Sofitel Saigon Plaza and Disciples of Escoffier Vietnam will present the first All-Women Cheffes Culinary Festival in Vietnam as part of the annual fourth Saigon Gourmet Week to kick off in HCM City in mid October.

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Over 140 directors and students from performing arts academies in 16 countries gathered in Hanoi for the Asia-Pacific Bond (APB) of Theatre Schools Festival earlier this month.

L’Espace will present a screening of the Paris Opera’s ballet performance Cinderella on October 19.

Dr Tran Cong Thang, director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Countryside Today newspaper about Vietnam's efforts to promote local products in international markets.

The Saigon International Comedy Club will present British stand-up comedian Eddy Brimson at Kurtz's by Heart of Darkness on October 16.

Hue Museum of Fine Arts has sent a collection of Le Ba Dang's works for art lovers in Hanoi to enjoy for the first time.

A Japanese student of ninja history who handed in a blank paper was given top marks - after her professor realised the essay was written in invisible ink.

Enterprises with key industrial products asked Ha Noi to further cut the administration procedures and set up an official legal consultancy when they met local Department of Industry and Trade on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Public Security has started legal proceedings against Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, former director of HCM City’s State-run House Trade Management Ltd Company, for violations related to a land lot project in the city’s downtown districts.

The authorities of Tam Dao District, Vinh Phuc Province has decided to revoke the land which has been used illegally by Thich Thanh Toan, a Buddhist monk who reportedly requested sexual favours from a female journalist.

Today, Hanoi celebrates its 65th anniversary of liberation (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2019).

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has warned about pollution in the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers and said the city water supply utilities should ensure the water it supplies residents is safe.

HCMC Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has approved a proposal to collect US$77.5 million in unpaid land-use fees from the investor that is developing four key road projects in exchange for land in Thu Thiem urban area project.

The strong demand in China for pigs, due to its year-long struggle against African swine fever, has caused local pig prices to surge over the past week. However, the local market is also facing a pig undersupply.

Trade readiness improvements and economic dynamism are driving Vietnam’s trade growth potential.

Vietnam’s trade deficit with China has been increasingly widening, exceeding US$27 billion during the first nine months of the year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Veteran artist Minh Vuong of HCM City was awarded the title People’s Artist by the Prime Minister in recognition of his great contribution to cai luong (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional theatre genre of the southern region.

It’s Golden Week again, which means the cities of Southeast Asia are seeing an influx of tourists from China visiting iconic sites, buying souvenirs and tasting local delicacies.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) and authorities of central Binh Dinh Province have agreed to not to dump 300,000cu.m of waste mud into the sea and instead use it for another project.