VietNamNet Bridge - Many celebrities gathered for the Ao Dai Festival 2017, which will open in HCM City today, showing latest traditional and innovative ao dai designs.

Gifted vocalist Nguyen Bao Yen came first for her chamber music performances during an international competition held in Tyumen, Russia from February 23 to 26.

 On March 12, Goethe Institute will hold a concert featuring piano soloist Boris Schonleber, who presented several concerts at the venue in 2014.

 Seven French movies will be screened this month at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with French (IDECAF).

 San Art and Manzi Art Space have co-organised artist Vo Tran Chau’s first solo exhibition, Lingering at the Peculiar Pavilion, which opens on Saturday at 6.30pm.

 On March 5, Salon Saigon will host an interactive experimental concert featuring American multi-genre musician and sound installation artist Alec Schachner and Vietnamese composer Vu Nhat Tan.

She, a free concert to express love and respect for women, will take place at the SOUL Convention Complex on March 11.

A music night presenting jazz manouche, also known as Gypsy jazz, will be held on March 11, at 8pm, at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi. 

 As many as 150 cherry blossom trees and 7,000 cherry blossom branches imported from Japan will be put on show in downtown Hanoi as part of a Japanese cultural exchange in Hanoi slated for March 10 – 12. 

Outstanding performances of folk music that used to be played at the communual houses have helped music lovers experience the unique cultural atmosphere of villages in northern Vietnam. 

 Dang Nhat Minh recently received Licorne d’Or d’Honneur (Golden Unicorn Award) at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) for his life-long contribution to filmmaking.

 Hue on February 28 opened an exhibition showcasing the history of Vietnam and Japan trade relations.

 Cua Ong Temple Festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh receives the national intangible cultural heritage status at a ceremony held in the locality on February 28.

 The Red River Delta is the cradle of the ancient Vietnamese wet rice civilization and culture.

Singer Ho Ngoc Ha hobnobbed in the limelight at Milan Fashion Week and was cited as one of the budding actors, models, musicians, dancers or social media mavens by Vogue Italia.

 The Bad Boys Blue and singer Sandra from Germany will stage a one-night show “Bad Boys Blue & Sandra Live in Concert” at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on March 11.

 One of the most popular of all ballets, “Swan Lake” composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be presented at Hanoi Opera House on March 18-19.

 Music lovers will have an opportunity to enjoy masterpieces of Tchaikovsky through a concert named "A night of Tchaikovsky" which is scheduled to take place at Hanoi Opera House on March 9-10.

 The 2nd ‘Don Ca Tai Tu’ or Southern Amateur Music Festival 2017 will be held in Binh Duong Province in April, according the provincial People’s Committee.

 Nam Em was ranked 10th, while Kha Trang stood at 19th in the Timeless Beauty 2016 list released by Missosology.