Singer Beyoncé wore a dress by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri at the premiere of The Lion King in London on July 14.

Through ups and downs, goldsmithing craft in Hue city has seemed to be forgotten. However, thanks to the patience and hard work of many young artisans, the old craft has been revived and thriving.

A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy is being staged in Hanoi at the Youth Theatre located on 11 Ngo Thi Nham Street.

Folk music researchers support the creation of a digital archive of ca trù (ceremonial singing) owned by a State-run agency to preserve the traditional artform and gather scattered materials owned by individual artists and researchers.

Vietnamese artists Phan Thị Thanh Mai won the first place prize and Ngo Duy Hien took fourth at the recent 26th International Statue and Painting Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.

Greyson Chance, a talented American singer, songwriter, and pianist is scheduled to perform at the MTV Connection concert, which will be held at M-Plex Studios & Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.

With a population of about 1,000 people, the Si La are one of the 5 smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam.

A handmade lacquer work from Vietnam has become the first contemporary handicraft object from Southeast Asia to be displayed at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

The Vietnam Puppetry Theatre will stage Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) for the first time as an experimental performance.

Information from a map featuring Tu Duc King’s (1847-1883) tomb area, drawn during the revolutionary regime after 1975, will be used to assist efforts to rebuild the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are promoting reading culture in the community through a series of new programmes organised this year.

The Vietnamese language edition of the book “The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement,” edited by two American writers, was launched in Hanoi last week.

When most people hear the word shaman, they imagine a wizened old man with a long white beard. At just 17 years old, Lieu Thi Minh Tho defies all expectations, surprising everyone with her deep knowledge of rituals.

The capital city is home to thousands of ancient structures with huge historical and cultural value; however, nearly half of them are degraded or even facing imminent destruction because of ageing,

Singaporean comedian Sam See, who is part of Asia’s new wave of stand-up comedians, will give a performance at Yoko Café on July 22.

Le Van Hien, kylin dance virtuoso and the head of Hien Long Duong Kylin Dance Club, has spent more than 29 years perfecting his craft and creating jobs for people who share his passion.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter is a charming place that many want to explore.

The Saigon Chamber Music ensemble will host the “Young Virtuosi Concert 2019” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on July 13.

Thua Thien - Hue authorities have proposed two solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

Magician Nguyen Phuong has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.