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HÀ NỘI – As many as 75 paintings by late artist Nguyễn Ngọc Thọ (1925 – 2016) are on display at the Việt Nam Contemporary Art Theatre in downtown Hà Nội. This is part of a private collection by Đào Danh Hưng and Trần Cường. Nguyễn Ngọc Thọ is a …

  The newly introduced double-decker “water bus” in HCM City hopes to promote river tourism. VNS Photo Xuân Đăng  HCM CITY  — After the so-called water bus became popular in HCM City as a means to experience and explore the Saigon River, a new double-decker service was launched on Saturday (December 23) to promote river tourism. “Saigon …

PASSING IT DOWN: People’s Artist Bạch Tuyết has 60 years of experience in cải lương (reformed opera), a 100-year-old genre of Vietnamese theatre. She has worked to preserve and expand her art among young people. Photo courtesy of the artist HCM CITY — People’s Artist Bạch Tuyết is working on …

International award-winning filmmaker Hà Lệ Diễm. Photo Đồng Thiện Phúc Hà Lệ Diễm of the Tày ethnic group is probably the youngest filmmaker to win the best director and Golden Lotus Award, granted for her first full-length documentary Những Đứa Trẻ Trong Sương (Children of The Mist) at the 23rd …

HÀ NỘI – With the proliferation of television game shows, culinary culture is an increasingly popular theme. Many culinary game shows are now available, both on television and online platforms, giving audiences more opportunities to learn about traditional dishes from different regions. From these shows, Việt Nam’s culinary culture will …

  The Hoàn Kiếm ‘walking streets’ in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng   HÀ NỘI — The pedestrian space in Hà Nội’s historic district Hoàn Kiếm will open from December 29 through January 1 to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday. In its announcement, …

THANH HOÁ — Despite its status as one of the tourism industry’s bright spots in the nation’s recovery and development process, Thanh Hóa’s tourism sector has encountered numerous obstacles. Pù Luông-Bá Thước eco-tourism area is gradually becoming an attractive destination for tourists who love community-based tourism with Mường and Thái …

Sơn Đoòng Cave is located in the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Bình, and was recognised as a world natural heritage by UNESCO. — Photo courtesy of Oxalis Adventure QUẢNG BÌNH — Oxalis – the only firm operating expedition adventure tours to Sơn Đoòng Cave – the world’s largest …

Thu Hà The French have long used chicken or foie gras to make world-famous pate, and Koreans’ favourite dish is grilled beef intestines, but for Vietnamese it is pork intestines, cooked into many popular dishes, that have conquered eaters from all social walks. Many locals consider it a national dish, …

TÂY NINH  Located in the south of the southern province of Tây Ninh, Trảng Bàng Town is famous for several local specialities. Among them, bánh tráng phơi sương (dew-soaked rice paper) is a characteristic feature of the province’s culinary culture that is impossible to find anywhere else. ‘Bánh tráng phơi …