Many Vietnamese and international designers have gathered to attend Vietnam International Fall/Winter Fashion Week 2018 which was opened in Hanoi on the evening of October 25.  

Vietnamese beauty Bui Phuong Nga was named in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2018 in the grand final held in Myanmar on October 25.

 Vietnam’s first-ever private orchestra, Sun Symphony Orchestra, will perform classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at a special concert held at the Hanoi Opera House on October 26.

 Since the recognition of The Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia-Pacific recently, the ancient book titled ‘The Envoy Ship Journeys to China’ has been carefully preserved by both the family and local authorities.

 An exhibition going on at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi is offering visitors an insight into six renowned Vietnamese folk painting genres.

 More than 500 documents and artifacts dating back centuries ago are on display at an archaeological exhibition which kicked off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 24.

 A silk painting by painter Nguyen Nam Son, who co-founded the Indochine Fine Arts College, was sold for 440,000 euro (or over half a million USD) at an auction at Aguttes in Paris on October 22. 

 Vietnamese representative Yen Nhi has finished in the top 15 of Miss Globe 2018 and has been named in the list of best national costumes.

 The ninth Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Sea Festival is scheduled to take place in the central province of Khanh Hoa from May 11-14, 2019, as an activity to kick-start the National Tourism Year 2019.

 An art exhibition with the theme of horses by the renowned Korean contemporary artist Lee Sung-Keun is going to take place on October 26. 

Over 90% of the population of Xuan Giang commune in Ha Giang is Tay ethnic minority people. Local authorities have established Folk Artisans’ Associations to preserve and develop their traditional cultural identities.

Nguyen Khuc Thuy Tien, who represents Vietnam at the Miss International 2018, has presented traditional Vietnamese conical hats as souvenirs to foreign contestants of the pageant.

Sri Lanka designer Sonali Dharmawardena launched her fashion collection in Hanoi on October 19 to great fanfare, drawing in large crowds despite the dreary weather conditions.

 Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the best-known opera by Austrian compose Johann Strauss II, will be fluttering back to the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House for the second time on October 28.

 The Missosology website has excitedly selected Vietnamese representative Minh Tu among its top 10 hot picks for Miss Supranational 2018.

 A Vietnamese firm has successfully bought a moon chunk at USD600,000 at an auction in the US and would display it at a pagoda in Ha Nam Province.

 Co Loa Citadel in Hanoi has been badly damaged by lack of public care and lax management. 

 The second Alma Hanoi Int’l Festival and Competition will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music from October 26-28, according to guitarist Vu Hien, head of the organising board.

 Vietnamese film Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) produced by renowned actress Ngo Thanh Van has been entertaining the audiences at the Regency Theatres Westminster 10 (Goldenwest Westminster) in California, the US.

 Heritage Space in Hanoi will screen the 1926 Japanese silent film “Kurutta Ippêji” (A Page of Madness) by Teinosuke Kinugasa on October 25.