Folk songs have been part of the Nung’s cultural treasure since days long past. The Nung consider singing folk songs a way to communicate and express their feelings to others.

 Korean DJs SODA and Koo will arrive in Hanoi to perform at V Live DJ Party, which is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 25.

 Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese people’s lives.

 Son Doong Cave has been recognised as the largest of its kind in the world by three international organisations, including Guinness, the Association World Record and WorldKings.

 Vietnam aims to develop a film making industry worth of  US$50 million in revenue by 2020.

 Three traditional musicians from the Vietnam Music Institute will perform at an international music festival in Singapore.

 Nguyen Nhat Anh, children’s best selling author, presented his latest book Ngay xua co mot chuyen tinh (Once there was a love story) on September 14.

 The first Vietnam Junior Fashion Week is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 22- 25.

 The film ‘Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass” directed by Victor Vu has been nominated to compete at the 89th Oscar held on February 26, 2017.

It has been unveiled that Miss Jewelry 2015 Dang Pham Phuong Chi will represent Vietnam at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2016 pageant set for September 12-28 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

 The last living musician of the Nguyen Dynasty (1908-1945), Lu Huu Thi, died of old age in his home in Hue on Thursday. He was 106.

 Vietnamese and Korean pianists and vocalists will host two concerts in the HCM City this week at the Conservatory of Music and the Opera House.

 An international workshop was held in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on September 16 to seek ways to preserve and promote cultural heritage values during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945).

Cow Racing Festival has existed for a long time in the Seven Mountains Region of An Giang Province. The Festival is held on SeneDolta day of the Khmer ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta to express gratitude toward ancestors.

Nguyen Van Binh Street, also called Book Street, in Ho Chi Minh City is an ideal destination for book lovers.

 President Obama enjoyed Vietnamese street food ‘bun cha’ with well-known American chef Anthony Bourdain at a streetside restaurant in Hanoi during his Vietnam trip in May this year.

Saigon Classical will host a “Recollection” concert featuring pieces by world’s great composers like Bach, Haydn, Brahms and Chopin, and local composers Nguyen Thanh Nhut and Hoang Cuong on September 17 at the HCMC Southern Women’s Museum.

 An exhibition of watercolour paintings about Saigon street culture by four city-based artists will open at La Saigonais in District 1 on September 16.

 Elite Artist Hoai Linh opened a 500sq.m shrine in HCM City’s District 9 on September 11 dedicated to the founders of Vietnam's theatrical arts.

Vietnamese pop stars’ live music shows at theatres and nightclubs are expected to rock the market during the rainy season.