The performance uses puppets and puppetry, including the beautiful art of ’shadow puppetry’. Puppets and people have blended together on stage, being the character’s body and soul, the light and dark sides, the pain and joy being released.

Last year was a tough one for mobile device retailers. The market will still be stagnant in 2024 and some retailers will have to struggle to exist amid weak demand and price wars.

Semiconductor products have been defined by the Government as one of the nine national products in the country’s efforts to actively engage in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The number of voice calls and messages is falling, while the number of video calls and messages via apps is increasing.

The V.League 1 2024/2025 season is due to be held in August, whilst both the V.League 2 and the National Cup will run from September and November, as announced by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

The deposit and lending interest rates continued a downward trend after January. The average deposit interest rates offered by commercial banks decreased by 0.15 percent, while the lending interest rate fell 0.25 percent compared with late 2023.

The Ministry of Health said it has requested Lam Dong Province General Hospital to report the incident in which the hospital mistakenly provided X-ray results to a patient, leading to wrong surgery for this individual.

The Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2024 will return after a seven-year hiatus.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the implementation of solutions aimed at promoting economic - trade and investment ties between VN and C5 countries in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Takjikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).

Hanoi has launched a comprehensive plan to eradicate pollution in craft villages by 2025.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on February 22 to present the President’s decision to send four military officers to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Abyei area.

Joining the "Exploring the heritage road in South Thang Long" tour, people will travel from the city center to the outlying districts of Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa and My Duc.

Due to the government’s promotion of cashless payment, online payment has seen significant growth, contributing to the development of the digital economy.

‘Dao, Pho va Piano’ (Peach Blossoms, Pho and Piano) has unexpectedly become a cinema phenomenon one week after its release.

Nguyen Bich Ngoc, known by her nickname "Emma" to foreign friends, who has been studying in a postgraduate programme at the Skema Business School - Campus Grand Paris in France since 2022, is believed to have gone missing since January 28.

The police agency transported all 81 defendants involved in the case at Van Thinh Phat Group, SCB, and associated entities and organizations to HCMC for trial on February 21.

A river festival is set to be held from May 31 to June 8 in Ho Chi Minh City for the second time, with a series of cultural and entertainment activities taking place related to the southern city’s waterways for locals and tourists.

DrAid™ CT Liver Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment (D&T), which uses AI, will allow liver cancer patients to receive radical treatment thanks to early detection of the disease with no lesions missed, according to Truong Quoc Hung, CEO of VinBrain.

An Bang beach in the central city of Hoi An and My Khe beach in the central city of Da Nang have been named among the top 10 best beaches in Asia, as voted on by readers of renowned travel website TripAdvisor.

A total of 207 boats and 500 people took part in a water procession event in the opening ceremony of the Tam Chuc pagoda festival held in Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province on February 21, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 30th meeting in Hanoi on February 22, with its agenda focusing on five major contents.

The Ministry of Education and Training has announced the admission of 1,000 students to study in Russia in 2024 under a scholarship agreement signed between the two countries.

A new forest fire spot in the Hoang Lien National Park was discovered at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Den Thang Village, Ta Van Commune, Sa Pa Town.

Police from Hai Ba Trung District and Hoan Kiem District extinguished a bus fire early Thursday morning on Nguyen Khoai Street, Hanoi.

Effective branding is highly recommended to improve the competitiveness and popularity of Vietnamese farm produce, according to business insiders.