Three Vietnamese prodigies named Le Phuong, Pham Thanh Thao and Tran Bao Tran have won high prizes at the 7th Mozart International Piano Competition in Thailand.

 The second runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016, Thuy Dung, will represent Vietnam at the Miss International pageant scheduled to open on October 25th in Tokyo, Japan.

 More than 200 domestic and international artists will perform at the 11th Arts Festival Autumn Melodies slated for August 19-27 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 Microwave, one of Viet Nam’s biggest rock bands, will perform live at Polygon Musik tomorrow night.

At a photo contest on Vietnamese beauty, the land and people from the central region are lively and vividly featured through the lenses of photographers.

This is the second year Vo Quynh Lan has participated in the “Book Reading Day”, under “the Human Library” project. With her knowledge and experience in woman empowerment, Lan shares her point of view on woman’s rights and gender equality.

 Vietnamese movie “I see yellow flowers on the green grass” by director Victor Vu will be screened in Japan on August 19 with a view to bringing Vietnamese culture closer to Japanese people, heard a press conference in Tokyo on July 31.

The world around us contains many extraordinary things. The “Ohé Science” collection not only gives us the multifaceted images of nature, but also answers to children’s questions about nature. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Réhahn’s exhibition “Precious Heritage” will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi from August 1 through October 1.

 A concert featuring the local and international artists will took place at Hanoi Opera House on August 4.

 There are a number of notable projects currently under different stages of planning and construction along the coastline of Da Nang and Hoi An.

 Hanoi authorities have approved a project to build a theater on a lake in a park, to create a unique new entertainment venue for residents.

 China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation has announced its decision to import books from Vietnam under the brand name Chibooks.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two well-known movies from France and the US will be introduced to Hanoian audiences in the first week of August.

Hoang Thanh Tung’s passion for leather crafting is so great he can talk about it for hours. 

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera, a special series of 4-5 screenings of one of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century’s operas will be held at VUI Studio, Hanoi every Friday from August 4.

“House of Nguyen II”, a solo exhibition of oil and lacquer paintings on wood by Saigon-based artist Tran Minh Tam is underway at Craig Thomas Gallery, HCM City.

Featuring eighteen politically-ambitious computer games from the past twelve years, the touring interactive exhibition Games and Realities examines how computer games unfold their political potential. 

 Some 21 Vietnamese performers and musicians took the stage at the International Folklore Festival in Bistrita, north Romania, from July 27-31 with traditional songs and dances.

Da Nang has been chosen to host the first World Performing Arts Festival in 2018. The decision was made by the International Theatre Institute at its 35th World Congress held recently in Spain.