A series of art shows and cultural programmes will be organised in the central city of Đà Nẵng and Hội An ancient town as celebrations of Christmas Day and New Year among local residents, expats and visitors.

Hoi An Ancient City, a World Heritage site in central Vietnam, is scheduled to host an array of activities from December 30 to January 1, including artistic performances and a countdown party, in order to ring in the New Year 2024.

Authorities in the central city of Hoi An have co-operated with the animal welfare organisation Four Paws to close one of the city’s last remaining dog meat restaurants on Tuesday.

A mixture of lantern displays, traditional music performances, songs, and dances put on by Vietnamese and Korean artists will serve to light up the Korean cultural day held on December 9 in the ancient city of Hoi An.

The Hoi An Memories Land has been named the World's Leading Cultural Tourism & Entertainment Complex 2023 at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on December 1.

A prolonged spell of heavy rain over the past two days have flooded streets in Hoi An Ancient City, a World Heritage Site in central Vietnam, making them impassable.

A temporary closure of 3-5 months has been proposed for a famous banh mi sandwich shop in Hoi An City after its products poisoned hundreds of customers.

The owner of Banh Mi Phuong in Hoi An of Quang Nam Province has sent a heartfelt letter to clients who suffered from food poisoning after eating her sandwiches.

Mai Van Muoi, director of the provincial Department of Health, said the total number of people hospitalized was 91 cases, including 34 foreign tourists.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam are investigating a food poisoning case at a Banh mi baguette shop in Hoi A City after over 90 customers were hospitalised.

The opening ceremony took place in the German town of Wernigerode on August 24.

More freelance labourers in Hoi An have spent part of their monthly income on voluntary social insurance, considering this as a saving for after they retire.

The first ever wood recycle space – driftwood village’s studio – has been launched in the ancient’s Cam Ha Commune on the most favourite bicycle riding road connecting the Old Quarter and An Bang beach.

The event has received registrations from 20 teams representing nine countries and territories, and will feature 13 events with eight grades held at the city’s theatre.

Japanese pianist Keiko Borujeson will play a jazz charity concert at the U Café in the ancient town of Hoi An on March 24 to raise funds for children with cancer under treatment at the Da Nang Oncology Hospital.

The ancient city of Hoi An has limited the access of taxis and buses to some streets in the Old Quarter between 11 am and 1:30 pm, and 4 pm to 9 pm.

This morning, October 11, the ancient city of Hoi An was over 2m inundated. Many tourists had to check out of hotels and rented boats to leave the city.

At least three tourist boats and five speedboats were destroyed after catching fire at the Cua Dai Wharf in the central city of Hoi An early Monday morning.

Exhibited in the traditional-style workshop, hundreds of masks with their own identity are given the unique and exotic name – “time masks”.

Former steer hawker Huynh Phuong Do breathes life into harsh, inert bamboo roots.