The open studio of artist Truong Que Chi, “WHEN I STOP BY THE CAPE”, curated by Chau Hoang at Nha San Collective will open at Nha San Collective, 15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi from now until November 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan Foundation in Hanoi and Nha Nam Publishing House will co-organize the meet-up and discussion with Japanese writer Ono Masatsugu on his works with the topic of “Write painlessly about pain” tomorrow.

VietNamNet Bridge – The artworks of 15 artists from many countries will be displayed at “Utopia Land” Exhibition at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang, Hanoi from October 29 through November 30.

Vu Thu district in the northern province of Thai Binh held a ceremony on October 29 to begin Keo Pagoda festival and receive a certificate recognising it as national intangible cultural heritage.

 Vietnamese film “Cha va con va…” (Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories) was screened at the Crosscut Asia programme under the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) taking place in Japan from October 25-November 3.

 Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc has won first prize at the 2017 International Photo Contest on Environment (EPOTY 2017).

 Le Au Ngan Anh, a 22-year-old beauty from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, was crowned Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 in a finale at Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City on October 28.

The Russian Cultural Week celebrating 100 years of Russia's October Revolution will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 30-November 5 .

Phia Thap is a small community of  50 homes in Cao Bang. Besides agriculture, the tiny mountain hamlet is well-known for makingr incense, an ancient trade passed down for hundreds of years. 

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Two now awaiting recognition from UNESCO as intangible cultural heritages in need of urgent protection.

 The entertainment world is familiar with cases of many celebrated actors turning singers. Venturing into a whole new field means you have to take a risk and accept the consequences. 

 A flamenco dance show titled “The Small Things” with the performance of dancer Úrsula López will take place at Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on November 6.

 The movie “Finding Julia” starring Vietnamese American singer Ha Phuong will be screened at the Asian World Film Festival – AWFF 2017 on October 28.

 A space imbued with the culture, tourism and products of Ha Giang ethnic minorities is being introduced in the capital city of Hanoi from October 27 to 29.

 An exhibition featuring various documents and photos on French architecture opened at Hanoi’s Book Street in the capital city on October 27.

 Whilst visiting Sa Pa I came to learn that there are several tribes with their own ancient traditions. The Black Hmong Tribe has various traditions, typically a buffalo horn.

 Phuong My is the sole Vietnamese designer who has been invited to join the Arab Fashion Week in Dubai on November 15-19.

The Vietnamese representative, Ha Thu, will perform in a warrior costume, a design inspired by the image of Vietnamese national heroes, Hai Ba Trung (the Trung Sisters), at Miss Earth 2017’s traditional costume contest.

 As many as 25 guitar players from Thailand and Viet Nam are participating in the first ever Alma Hanoi International Festival and Competition, held in Hanoi from October 27 to 29.