A ballet called “Bolero & Suite en Blanc” will be staged at the Hanoi Opera House on October 17 and 18.

 Vietnam has made numerous efforts to encourage the public to read, as the result, more and more Vietnamese people choose a book over Facebook. How about you?  

 Japanese clarinetist Shuhei Isobe and Korean pianist Ju Sun Young will perform along with Vietnamese musicians in a chamber music concert at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on October 9 night .

 A concert by a well-known Vietnamese pop singer was suddenly cancelled just two hours before doors opened last weekend.

 Heritage Space has launched the Month of Arts Practice (MAP) 2018 project with the theme “Visible-Invisible”.

 Hanoi-based artist Bui Quoc Khanh will hold his first solo exhibition titled “Mot vong doi” (Circle of Life) at the Center of Art-Photography Exhibition from October 9 to 15.

 Korean pop star Sunmi and boy band Seventeen will perform in a Republic of Korea-Vietnam exchange concert in HCM City later this month.

 An exhibition featuring the 2018 Kate Festival, the most important annual celebration of the ethnic Cham Brahman community, opened in the central province of Ninh Thuan on October 8.  

 The HCMC People’s Council yesterday endorsed the city’s proposal to build a symphony-opera-ballet theater in Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, at a cost of VND1.508 trillion.

 Son La province has 18 ethnic groups living together despite their different customs and lifestyles. Traditional clothes are an important component of a culture, which identify ethnic groups and reflect their society, production, and history.

Vogue fashion magazine has recently released an article praising the "Sonorous" collection by designer Phuong My at Vancouver Fashion Week in Canada.

 A photo exhibition named "Hanoi: Moments of October 1954" reviving historical memories of Hanoi’s celebrations of Liberation Day on October 10, 1954 are on display at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in downtown Hanoi. 

 Artist Vu Dinh Luong will hold an exhibition on the beauty and peaceful life of Vietnamese villages and old little streets entitled “From Villages to Streets” at the Fine Arts Exhibition House in Hanoi from October 10 to 20.

 Concert of Childhood Memory will be back at the Conservatory of HCMC on the nights of October 14 and 15 with the theme “Beyond Magic,” featuring a series of soundtracks from Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and How to Train Your Dragon.

 Model Minh Tu has been chosen to compete at the Miss Supranational 2018 pageant that scheduled to take place on November 15 - December 8 in Poland.

The Vietnamese representative Bui Phuong Nga has participated in the first day of the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar.

 The fifth International Puppetry Festival held in Hanoi from October 8-15 sees the participation of troupes from Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, Wallonia-Brussels of Belgium, France, and Brazil. 

 Young and talented singer Minh Hang will represent Vietnam to vie for the "Best Southeast Asia Act" at the MTV European Music Awards 2018 (MTV EMA), scheduled to take place at Barakaldom, Spain, on November 4.

 A set of 100 ceramic floor vases featuring Vietnam’s traditional patterns created by artisan Pham Van Tuyen - Venerable Thich Chanh Tinh, has received an entry in the Vietnam Book of Records.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on October 8-14