art from trash
Belgian jazz quartet to perform in Hanoi
Belgian jazz quartet to perform in Hanoi

Vietnamese jazz lovers will have a chance to enjoy two concerts performed by renowned musicians including Steve Houben, Grégory Houben, Quentin Líegeois and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.

Belgian jazz quartet to perform in Hanoi
Nom pagoda typifies Vietnamese culture
Nom pagoda typifies Vietnamese culture

VOV.VN - Nom pagoda in Dai Dong commune, Hung Yen province, embodies the charm of Vietnamese culture. Located only thirty kilometers from Hanoi, the pagoda is a popular destination for pilgrims around Vietnam.

Nom pagoda typifies Vietnamese culture
Hai Phong hosts Dutch Days event
Hai Phong hosts Dutch Days event

The northern port city of Hai Phong was the centre of the Dutch Days event on September 21-22 with a wide range of cultural activities held by the city’s People’s Committee and the Dutch Embassy to Vietnam to mark 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations (April 9, 1973).

Hai Phong hosts Dutch Days event
Tieu Vy’s rivals for the crown of Miss World 2018
Tieu Vy’s rivals for the crown of Miss World 2018

VOV.VN - There will be many strong rivals for Vietnamese beauty Tran Tieu Vy at the Miss World 2018 pageant held in China in December.

Tieu Vy’s rivals for the crown of Miss World 2018
Are moon festivals the same everywhere in Asia?
Are moon festivals the same everywhere in Asia?

Though originated from China, distinctive Moon Festival celebrations across Asia add up to the diversity of humanity as a whole.

Are moon festivals the same everywhere in Asia?
Mid-Autumn toy making village busy ahead of festival
Mid-Autumn toy making village busy ahead of festival

VOV.VN - Hao village in Hung Yen province nearly 40 km from Hanoi, is busy in preparations, these days, for the upcoming mid-Autumn Festival. The village, with hundreds of years of history, is one of Vietnam’s most famous villages for making traditional toys for this occasion.

Mid-Autumn toy making village busy ahead of festival
PM directs building of modern culture imbued with national identities
PM directs building of modern culture imbued with national identities

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 21 directed the building of a modern culture imbued with national identities, thus creating a driving force for socio-economic development. 

PM directs building of modern culture imbued with national identities
Experts discuss protecting Hanoi’s heritage
Experts discuss protecting Hanoi’s heritage

Preservation should accompany development, experts agreed during a conference on protecting and promoting cultural heritage in Hanoi.

Experts discuss protecting Hanoi’s heritage
Vi wins first runner-up of national costume contest in Manila
Vi wins first runner-up of national costume contest in Manila

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Huynh Thuy Vi has won the first runner-up place in the national costume contest of Miss Asia Pacific International pageant being held in Manila, the Philippines.

Vi wins first runner-up of national costume contest in Manila
Tra Vinh to hold Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange
Tra Vinh to hold Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange will be held at Tra Vinh University over October 24-25 as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

Tra Vinh to hold Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange
Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana elegant in Ao Dai
Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana elegant in Ao Dai

VOV.VN - Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana has wowed fans with her wonderful figure in the latest Ao dai photoshoot.

Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana elegant in Ao Dai
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