In 1941, ‘Diary of a cricket’ was published for the first time and immediately aroused a strong interest in young readers.

Grammy award-winning guitarist Bill Frisell will perform in Vietnam for the first time at Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, HCMC on May 26.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Gifts sent from international leaders and people to President Hồ Chí Minh were recently put on display at the National Museum of History, Hà Nội.

Women soldiers and those who volunteered on the Truong Son Trail during the war are often praised as heroes for facing bombs and fire with nerves of steel. 

Archaeologists have found a stock of soil with artefacts from various times throughout history at a site excavated last year near Kính Thien Palace inside Thang Long Royal Citadel Complex in downtown Hanoi.

A giant poster of President Ho Chí Minh currently on display at the Tràng Tiền – Đinh Tiên Hoàng intersection was the result of a project launched in 1975.

Thai women in Vietnam’s northwest region always wear shoulder bamboo baskets when they work in terraced fields or go to the forest to pick vegetables and fruit.

Hanoi Food Festival is scheduled to take place at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on June 7-9.

“Nha to” folk singing, also called “Cua dinh” folk singing, in Quang Ninh province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The Vietnam Ao Dai Ambassador beauty contest launched in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16, drawing a large number of celebrities to promote the event.

An exhibition on the life of President Ho Chi Minh was held in the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on May 17.

After three days filled with activities, the UN Vesak 2019 wrapped up on May 14 in Ha Nam.

A concert reviewing the legacy of prominent composer Nguyen Van Thuong (1919-2002) will take place tomorrow in Hanoi to mark his 100th birthday.

The former royal capital city of Hue is holding a vegetarian food festival to promote the finest cuisine in the area.

A book on the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Egypt friendship in the Arabic language was launched at a ceremony held at the Embassy of Vietnam in Egypt on May 16.

A concert featuring Vietnamese contemporary concerto and dance will be held at the HCM City Opera House on May 18 to celebrate the 129th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.

An upcoming festival is aiming to bring together people living along the border of Laos and Vietnam.

On May 18 the HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera presents an event in which contemporary Vietnamese music occupies the first half of the program and contemporary Vietnamese dance the second.

Many historical artefacts have been found during the excavation of Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.