Children play on the beach of Đà Nẵng. The city will host a series of events to welcome visitors on public holidays in May. – VnExpress News Photo Công Thành CENTRAL REGION — A series of summer festivals have been planned in the coastal central urban areas of …
Read More »Korea-Đà Nẵng tourism links restart
Passengers on a flight from Incheon, South Korea are welcomed at Đà Nẵng International Airport. It was the first flight from Incheon to Đà Nẵng in two years after COVID-19 temporarily halted the route. Photo courtesy of Đà Nẵng tourism promotion agency ĐÀ NẴNG — Budget airline Vietjet Air …
Read More »Tourism Gift Festival 2022 kicks off in Hà Nội
The Tourism Gift Festival will introduce a variety of Hà Nội’s craft products. The festival will take place in the city this weekend. Photo .vietnamtourism.gov.vn HÀ NỘI – Products from craft villages in Hà Nội will be featured at the Tourism Gift Festival 2022, which will be held in the …
Read More »Cultural show series celebrate victory and peace
Traditional games, dragon dances and painting contests for children will be organised at the Suối Tiên and Đầm Sen parks in HCM City to celebrate the 47th National Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1). (Photo courtesy of the producer) HCM CITY— A series of special cultural and art programmes themed on victory and peace will be …
Read More »The mysterious beauty of Côn Đảo
Côn Đảo National Park from above. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Ngọc Sơn Bảo Ngọc Isolated from the mainland, the Côn Đảo islands are one of the best places to visit in Việt Nam. Long used as a prison mainly for political prisoners and resistance fighters before 1975, this place is now …
Read More »New books released on HCM City history, developments
The three-book series titled ‘Lịch Sử Chính Quyền Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh Giai Đoạn 1945-2015’ (The History of HCM City’s Government in the 1945-2015 Period) has been released to mark the 47th National Reunification Day, April 30. Photo courtesy of the National Political Publishing House HCM CITY A book collection on HCM City, dealing with its history and developments …
Read More »Trịnh Công Sơn pedestrian zone decorated to celebrate holiday
Nguyễn Thu Thủy is pictured in a part of her artwork decorating Trịnh Công Sơn pedestrian street. Photo courtesy of the artist HÀ NỘI — Journalist-turned-artist Nguyễn Thu Thủy and her colleagues at the New Hanoi Company have completed an artwork dedicated to famed composer Trịnh Công Sơn at Hà …
Read More »Cast of film on late songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn revealed
Promotional poster of Em và Trịnh (You and Trịnh). Photos courtesy of the producers HÀ NỘI — The cast of Em và Trịnh (You and Trịnh), the much-anticipated film about the celebrated late songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn that will hit cinema screens nationwide this June, has been revealed by the …
Read More »Patriotic concert to celebrate Reunification Day
Pop star Hiền Thục will perform at the Việt Nam Trong Trái Tim Ta” (Việt Nam in Our Hearts) outdoor concert on April 29 in HCM City, District 1. File photo from the artist’s Facebook page HCM CITY — An outdoor concert called “Việt Nam Trong Trái Tim Ta” (Việt Nam …
Read More »10,000km from home…Gaelic football in Hà Nội with Viet Celts GAA
O’Neills balls are synonymous with Gaelic football and, since 2007, Viet Celts Hanoi GAA have been synonymous with Irish sports in the capital. VnExpress News Photos Seán Nolan Seán Nolan It’s just over 10,000km from Croke Park, Dublin to Sân Bóng Hoàng Gia, Hà Nội, but on a Thursday evening, you’d be …
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