The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan organised the closing ceremony and award presentation for the first-ever "I Love My Mother Tongue" singing contest on July 13.

In the bustling city of Hà Nội, where expatriates, diplomats and tourists often find themselves immersed in sedentary work, orthopedic issues like cervical and lumbar disc herniation pain can be particularly prevalent.

The central city’s tourism industry has been offering a special tourist promotion programme – Enjoy Đà Nẵng Again – from July 15 - to boost the already strong Korean visitor numbers.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is planning to organise a souvenir design contest to highlight the unique traits of the province's history, culture and people.

In diplomacy, politics holds the spotlight and economics fuels advancements, yet cultural diplomacy stands as the essence, enhancing international relations with its spiritual core. Cultural diplomacy is the foundation of Việt Nam's international image, fostering soft power and a positive global perception.

The Jeonggwan Junior Choir from Busan, Korea will perform a set which will include traditional and contemporary folk music, Korean-style pop and international melodies.

Đà Lạt City and art exhibition space Stop And Go Art Space launched the “Đà Lạt Art Street Season 2” (Cung đường nghệ thuật Đà Lạt) on July 11 after last year’s inaugural event became a big hit.

One of the most popular plays by the late Lưu Quang Vũ, Hồn Trương Ba Da Hàng Thịt (Trương Ba's Soul in Butcher's Body) will be performed in Hà Nội. 

The Huế Monuments Conservation Centre, in collaboration with IV COM Joint Stock Company, on July 11 launched a new virtual reality (VR) experience for tourists visiting the Huế Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thừa Thiên - Huế.

The Đà Lạt railway station in the resort city of Đà Lạt, which has captured visitors’ hearts with its unique architecture and ambience, was officially named a tourist destination of the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng at a ceremony on July 11.

Nadia Shakira Wong, director of Global 2000 Group, the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival’s consultancy, shares with Việt Nam News reporter Công Thành her emotions about DIFF and what it means to her.

In Bắc Giang city lies the one and only rotating house in Việt Nam which was built by the talented mechanic Nguyễn Văn Lượng. The self-taught inventor utilised an innovative method to spin the house with minimal energy consumption. Check out this very unusual property.

More than 100 typical dishes of southern localities have been introduced at the Taste of the South culinary festival that opened in HCM City on July 11.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced strategies to attract 40 million foreign tourists and generate 3.4 trillion THB (US$113.3 billion) in tourism revenue in 2025.

The city's youngest modern venue for the performing arts, only a few blocks from the Hoàn Kiếm Lake, celebrated its first anniversary with international singers accompanied by the Hà Nội Philhamonic Orchestra, Saigon Pops Orchestra and the Green Wind Choir from Hồ Chí Minh City.

The ancient city of Hội An has been named at No 1 place in the Top Best-Value Destination in the World in 2024 by The Post Office UK.

Vietnamese painter Đoàn Việt Tiếng is well-known for his unique talent creating reverse glass paintings with his fingers, earning many national and world records. He has painted over 1,500 artworks and 350 portraits of politicians and cultural figures from Việt Nam and around the world. And when you see this video you’ll realise just how fast he paints!

Experts of the UNESCO Global Geopark Network have suggested the northern province of Lạng Sơn to pay special attention to educating local community about the values of the Lạng Sơn Geopark and enhancing local community’s responsibility in preserving the geopark.

An international culinary and music festival opened in Đồng Hới City, the central province of Quảng Bình, on July 10 evening as a highlight in the series of events of the Quảng Bình Tourism Week 2024.

Ninh Bình Province will host its first ever hot air balloon festival in the autumn.