The Performing Arts Department has officially granted license to Hoang Thu Thao, the first runner-up at Miss Jewellery Vietnam 2015 pageant to compete at the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 in South Korea.

 A Vietnamese-Japanese cultural space is set to open in the UNESCO-recognised town of Hoi An in November to honour the fine relationship that exists between the two countries.

The second National Youth Photo Festival 2017 titled “Young Thoughts, Young Views” was launched to encourage young professional and amateur photographers to capture images of Vietnam’s land, people, and development.

Contestants in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant enjoyed themselves sliding down Quang Phu sand dune in the central province of Quang Binh this weekend.

Vietnam boasts countless breath-taking views, which are being hailed as a ‘paradise’ for wedding photographs by couples and photographers. 

Candidates in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant braved the rain to take part in outdoor activities on Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, October 15.

A large number of models have been strutting the catwalk at Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (VJFW 2017) taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Nearly 400 archaeological treasures from Vietnam are being displayed at the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim city, southwest Germany.

 The Vietnamese representative Ha Thu was awarded first prize in the resort wear contest at Miss Earth 2017, in the Philippines.

 Vietnamese actress Lan Ngoc has won the Face of Asia award at Asia Star Awards. The award is organized by Marie Claire magazine as part of Busan International Film Festival 2017 on October 13.

Traditional long dress weighing 30 kilograms of Huyen My, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Grand International 2017, has ranked second in top 15 favourite national costumes, according to organizers of the beauty pageant.

The Tuborg beer sponsored Monsoon Music Festival will be held for the third time in Hanoi featuring 12 international acts.

 Many challenges have emerged in the equitisation of State-owned film studios, particularly the Viet Nam Feature Film (VFS) Studio, Culture Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien said yesterday.

 A series of culinary events and trade promotions will be held during “Un Mois En France” (One Month in France) programme in November. 

 Chieu Ngang Qua Pho Cu (Walking on Old Street in the Afternoon) won an award for foreign dramas at the 11th International Drama Festival in Tokyo, Japan.

 A special ao dai (traditional dress) collection by designer Vu Viet Ha, inspired by roses to honour Vietnamese women’s beauty, was presented at the opening ceremony of a rose festival in Hanoi on October 14.

 A little weekend market, located in a café in alley 311 on No Trang Long street, Binh Thanh district, has been well-known among antique hunters in Ho Chi Minh City since 2013.

 Italian painter Laura Federici and Vietnamese painter Nguyen Dam Thuy have worked together to portray the home and the environment.

 Agar jelly is a familiar dessert to many people due to its sweetness. In recent years, the dessert hasfound hundreds of forms, from jelly flan, Mid-Autumn Festival jelly cake to 3D jelly. Of which, the most outstanding form is gracilaria agar jelly.

Former French ambassador Jean Noel Poirier, who has a passion for the Vietnamese people’s customs, Hanoi’s history, architecture, and popular dishes has expressed his fascination by making a documentary entitled 'Mon Hanoi’.