Some 21 Vietnamese performers and musicians took the stage at the International Folklore Festival in Bistrita, north Romania, from July 27-31 with traditional songs and dances.

Da Nang has been chosen to host the first World Performing Arts Festival in 2018. The decision was made by the International Theatre Institute at its 35th World Congress held recently in Spain. 

A photo contest on the beauty of Vietnam which was launched on July 28 has received many entries from photographers capturing beautiful landscapes across the country.

 To Van Dong, director of Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has demanded performers must report to the authorities if they want to perform in Hoan Kiem District’s pedestrianised areas.

 Twenty-one students from the Hanoi-based London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF) will display their graduate collections here between August 3-5.

 The historic city of Hoi An will re-enact a 17th century wedding parade held for Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter as part of the 14th annual Hoi An-Japan Culture Festival from August 18-20.

 Listening to this steady and powerful clanking sound, one may find it hard to believe that this man is in his 70s.

Saigon Chamber Music, which will take place in HCMC Conservatory of Music from August 5 to 11, is the first summer music festival and training with a focus on ensemble music in Viet Nam.

 A music camp will be held by the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music at its headquarter from August 1-8.

 The film The Island of Aliens or The Way Station by director Hong Anh was honored with the Special Jury Prize at the Eurasia International Film Festival 2017, which ended in Kazakhstan on July 28.

 A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Pham Le Phuong has won the first prize in her age group, for 11-13 year-old contestants, at the seventh Mozart International Piano Competition held in Thailand on July 22-25.

 Trach Xa village is famous for the craft of tailor making Vietnamese traditional long dresses. For many centuries, many generations of tailors in the villages have contributed to preserving and promoting the charm of the Ao Dai.

 There is no cover of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber’s hit What Do You Mean quite like that of the US-based video producer Kayla Nguyen.

 A new venture promoted by a Harvard-educated business graduate providing a low-cost cinema experience is making many customers happy. 

 The HCM City’s District 1 People’s Committee has announced that the district’s first two street vendor spaces will open on August 28.

 The fourth Vietnam – Japan cultural exchange festival kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 28, bringing together over 100 artists from 60 art troupes from the two countries.

Artists from over 15 countries in the world have spent the last year in Phan Thiet city in the south-eastern province of Binh Thuan to create imposing sculpture works using over 300 tons of red sand.

 English photographer Teresa has spent one month travelling through Vietnam to capture some of the most awe-inspiring natural landscapes.

 The Goethe Institute in HCMC said the Notos Quartet, the award winning piano quartet from Germany will perform a special concert in Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music (112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1), on August 5.