One of the best chau van bands in the country - “The Thanh An Ethnic Band” from the epicentre of chau van music – Nam Dinh – will perform for only one night, October 12, at DeN, 49 Yen Phu Village, Hanoi.

 The Russian Cultural Days in Vietnam kicked off in Hanoi on October 5.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese films will be screened at local cinemas this month besides 20 movies from the US, France, India, China, Japan and South Korea.

The all-women quartet Apaixonado of violinist Nguyet Thu and two guest artists Kenjah David and Tran Xuan Hoa will perform together in the concert “In Love” at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi, on October 12.

 Pop star Dam Vinh Hung will represent Vietnam to vie for the “Best Southeast Asia Act” at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 (MTV EMA).

An art performance, entitled "The beginning of autumn" by artist Dao Anh Khanh will take place at Dao Anh Khanh Treehouse, Alleyway 462 Ngoc Thuy, Long Bien District, Hanoi at 7.30pm on October 6.

The Panam Anim Animation Film Festival will take place in Vietnam from October 4 to 9, introducing 12 films selected from Panam Anim Festival throughout the years. 

The watercolor painting exhibition “Hanh van hoa canh” by Chinese artist Tran Dat from Hangzhou, China will be organized at the Fine Arts and Photography Exhibition Center, 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi on October 2-7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous movies from the US, France and Hong Kong ̣(China) will be screened in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang and HCM City this weekend and early next week.

 The Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from October 28 to November 3.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has directed the Government inspectorate to begin a two-month inspection of the privatisation process of State-owned Vietnam Feature Film (VFS) studio.

 Faculty and students of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will get opportunities to hone their talents at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory under an agreement between the two conservatories. 

Astounding beautiful landscapes of northern Russia will be brought closer to Vietnamese people through the “Nature of Northern Russia” exhibition which is taking place in Hanoi from October 4-11.

 Renown French conductor Patrick Souillot will return to Ho Chi Minh City this weekend for a concert of serenade, or music in the evening, with string orchestra.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put many efforts to preserve and restore relics of the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Hue Monuments in Hue City, the former royal capital of Vietnam, over the past two decades.

Archdaily, one of the world's most popular architecture websites, recently showcased a house in Ho Chi Minh City on its website.

A food festival titled ‘Five Continents Food Festival World Food 2017” featuring Vietnamese and international dishes will be held at Hoa Lu stadium in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on October 5-8.

 An art exhibition of trúc chỉ (bamboo paper), titled Listen To The River, was displayed for the first time at the central city’s Art Museum on Saturday.

 Oktoberfest, the biggest annual German food and beer festival, will take place Wednesday evening (October 4) at the Windsor Plaza Hotel in HCM City.

 The Vietnam Television will broadcast the documentary Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi), directed and filmed by former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier, on VTV1 channel at 8:40 pm on October 8.