The 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the ethnic minorities of northwestern Vietnam will be held in Lao Cai City in Lao Cai Province on October 1-3.

 The annual Oktoberfest returns to the cities in seven days, promising great beer and premium cuisine under an authentic German atmosphere.

 Vietnam’s first ever auction house for fine art will open on September 24 on the first floor of Block 25T, Plot N05, Trung Hoa ward, Cau Giay district under the management of Lac Viet Auction JSC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The embankment along My Khe, one of the world’s most beautiful beaches in Da Nang city, will be decorated with ceramic murals, which are expected to be completed in early 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Thuy returned to England to perform in four shows of the London Fashion Week (September 17-20). 

 Vietnam’s famous model Ha Anh, Miss Global 2005 Natalie Glebova, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri and world’s renowned Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao have been invited to serve as judges at the final round of Miss Global 2016.

American photographer Tewfic El-Sawy, who launched the website "The Travel Photographer", has just released his photo book titled “Hau Dong, The Spirit Mediums of Vietnam”.

 The 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northwestern region will take place in Lao Cai province from October 1-3, according to Huynh Vinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

 Fashion designer Anh Thu has been invited to the International Beer Festival, Oktoberfest held in Berlin, Germany on September 23 - October 16. She will introduce her latest Ao Dai collection at the event. 

 Hang Trong folk paintings first appeared 400 years ago as religious and Lunar New Year hanging pictures. In the early 20th century, they covered more topics such as social practices and the illustrations of popular stories.

 The movie Trung So (Jackpot) is the only Vietnamese representative at the 25th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Tangshan, in north China’s Heibei Province.

 The coastal province of Ba Ria -Vung Tau’s People’s Committee will host its annual International Kite Festival from December 6-12.

Here are the top eight most impressive ao dai designs of all time.

Here’s a peek at some entries in a recent photo competition titled – Hoi An-Untold Stories – seeking to showcase the best of contemporary photography capturing life of Hoi An street vendors as it unfolds in public places.

 The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will tonight stage a concert of chamber and vocal works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann at the Opera House in downtown HCMC.

 Foodies in Hanoi will have a golden chance to taste dishes made by world-renowned chefs as the 10th Les Arômes Festival will take place in the capital from October 10 to November 23.

 Saigon Artbook, a non-profit organization that brings local and foreign artists together to promote contemporary art being made in HCMC, will mark its return with the 6th book featuring five artists from Vietnam, Canada and Sri Lanka.

 The second Vietnam Comics Day, which was held in Hanoi on September 11, gathered numerous young artists and attracted a large number of readers of various ages.

 TheMinistry of Culture, Sport and Tourism has officially given an approval for Nguyen Thi Le Nam Em to be representative of Vietnam to join the Miss Earth 2016 pageant slated for October in the Philippines.

 The Reverie Saigon will launch “Colors of Jazz” nightly performances at the R&J Italian Lounge, starting from September 18.