Hanoi's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-reliefs on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Viet Nam Fine Arts University.

Traditional artist Mai Tuyet Hoa and her troupe Xam Ha Thanh have released their first album of xẩm (blind busker's singing). She has spent more than 20 years performing and studying xam singing.

In recent years, the demand for travelling abroad among Vietnamese people has increased dramatically. Surveys on Vietnamese tourism trends indicate that foreign travel is becoming more and more popular.

The Vietnamese movie Vợ Ba (The Third Wife) bagged another international award by winning the Special Mention at the Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival (BAFF) 2019.

It may well be a dish more associated with the south of Vietnam, but fear not, this crispy pancake is available countrywide.

The Viet Nam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music will be held from August 3 to 11, the country's first international competition for violin and chamber music.

The Âm Nhạc Việt Nam (Vietnamese Music) series will kick off with a concert at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City on July 13.

Indian and Russian experts visited My Son sanctuary in Quang Nam Province from late June to early this month to help restore and preserve the UNESCO World Heritage site.

A delegation from Armenia led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife Anna Hakobyan enjoyed Vietnamese traditional dishes at the popular Ngon Garden restaurant in Hanoi on Friday.

Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc will be the featured soloist at the HCM City Opera House on July 13.

Bamboo and circus are two familiar concepts in Vietnamese life, but sometimes familiarity and simplicity are anything but ordinary, especially when the two combines on stage to create an art show like the Vietnamese Bamboo Circus.

A documentary film on Vietnamese seas and islands produced by HCM City Television Film Studio (TFS) will air next month.

An exhibition displaying 120 vintage fashion items from the 1890s to 1990s has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Hanoi has been named among the 20 best food tours around the world, according to a list released by The Guardian, a British daily newspaper.

The 21st Viet Nam National Film Festival will be held in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau in November.

Vietnam is moving closer to getting another geo-park recognised by the UN cultural agency UNESCO.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will organise a workshop exploring “Vietnamese Lacquer Painting’s Experimental History” on July 13.

Nguyen Duy Thanh will perform his first dance at the Viet Nam Youth Theatre on June 28 as part of the Hanoi Dance Festival 2019.

The UK’s indie rock band The Wedding Present will hold a concert in HCM City on July 17 as part of the 30th Anniversary tour of their revered album “Bizarro”.

The musicians will bring an emotional performance of European music from the gentle melodies of Clara Schumann in Germany to the Slavic rhythms of Antonin Dvorak's music.