Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

 An exhibition on Ho Chi Minh was opened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President of Vietnam as a great man of peace and culture.

 The central province of Quang Nam, which is hosting the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, has designed typical tours for tourists to discover the locality’s culture and people.

The globalisation whirlwind has been blowing through the modern world and affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways. 

 Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Marina Sereni has said she sought to bring the relations between Italy and Vietnam to the next level.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese read an average of four books a year, including 2.8 textbooks and 1.2 books of other different kinds, according to the Center for Vietnam and South East Asia Studies.

 Noo Phuoc Thinh continues to become 2015 Japan tourism embassador, Preparations for Nguyen Hue Flower Street to be kicked off next January, Culture, tourism week honours poet Nguyen Du, A series of free outdoor concert back to Hanoi

 Selected boys from the 2015 U13 school football festival will be offered a trip to Japan from August 17-21 by the Yamaha Motor Vietnam Company, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

 Vietnam, France discuss stepping up cooperation, Vietnamese Embassy attends charitable fair in DPRK, Vietnam, San Marino share experience in education, culture, youth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of festivities and celebrations are held every year in Viet Nam, but few people understand the significance and details of these festivals.

 Grammy winner to perform in Saigon bar; Baroque music for Christmas; Sharpen your skills with Christmas cooking class; THBC hosts babies and blasphemy nights; New styles of Calligraphy come to Ben Thanh Theater

The northern province of Bac Ninh has discovered a stone stele dating back to 314 – 450 AD, which is considered the oldest of its kind in Vietnam.

Model and actress Angela Phuong Trinh has been temporarily suspended from performing because she pole danced scantily clad.

In the western world, dogs and cats are pets and are considered friends. Many foreign tourists to Vietnam were very shocked seeing Vietnamese people killing dogs and eating dog meat.

After VietNamNet published the story about dogmeat, we have received a lot of opinions from readers, part of whom objected to the French visitor while the rest didn’t. Below are the opinions of the latter group.

After VietNamNet published the story about dog meat, we have received a lot of opinions from readers. Part of them disagreed with the French visitor and part of them agreed with him. Below are the opinions of the first group.

Vietnamese food, which is considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide, would be developed to attract more tourists to Vietnam.

Ministry for Culture, Sports and Tourism deputy chief inspector Pham Xuan Phuc spoke with the newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer) about the chaos experienced during major spring festivals.

VietnamNet Bridge – Charnel house statues – part of the unique cultural identity of the Central Highlands ethnic groups, are likely to disappear because of theft. 

In the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people, chewing betel is not only a habit and a custom but also an element of the traditional cultural values.