The “Mây” (Cloud) duo will present a piano repertoire for four hands and two pianos, including compositions by Brahms, Fauré, Bizet and Rachmaninoff at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 27.

 Supermodel turned entrepreneur Jessica Minh Anh is set to impress with the first ever fashion phenomenon atop a modern engineering masterpiece, the Hoover Dam in the US, on June 26, 2017.

 Vietnamese nationals living in Thailand have joined hands to build memorial houses for the late President Ho Chi Minh in Udonthani and Nakhon Phanom provinces to show their respect to the great leader.

 The Israel Film Festival will be held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 19-23.

 A Danish Film Week is scheduled to take place in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang for the first time ever from May 26 to June 4.

 A street art show will be performed in Hanoi by Swiss artists to bring a touch of Switzerland to Vietnam’s capital.

 Several families in a lane in Hanoi have hired artists to decorate their old walls with a mural.

The tenth Hue Festival will take place from April 27  to May 2, 2018 with various performances featuring different cultures across the world, the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced.

 A southern cuisine festival will be held from May 24-28 at Dam Sen Cultural Park, District 11 in Ho Chi Minh City with various activities.

 The Vietnam Festival 2017 will take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan on June 10-11, heard a press conference in Tokyo on May 17.

 The Hanoi audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an energetic atmosphere when Vietnamese and world-renowned DJs such as Hardwell play this Saturday.

 Actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky on May 17 walked the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival by dazzling in a Ashi Collection white gown.

A reading and life-long learning following President Ho Chi Minh’s example will be held at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on the occasion of 127th birthday of the late leader on May 19. 

 The private film company Thien Ngan (Galaxy), in co-operation with its partners, has introduced its latest film in hopes of drawing young audiences away from South Korean and American  productions that have dominated cinemas this summer.

 The film, “Dao cua dan ngu cu” (The Island of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Hong Anh will be screened at the 70th Cannes Film Festival that is scheduled for May 17-28.

 The 2017 International Choir Competition will take place from June 7-11 in the ancient city of Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, bringing together 1,000 choir performers.

 A Photography Museum was inaugurated on May 15 in Lai Xa village, Kim Chung commune, Hoai Duc district in Hanoi, making it the first museum to be built by a Vietnamese community to showcase their traditional trade.

 Authorities of the northern province of Thai Binh explained that a VND288 billion ($12.7 million) project will be a highlight of the locality and also used for tourism and commercial purposes; and denied it was wastefulness.

 The first wax statue museum of Vietnamese celebrities has received few visitors, with the owners facing huge losses.

 Vietnamese film industry will officially attend for the first time major events and activities on the sidelines of the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival scheduled for May 17-22.