VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 20 Hollywood, Vietnamese and Asian movies will be screened at cinemas in Vietnam in May.

 Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper reporter Viet Van won first prize in the International Color Awards – Los Angeles in the US for his photo entitled “The Breakfast” in the food category.

VietNamNet Bridge - Let's see what women in Saigon wore in the 1960s. Their fashion is not different from today's, which was modern and elegant.

 On Friday at 6.30pm, Manzi Art Space will launch the solo exhibition Into Darkness by artist Vũ Kim Thư.

 Internationally renowned German jazz singer Michael Schiefel will unite musicians from Europe and Vietnam in a gala concert in Hanoi next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) are on display at the Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities, attracting many visitors each day.

 New TV shows featuring Vietnamese singers and bands attracting thousands of fans are not a rare sight in the industry.

 The Vietnam National Academy of Music has unveiled that it will present Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, one of the world’s finest classical musicians, in concert on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Artists from Italy, Poland and Germany and Vietnam will join forces to stage a jazz concert to mark European Days at the HCMC Opera House at 8 pm on May 11.

 The bilingual Vietnamese-German edition of “Truyen Kieu” (The Tale of Kieu) was launched in Berlin on May 1 under the auspices of the Association of Vietnamese Businesses in Germany.

 Several international performing art troupes will present their performances in Hanoi capital city in early May, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Contestant Vu Thi Van Anh beat 20 others to be crowned Miss Ha Long during the finale night in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 2.

 Creative centers such as Hanoi Creative City, Heritage Space, Hanoi Rock City, and Nha San Collective and Station 3A in HCM city are places where artists can exchange ideas and introduce their new works to the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time labor instruments and jewelry dating back to 2,000 years ago or more as well as pottery items of the Nguyen Dynasty are on display in Hue City.

 One of the leading Folkloric ensembles in Russia, Kuban Cossack Chorus will travel to Hanoi for a performance in the Vietnam National Academy of Music on May 6.

 With skillful hands and expertise in glass forming techniques, Nguyen Duc Thuan in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City turns bars of hard glass into eye-catching animals.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and Kim Dong Publishing House will contribute an exciting part of the 6th European Literature Day 2016 in Hanoi.

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam will organize the much appreciated and popular European Food Festival which is scheduled to take place in the National Library, Hanoi on May 14, 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – 80 beauties, models and 100 Hue schoolgirls performed ao dai at the ao dai festival entitled “Where legends begin” on April 30 evening in the ancient capital city of Hue.

Traditional mao (hats) and masks are unique and indispensable parts of the costumes used in festivals or folk performance, such as the “Sadam” dance, “A-day” singing, “Robam” and “Duke” opera of the Khmer people in southern Vietnam